“The Voice” coach Blake Shelton, his wife Miranda Lambert and “American Idol” judge Keith Urban are among the performers set to take the stage at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards.
The lineup also includes George Strait, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Reba, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell.
Strait, who the ACM previously named Entertainer of the Year and Artist of the Decade, will debut new music at the ceremony being broadcast live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Reba’s performance will be her first return to the ACM Awards in five years.
Shelton and Bryan are hosting the show set to air on CBS on Apr. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The latter time zone will watch a delayed feed of the broadcast.
Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark and Barry Adelman are executive producers for Dick Clark Productions, while Bob Romeo is executive producing for the Academy of Country Music.
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"Natural" Nicki Minaj
Nicki went au-naturel on the red carpet in a fitting black Tom Ford gown, with a plunging but classy neckline and slicked back hair to match. It was a toned down look for the "Anaconda" singer, who has walked the carpet with the Pope by her side at the 54th Grammy Awards
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Iggy Azalea served in a long blue dress with sheer, geometric cut outs, but her hair? Not so much. The do trended quickly on Twitter with comparisons to a Russian muskrat hat or curled goat horns.
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Charli XCX Tries to Get too "Fancy"
Charlie XCX isn't known for not playing by the rule, but this time she may have gone a tad too far. The "Boom Clap" singer stepped out on the Grammys red carpet wearing a pink Moschino tuxedo, bow tie and pink fur wrap, which had some fashionistas seeing red.
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Pharrell looked like a bellhop! Nick Jonas looked like Pee-Wee Herman! Rihanna looked like a shuttlecock! Everyone looked like something else on Sunday.
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