AcmAwards

David Becker, WireImage Lee Brice is excited about Sunday night's ACM Awards, but not for reasons most would think of immediately. Yes, he's nominated for Song of the Year for his hit single, "A Woman Like You," but Lee is more interested in the woman he'll be escorting to the gala event.

With Sunday night's (April 7) ACM Awards live telecast right around the corner, it would seem likely that the show's co-host, Luke Bryan, would anxiously be rehearsing his lines and memorizing every move for the three-hour ceremony. But it turns out the Georgia native, who will share hosting duties with Blake Shelton, is planning on keeping things as unscripted as possible -- and he has his former

Luke Bryan will make his debut as co-host of the ACM Awards on Sunday, April 7. The Georgia native, who will share duties with Blake Shelton for the three-hour live broadcast, is no stranger to hosting TV shows. His previous experience includes hosting countdown shows for the two major country-music networks, as well as co-hosting ABC's "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" last

The 48th Annual ACM Awards are less than a week away, and perhaps no one is more anxious for the day to come than Luke Bryan. The country music hitmaker will serve as the evening's co-host, along with veteran host Blake Shelton, and will also find out if he is a winner in any of the four categories in which he's nominated. But for the Georgia native, one category, Entertainer of the Year, stands h

The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web. During a stop on his No Shoes Nation tour this past weekend in Connecticut, Kenny Chesney took time to meet privately with families of the victims from the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, according to Hartford radio station WWYZ...

The off-camera winners for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards are being bestowed upon the industry's best musicians, songwriters and artists. The honors include the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award for trailblazers of the genre, the Crystal Milestone Award for remarkable achievement, the Gene Weed Special Achievement Awards for unprecedented, unique individual feats, and the Jim Reeves Int

Legends will collide in an historic performance at the 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. George Strait and Garth Brooks will duet together for the first time ever, in a musical tribute to Dick Clark on the April 7 live broadcast...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Already busy co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan also will perform during this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The country cut-ups are among the first round of performers announced Wednesday for the annual awards show in Las Vegas...

Luke Bryan has some pretty big -- and high-heeled -- shoes to fill. The Georgia native is replacing Reba McEntire as Blake Shelton's co-host for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, and he couldn't be happier to take on the challenge...

While a Grammy is generally considered music's highest stamp of approval, some country artists would disagree. Competition comes in the form of the genre-centric CMA Awards, ACMs, CMT Awards and ACAs. The latter three all include some sort of fan voting, rather than industry...