Brent Harrington/CBSMaren Morris brought home the Female Artist of the Year trophy at the 2020 ACM Awards Wednesday night, marking the first time she’s ever won in that category. Of course, her victory called for a celebration, but since it’s 2020, the party looked a little different. This year has posed some challenges for the …
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Sep 17
Nicole Kidman tuned in from Australia to watch husband Keith Urban host the 2020 ACMs
ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban’s wife, actor Nicole Kidman, is a supportive partner who always tries to be there to cheer her husband on during big career moments. At the ACM Awards on Wednesday night, in true 2020 fashion, she had to do so through a screen. Nicole is currently in Australia, according to People, filming …
Sep 17
“Still can’t believe last night was real”: Thomas Rhett reels from his ACMs Entertainer win
ABC/Image Group LAThe morning after the 2020 ACM Awards, Thomas Rhett is still reeling from his big win at the end of the night. The “Beer Can’t Fix” star took home his very first Entertainer of the Year trophy, an honor that — in an ACMs history-making twist — he tied for with Carrie Underwood. …
Sep 17
Backstage at the 55th ACM Awards, it’s masks, Zoom, and history-making firsts
Brent Harrington/CBSThings were noticeably different Wednesday night if you watched the 55th ACM Awards at home, and the same was especially true if you were part of the massively scaled-down setup backstage. In place of a packed room full of reporters, this year, artists stood in front of a wall of virtual faces, as reporters …
Sep 17
Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett make ACM Awards history, tying for Entertainer of the Year
John Shearer/ACMA2020/Getty Images for ACMThe 55th Academy of Country Music Awards — postponed from April due to the COVID-19 pandemic — took place on Wednesday on CBS, from three Nashville locations: The Ryman Auditorium, The Bluebird Cafe and the Grand Ole Opry House, and it was a night of many firsts. The night’s big prize, Entertainer …
Sep 16
Ahead of his 2020 ACM performance, Jimmie Allen compares the Bluebird Cafe to another famed venue
ABC/Image Group LAJimmie Allen will take the stage of Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe at the ACM Awards tonight to perform his chart-topping second single, “Make Me Want To.” It’s a stage he’s pretty familiar with: So much so, in fact, that the singer can draw a comparison between the Bluebird and another very different — but …
Sep 16
Lady A looks back at their early ACM wins: “I think that really propelled the beginning of our career”
ABC/Chris HolloLady A look back at their ACM Awards history this week, as they’re heading into tonight’s show nominated for two awards they’ve won in the past. Bandmates Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood won Group of the Year from 2009-2011, and took home the Single of the Year honor in 2009 for “Need …
Sep 16
Runaway June’s wardrobe selections came “down to the wire” before the 2020 ACM Awards
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesRunaway June will appear onstage at tonight’s ACM Awards as presenters, and it’s an exciting landmark for the group: It’s the first awards show since Natalie Stovall joined the trio, following Hannah Mulholland’s departure earlier in 2020. The band always brings their A-Game, both in terms of music and in terms of fashion. …
Sep 16
Maren Morris has a special reason for wanting to win Album of the Year at the 2020 ACM Awards
ABC/Image Group LAThe 2020 ACM Awards hasn’t even happened yet, but Maren Morris is already a winner: She nabbed a Vocal Event of the Year trophy for her work in Miranda Lambert’s collaborative cover, “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.” But as tonight’s awards show nears, Maren is looking ahead to two more categories. She’s …
Sep 16
Keith Urban and Pink can’t let go of the past in their harmony-laden “One Too Many”
Capitol Records NashvilleKeith Urban and pop collaborator Pink swap bar-room stories, regrets and battle scars in “One Too Many,” their just-released duet. “I spend all my money drinking on my own, yeah / In this bar, just sat here staring at my phone,” the pair harmonize in the chorus. “And I keep second guessing, where …