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Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, are definitely looking forward to this Sunday's ACM Awards.

2021 Academy of Country Music Awards will honor the biggest names in country on Sunday — but a few country crooners have already nabbed awards! The show is guaranteed to be jam-packed with live performances from the biggest names in music, and will also see a slew of coveted trophies being handed out to some deserving performers.Going into Sunday's show, Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton led the pack with six nominations each.

Dierks Bentley is opening up about the changing landscape of country music. Bentley and The War and Treaty spoke to ET from their ACM Awards rehearsal about performing «Pride (In the Name of Love)» at the 56th annual awards show and how the duo not only took the song to a different place, but country music too.«It takes on a whole new life when The War and Treaty came in.

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Mickey Guyton is more than ready to make history at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer will join Keith Urban as the emcees for the 56th annual awards ceremony, making her the first-ever Black woman to host the show. During an appearance on , Guyton revealed to Gayle King that Urban asked her to co-host personally.

Lady A may be one of the biggest acts in country music, but their children keep them «humble.»Ahead of their 2021 ACM Awards appearance, ET's Rachel Smith spoke with Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood about how they're getting ready for their «Like a Lady» performance — and the not-so-subtle shade one of their kids gave them.«On the ride over here I told my son, I said, 'Hey, dad is going to be on TV for the award show.' And he said, 'Taylor Swift has more awards than you, right?»

Carly Pearce is going bold at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer told ET's Rachel Smith that fans can expect a «flashy» performance from her at Sunday night's awards show.«I've been in a lot of black and white, you know, in all my social media.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville. The 56th annual ACM Awards will take place on Sunday, April 18 after the nominations for the country music awards show were revealed in February by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne as well as by ET's Rachel Smith.Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton cleaned up in nominations, leading the pack with six nods each.

Kane Brown just made history at the ACM Awards.The 27-year-old country singer became the first Black artist to win Video of the Year for «Worldwide Beautiful» at the annual awards ceremony. Brown's win was announced on Wednesday during, days before the ACMs are scheduled to take place in Nashville.«I wrote this song with three of my buddies out of Nashville,» Brown expressed when told about his historic win.

Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen are already big winners at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards… and the ceremony hasn't even happened yet!Ahead of Sunday's ceremony, Keith Urban -- who's splitting hosting duties with Mickey Guyton -- recorded a personalized video card for both Barrett and Allen to tell them that they're the 2021 New Artists of the Year.Barrett was initially confused when she received what Urban called «mighty fine news,» but expressed delight with screams and giggles as she

Luke Bryan has contracted COVID-19. The 44-year-old country singer took to his social media to share the news with his fans on Monday.«I'm sad to say I won't be a part of tonight's first live @americanidol show,» Bryan wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Kane Brown is hitting the road. The singer announced on Thursday that he’ll be kicking off his Blessed & Free Tour on Oct.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville. The 56th annual ACM Awards will take place on Sunday, April 18 after the nominations for the country music awards show were revealed in February by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne as well as by ET's Rachel Smith.Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton cleaned up in nominations, leading the pack with six nods each.

Kelsea Ballerini is a ray of sunshine, inside and out!ET exclusively spoke with the 27-year-old country singer via Zoom this week, to discuss everything from her stunning cover shoot for  magazine to life at home with her husband, Morgan Evans.

Academy of Country Music Awards has found its hosts! Mickey Guyton and Keith Urban will emcee the 56th annual awards ceremony, it was announced on Thursday. This will be Urban's second consecutive year hosting the ACM Awards, and Guyton's first. She's also the first-ever Black woman to host the show.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville! The nominations for the 56th annual ACM Awards were revealed on Friday morning by country music superstars Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne as well as by ET's Rachel Smith.Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton cleaned up in nominations, leading the pack with six nods each.

Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton scored big with the 2021 ACM Award nominations! The country singers each earned six nominations this year, which were announced Friday.Miranda Lambert, who's the most-nominated female artist in ACM history, came in at second with five nods.

Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Pink are looking to add a new award to their collections! On Friday, ET's Rachel Smith exclusively announced that all three artists earned their first ACM Awards nominations ahead of the April ceremony.Pink and Stefani are both nominated in the Music Event of the Year category, the former for her and Keith Urban's track, «One Too Many,» and the latter for the song «Nobody But You,» which she recorded with her fiancé, Blake Shelton.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville! The nominations for the 56th annual ACM Awards will be revealed on Friday morning by country music superstars Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne live on, immediately followed by additional nominees being announced exclusively right here at ETonline.com by ET's Rachel Smith.Last year was a historic year for the awards show, which saw it's first ever tie for the highly coveted Entertainer of the Year honor, which was shared by Carrie Underwood and Thomas

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville! The nominations for the 56th annual ACM Awards will be revealed on Friday morning by country music superstars Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osbourne live on, immediately followed by additional nominees being announced exclusively right here at ETonline.com by ET's Rachel Smith.Last year was a historic year for the awards show, which saw it's first ever tie for the highly coveted Entertainer of the Year honor, For everything you need to know on how and

Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner have become parents for the first time.

Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett made history by being thefirst musicians to tie for the coveted title of Entertainer of the Year at the ACM Awards. Not only did their joint win make history, but Underwood's accolade made her the first female artist to win the award three times. In her acceptance speech, Underwood thanked God, the ACMs, fans, and members of her team — but she failed to mention three important men in her life.

Carrie Underwood thinks her historic ACM Entertainer of the Year Award tie with Thomas Rhett is totally 2020 — but he couldn't be more shocked. «My heart is just racing so hard right now. I just saw Carrie in the hallway, actually, and I don't know what to say,» Rhett told ET's Rachel Smith backstage after host Keith Urban announced the pair's big wins on Wednesday night.

ACM Awards might have looked a lot different this year, but that didn't keep the night's big stars from bringing the heat. Country music's biggest names came together, separately, for a fun and lively evening of music and unity.As the first live awards show since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the show's slew of artists and singers belted out their performances from different iconic locations across the city of Nashville, including the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and the

goes too… two people! In a surprise twist that even threw host Keith Urban for a loop, the big, final category of the 2020 ACM Awards was a tie!«We have a tie. This has got too got to be a first!» Urban said, stunned.

Mickey Guyton is representing for women of color. The country singer delivered one of the most moving performances at the2020 ACM Awards on Wednesday night, singing her emotional song, «What Are You Gonna Tell Her?»While speaking with ET's Rachel Smith after the show, Guyton said she was «overwhelmed.» «I'm so thankful to the ACMs and to CBS for giving me this opportunity and for believing in me,» she shared.

Academy of Country Music Awards are honoring the biggest names in country!Host Keith Urban took multiple stages in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night to hand out this year's ACM Awards. Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett led the pack as two of the most-nominated performers of the night, with Morris receiving her first nomination for Group of the Year for her work with The Highwomen — alongside Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, and Amanda Shires.

Mickey Guyton delivered one of the most powerful moments of the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards, with her performance of «What Are You Gonna Tell Her?»The singer — who debuted her baby bump ahead of Wednesday's ACM Awards — took the stage in Nashville to perform her latest song, a heartfelt tribute to the innocence of childhood and a call to action about racism, sexism, abuse and more.«What are you gonna tell her / when she figures out / that all this time you built her up / just so the

Gabby Barrett's baby bump is growing! The 20-year-old alum took the stage during the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday for a performance of her hit song, «I Hope.»The singer — wearing a sparkly top complete with a cape, leather leggings and heels -- sat for the entirety of her performance, making her growing bump stand out.Barrett's husband, fellow Idol alum Cade Foehner, played guitar and sang backup vocals during her performance.Jaw is on the floor from those @GabbyBarrett_

Taylor Swift's return to the ACM Awards stage was worth the wait. The nine-time ACM Award-winner gave her world premiere performance off her record-breaking new album on Wednesday, as she performed «Betty» at the awards show. The performance marked Swift's first at a country show in seven years, and she made her homecoming pretty sweet.