FRISCO, TX (CelebrityAccess) — The Academy of Country Music, along with partners Dick Clark Productions and Prime Video, announced the first round of artists who are lined up to perform at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards.
The initial round of performers announced for the awards show includes Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson.
As previously announced, Reba McEntire will host the evening’s festivities, but will also take the stage for a performance that will include brand new music from the country music legend.
The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions. Raj Kapoor is Executive Producer and Showrunner, with Patrick Menton as Co-Executive Producer. Damon Whiteside serves as Executive Producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Barry Adelman serves as Executive Producer for DCP. John Saade continues to serve as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.
The show will take place at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. EDT / 7 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m. PDT and will be streamed live to a global audience on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming platform.
Fans can also listen to nominated artists through the Official ACM Awards playlist available now on Amazon Music.