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The Academy of Country Music revealed additional performers taking the stage during the star-studded 59th ACM Awards this month. Country Music’s Party of the Year will include a few powerful duets and cross-genre performers, per the announcement on Tuesday (April 7).
Post Malone is set to make his debut on the ACM Awards stage. Parker McCollum is also joining the ACM Awards lineup, in addition to Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan; Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne; and husband-and-wife duo Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. Previously-announced performers include Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson. Reba McEntire, who will return to host the show for the 17th time, will also perform “brand new music.”
Some of the performers are also among the top nominees of the evening. Nominations kicked off on The Bobby Bones Show, and revealed some of the biggest artists up for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Duo of the Year, Group of the Year and other major categories. See the full list of 59th ACM Award nominees here. Bobby Bones will feature intimate artist interviews featured in his “Backstage with Bobby Bones” segment throughout the night, per the Academy’s announcement on Tuesday.
The show is set to return to Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the world headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys, leading up to the milestone 60th year in 2025. This year’s ACM Red Carpet will kick off at 7 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. CDT/4 p.m. PDT. The show is set for Thursday, May 16 at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT.