ACM Entertainer of the Year nominees Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood will kick off the ACM Awards on Sept. 16 with a medley of tunes from their past catalogs.
Previously announced performers at the ACM Awards include Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Pink, Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Riley Green, Tenille Townes, Thomas Rhett with Jon Pardi, Eric Church, Mickey Guyton, Morgan Wallen, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Trisha Yearwood, Taylor Swift, and Luke Bryan.
The ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The show will take place at three iconic Nashville institutions: the Grand Ole Opry House, The Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium. Keith Urban will host the show for the first time.
Set List
Ryman Auditorium
- Kelsea Ballerini – “Hole in the Bottle”
- Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
- Maren Morris – “To Hell & Back”
- Old Dominion – medley
- Thomas Rhett – “Beer Can’t Fix”
- Riley Green – TBA
- Tenille Townes – TBA
Bluebird Cafe
- Jimmie Allen – “Make Me Want To”
- Luke Combs – “Better Together”
- Miranda Lambert featuring Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick – “Bluebird”
- Tim McGraw – “I Called Mama”
Grand Ole Opry
- Mickey Guyton – “What Are You Gonna Tell Her”
- Eric Church – “Stick That in Your Country Song”
- Luke Bryan – “One Margarita”
- Morgan Wallen – “Whiskey Glasses”
- Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
- Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go to Bed”
- Florida Georgia Line – “I Love My Country”
- Carrie Underwood – medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton
- Taylor Swift – “Betty”
TBA
- Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani – “Happy Anywhere”
- Trisha Yearwood – “I’ll Carry You Home” (In Memoriam)
- Keith Urban and Pink – “One Too Many”
- Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Eric Church, Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett – medley
photos by TCD
