Academy of Country Music During Thursday night’s 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, Rascal Flatts will team up with Backstreet Boys to do a new version of “What Hurts the Most,” a song BSB almost recorded themselves nearly 20 years ago. “They were pitched that song way back in the day, and for whatever reason passed on it,” …
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May 08
For Brothers Osborne, the ACMs ‘put wind in [their] sails’ when they ‘were really struggling’
Disney/Scott Kirkland For the past 11 years in a row, Brothers Osborne has been a contender for ACM duo of the year, something TJ and John still can’t quite comprehend. But John admits he’s not really focused on the stats: “I was actually thinking … I wonder if athletes are like, ‘My batting average right …
May 08
Wynonna’s bringing back ’80s + ’90s country in a superstar start to the 60th ACMs
Disney/Gregg DeGuire Tonight’s 60th Academy of Country Music Awards will start with a 12-minute performance that highlights six decades of ACM songs of the year. Wynonna Judd is just one of half-a-dozen superstars who’ll kickstart the historic show, though the exact details are under wraps. “Hmm. I can’t tell you anything, it would ruin the …
May 08
ACM winner Riley Green loves country music in the ‘Worst Way’
Disney/Randy Holmes Riley Green‘s already a winner heading into Thursday night’s 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, having clinched the visual media of the year trophy for “you look like you love me” with Ella Langley. The ACM surprised the pair with the news during their May 2 show in Tampa, Florida, so the “Worst …
May 08
The battle is on for winningest ACM group of all time, and the trophy could be headed to Odie’s
Disney/Frank Micelotta Has Old Dominion ever been in the running for ACM group of the year and not won? Well, it turns out, they’re not sure. “Maybe the first year that we won new artist,” Geoff Sprung offers as they try to figure it out. “We won new group one year,” Trevor Rosen remembers. “We …
May 08
Lainey Wilson’s ready for a ‘Trailblazer’ of a performance with Reba McEntire + Miranda Lambert
Disney/Larry McCormack These days, it’s hard to remember when reigning ACM entertainer of the year Lainey Wilson wasn’t one of country music’s biggest stars. But you can trace the beginning of her meteoric rise to March 2022 at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards. “It was song of the year with ‘Things a Man …
May 08
‘What Hurts the Most’: How Backstreet Boys almost recorded a Rascal Flatts hit
Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Stagecoach Thursday night on Prime Video, Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts will team up to perform the country hit “What Hurts the Most” on the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards. What most people don’t know is that BSB almost recorded the breakup ballad themselves. “When we were recording kind of …
May 08
No rehearsal? No problem: Brothers Osborne’s prepping a Keith Urban tribute, sort of
Disney/Tanner Yeager TJ Osborne admits he’s caught between “a huge honor” and “a lot of pressure” as Brothers Osborne helps pay tribute to Keith Urban with the triple crown award on Thursday night’s 60th Academy of Country Music Awards. “Keith, I mean, he just could not be more professional and takes what he does very seriously,” …
May 08
The man behind ‘I Never Lie’ thinks the ACM may be playing a prank
Disney/Larry McCormack Zach Top’s known he’s the ACM new male artist of the year since Brooks & Dunn revealed the news via video before his April 24 show in Wilmington, North Carolina. But even as Thursday night’s 60th ACM Awards are approaching, the “I Never Lie” hitmaker still can’t seem to believe it. “I keep …
May 08
Blake Shelton on performing ‘Texas’ at the ACM Awards in Texas: ‘I’m looking forward to it’
Disney/Randy Holmes Blake Shelton will be performing and presenting during Thursday night’s ACM Awards, and Blake is certainly not a stranger to the ACMs. In fact, Blake is intimately familiar with this particular awards show: he hosted it five times, including with this year’s host, Reba McEntire. “Reba and I started out hosting it together, and then she stepped away, and …