The Academy of Country Music revealed a list of artists set to perform at the 57th ACM Awards next month — and the stellar lineup is packed with some of country’s biggest stars.
Rolling out the list on social media on Tuesday (February 15), the academy announced that the show will include performances by: Kelsea Ballerini, Walker Hayes, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Parmalee — with Blanco Brown and Brooke Eden — Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, and Breland.
Dolly Parton is set to host the two-hour “concert event of the year,” set for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. She’ll be joined by two co-hosts: Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen, the reigning New Female and New Male Artists of the Year. The ACM Awards will livestream commercial-free on Prime Video beginning at 8 p.m. EST on Monday, March 7. See the full list of nominees in the main award categories here.
“We are honored to welcome Dolly Parton back to be the centerpiece of this landmark 57th Academy of Country Music Awards show at Allegiant Stadium. Dolly is the most iconic and multitalented artist of all time, and we are proud that she is a friend and supporter of the Academy, a previous host, and a 13-time Academy of Country Music Award recipient,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. “There is no one better than Dolly to represent the ACM Awards brand and country music on a global scale as we move to streaming and show the world that ‘this is how we country’ by delivering one of the most exhilarating and innovative shows in our history to audiences worldwide.”