The 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards is coming to CBS this weekend- hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blake Shelton, Little Big Town, Old Dominion and Charles Kelley are some of the artists lined up to perform that night at the show.
CBS.com has a special feature on their site called ACM Sessions, where you can "get VIP access to some of your favorite country artists" in "an online concert series presented by The Academy of Country Music and CBS Interactive." Each session has a live performance from country artists, and there will even be exclusive interviews which reveal the stories behind the songs.
The first ACM session up is by the country music group, Old Dominion. They have received two ACM Award nominations for new vocal duo/group of the year and vocal group of the year. They have their first #1 single, "Break Up With Him. They talk about their beginning when they moved to Nashville and had to work a bunch of different jobs, including at Best Buy and washing dishes before they made it big and signed a record deal at the airport. No matter what happens on Sunday, they will already be winners. They have already been announced as winners of the newcomer award.
Two other sessions remain to be announced on the ACM Sessions page. Check back there for new ones!
Here's a list of the nominees for this year's ACM Awards
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Brett Eldredge
Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Jana Kramer
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Joey + Rory
Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group of the Year
Eli Young Band
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
New Male Vocalist of the Year
Brett Eldredge
Chris Janson
Thomas Rhett
Chase Rice
Chris Stapleton
New Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Mickey Guyton
RaeLynn
New Vocal Duo of the Year
A Thousand Horses
Brothers Osborne
Maddie & Tae
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Album of the Year
I'm Comin' Over - Chris Young
Montevallo - Sam Hunt
Mr. Misunderstood - Eric Church
Tangled Up - Thomas Rhett
Traveller - Chris Stapleton
Single Record of the Year
"Burning House" - Cam
"Buy Me a Boat" - Chris Janson
"Die a Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
"Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
"I'm Comin' Over" - Chris Young
"Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt
Video of the Year
"Biscuits" - Kacey Musgraves
"Burning House" - Cam
"Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
"Mr. Misunderstood" - Eric Church
"Riser" - Dierks Bentley
Vocal Event of the Year
"Hangover Tonight" - Gary Allan featuring Chris Stapleton
"Home Alone Tonight" - Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild
"Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
"Smokin' and Drinkin'" - Miranda Lambert featuring Little Big Town
"Wild Child" - Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter
Song of the Year
"Burning House" - Cam
"Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
"Nobody to Blame" - Chris Stapleton
"Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban feat. Eric Church
"She Don't Love You" - Eric Paslay
Songwriter of the Year
Rodney Clawson
Ross Copperman
Ashley Gorley
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne
The 51st ACM Awards will be broadcasted on Sunday, April 3rd at 8/7 Central. You can watch the show on CBS, or stream it live in select areas and markets using their All-Access, which you can try for free for one week.
Who is your favorite to win? Let us know in the comments below!
