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Eric Church is offering unhappy fans a rain check after canceling an upcoming Texas tour stop to attend the NCAA Tournament.Church announced Friday that he would be returning to the Lone Star State for a “one of a kind free show” in New Braunfels on Sept. 2.

Chris Willman Music WriterCountry star Eric Church, who’s taken a social media battering for canceling a sold-out concert to attend an NCAA tournament game, is looking to make it up to Texas fans who were unhappy about being spurned for a ballgame.Church sent a message to ticketholders — or former ticketholders — for the show that was to have taken place Saturday night at AT&T Center in San Antonio, telling them they would be invited to a makeup show in the nearby city of New Braunfels in five months.“Thank you San Antonio for letting me take my family to this game,” Church wrote. “It took a minute to figure out how and when I could properly express my thanks.

Country singer Eric Church sparked controversy after canceling his upcoming concert to attend an NCAA Final Four game and now, his peers are weighing in on the backlash.

Eric Church, 44, is getting heavy criticism after canceling his Saturday San Antonio, TX show on his Gather Again Tour to watch the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels at the NCAA Tournament in New Orleans, LA. The singer‘s supporters quickly shared tweets full of disappointment and anger after he announced the cancellation and reason for it in a message on Ticketmaster on March 30. He called the move the “most selfish” thing he’s asked of his fans, who he refers to as “the Church choir,” and explained his “passion” for the Final Four event comes as “a lifelong Carolina basketball fan.”

The 2022 American Country Music Awards (ACMs) are here.  The highly anticipated 57th annual award show is co-hosted by the previously announced ACM male and female artists of the year nominees, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, respectively, alongside the country music queen, Dolly Parton, at Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas on Monday.  Country music fans are set to be wooed with performances by some of the genre’s brightest stars, including Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and more.  Parton, who opened the evening by dedicating the entire show to Ukraine, will perform a duet with Kelsea Ballerini. In addition, Kelly Clarkson is doing a heartfelt tribute to Parton during the show.  From left, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, and Brad Tursi of Old Dominion.The artists took home the group of the year award.  (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Two winners have already been announced: Parker McCollum won new male artist of the year and Lainey Wilson was named new female artist of the year.

57th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards are set to take place this evening in Las Vegas — with country music darling Dolly Parton taking on the awards show's hosting duties.Parton will be joined by co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett for the live-streamed awards ceremony. And as if the 2022 ACM Awards weren't already expected to be a history-making night (Miranda Lambert's record-tying 16th nomination for Female Artist of the Year — which rivals Reba McEntire — is definitely a highlight), the show will also make history as the first major awards show to be broadcast as a live, streaming-only event with Amazon Prime Video.Beyond her role as host, Parton will also be honored during the ceremony with a tribute from Kelly Clarkson, who will perform «I Will Always Love You» as an ode to the music icon.With a lineup of performers that includes Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Brittney Spencer, Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Eric Church, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan and more country music royalty, the 2022 ACM Awards are shaping up to be one of music's biggest nights of the year.Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the 2022 ACM Awards tonight:The 2022 ACM Awards will livestream tonight on Amazon Prime Video without commercial interruption from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with the red carpet set to start at 7 p.m.

Chris Willman Music WriterWhen the entertainer of the year prize is handed out at tonight’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, the odds strongly favor a WME Nashville client picking up the climactic trophy. That’s because the agency has four of the five nominees, between Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton.

One of country music's biggest nights is here: the Academy of Country Music Awards. The award show will air from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday. Ahead of the star-studded evening filled with your favorite country music artists, here's everything you need to know about the show.

Viva Las Vegas! The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards comes to Sin City on Sunday, March 7, to honor the brightest stars in the genre, and the full list of nominees and winners is jam-packed with celebs.

Chris Willman Music WriterA second round of performers has been announced for the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, with Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Jordan Davis, Brittney Spencer, Mitchell Tenpenny, Jason Aldean and leading ACMs nominee Chris Young joining the lineup.More specific plans for some of the previously announced performers have also been revealed. Dolly Parton, who’ll be hosting the commercial-free Prime Video webcast from Allegiant Stadium, will be joined for a performance of her new album’s “Big Dreams and Faded Dreams” by Kelsea Ballerini.The two-hour show will kick off with a collaborative two-song set by Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, who are up for male and female artist of the year.

Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Walker Hayes and Chris Stapleton, will also hit the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Song choices for the country stars have yet to be announced.But that's not all! Parmalee and Blanco Brown will be joined by Brooke Eden for a performance of «Just the Way,» while Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde will sing «Never Wanted To Be That Girl» during the show, and BRELAND will make his ACM Awards debut with a performance of «Praise The Lord.»More than 20 performances will be a part of this year's ceremony, with additional artists set to be announced in the coming weeks.Chris Young leads this year's ACM nominations with seven nods, with Miranda Lambert and first-time nominee Hayes close behind with five each.

Time to cash in! Mickey Guyton sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13, and her performance clocked in at one minute and 51 seconds.

football team at the Maryland School for the Deaf, also earned a nomination.“The 21st century, we’re starting to be seen," Snipe told the AP through an interpreter. “Many doors are opening throughout our community. Many people are seeing what our talented deaf people can do as actors, musicians, producers, directors, writers, artists in general.“We are here and we are ready.

Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood will go head to head for Entertainer of the Year at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards.MORE: Carrie Underwood encourages fans with a fun new workout challengeMiranda has received five Academy of Country Music nominations, including a record-tying 16th Female Artist of the Year nomination. Reba McEntire is the only female artist to be nominated in that category that many times.WATCH: Jimmie Allen + Gabby Barrett announce 2022 ACM nominationsMiranda will vie for the award against Gabby Barrett, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, and Carly Pearce.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country star Chris Young combined his skills as an artist and a producer to earn seven nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards, including album of the year and single of the year.The show's co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett announced the nominations on Thursday.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe nominations for the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards hold plenty of surprises, including having Chris Young, a performer who has not previously dominated the field, as the frontrunner in this year’s crop. Young, who has never won an ACM Award before, despite picking up nominations going back to 2007 (and who has also never won a CMA trophy), led with seven in nominations that were announced Thursday morning.The nominations are also notable in giving four nods for the still-controversial Morgan Wallen, who was banned from being eligible for last year’s ACMs in the wake of the scandal over his being seen on video using the N-word.

Mickey Guyton is ready to kick off the big game! Ahead of performing the national anthem at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, the 38-year-old country music superstar told ET's Nischelle Turner how she's feeling about the major milestone. «I am freaking out. Oh my God,» Guyton told ET. «It’s just so much.

Eminem is reportedly set to make history at next weekend’s Super Bowl LVI, bringing out the first deaf artists to perform during the game’s prestigious Halftime Show.As reported by the Detroit Free Press, local rapper Sean Forbes – alongside colleague Warren (WaWa) Snipe, both of whom are deaf – will join Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Detection K9. “We basically screen anyone that has access to the backstage, so the crew, talent and management, and so on.”When touring with musicians, the dogs stays in luxury hotels and sometimes — like with the rockers of Tool, who are on the road now — even get to ride on the tour bus. “Other artists might have a driver that transports the dogs in their own vehicle from show to show,” Johnson told The Post.But the peace of mind that these canine detectives can provide doesn’t come cheap.“Costs vary from $5,000 per day for an individual event to significantly lower for ourextended services, such as teams embedded with artists or organizations,” Johnson said.In pre-Omicron variants of COVID, Johnson’s dogs would approach a line of people and after smelling their hands or feet, sit down in front of anyone they believed to be infected.But as Omicron accumulates more in the bronchial passages and not in the sweat glands, it means the dogs now sniff out people’s worn masks.

Camila Cabello is celebrating the season with a special performance at the White House for President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden.

In Performance at the White House will return with a holiday season special to air on PBS on Dec. 21, with the program taped from Dec. 11-14.

Carrie Underwood stuns in a silver spiked dress at the 2021 Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night (November 10) in Nashville, Tenn.

The winners are rolling in for the 2021 Country Music Association Awards. This year, Chris Stapleton and Eric Church were this year's top nominees, earning five nods each, while they face off against Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert for the evening's top award: Entertainer of the Year.

are required to bring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test that was taken within 72 hours of the event. There will be 20 performances featuring the biggest names in country and beyond, including Underwood, Church, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert,  Luke Combs, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Jennifer Hudson and more. Despite being nominated for best album of the year for “Dangerous: The Double Album,” Morgan Wallen is barred from attending the ceremony following backlash

55th annual CMA Awards are coming soon to ABC, and on Thursday, the Country Music Association announced more of the show's lineup of performers.

The 2021 CMA Awards just announced a handful of new performers for the upcoming award show, happening on November 10.