Additional Performers, Collaborations and Presenters Announced for the ACM Awards Show, Including Brett Eldredge, Old Dominion, Lauren Alaina, Kane Brown & More

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | March 29, 2017

As the ACM Awards show nears on Sunday, April 2, the Academy of Country Music is tying up all of their loose ends by announcing additional performances, collaborations and presenters. Here’s the rundown:

Collaborations

Reba McEntire and contemporary Christian artist Lauren Daigle will perform “Back to God.”
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will perform the world television premiere of their new single “Speak to a Girl.”
Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris will team up for “Craving You.”
Cole Swindell and Dierks Bentley will rock out on “Flatliner.”
Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will perform their hit single, “The Fighter.”
Florida Georgia Line and the Backstreet Boys will perform a medley.

Solo Performances

Brett Eldredge
Old Dominion
Jason Aldean
Kelsea Ballerini
Dierks Bentley
Brothers Osborne
Luke Bryan
Lady Antebellum
Sam Hunt
Miranda Lambert
Little Big Town
Maren Morris
Jon Pardi
Rascal Flatts
Chris Stapleton

Presenters

Lauren Alaina
Bobby Bones
Kane Brown
Savannah Chrisley
Todd Chrisley
Kacey Musgraves
Nancy O’Dell
Jake Owen
Kellie Pickler
Darius Rucker
Elliott Sadler
Miss America Savvy Shields
Bubba Wallace

The ACM Awards, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, will broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2, 8-11 p.m. ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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