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Lainey Wilson accepts the award for entertainer of the year during the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Lainey Wilson wins big at the Academy of Country Music Awards, including the top honor

By Maria Sherman - Associated Press

Morgan Wallen accepts the award for album of the year for "Dangerous: The Double Album" at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

Morgan Wallen wins album of the year at ACM Awards, one year after racial-slur ban

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 2020, left, and Keith Urban appears at the 13th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. on August 21, 2019. Guyton and Urban will host the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. (AP Photo)

Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 2020, left, and Keith Urban appears at the 13th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. on August 21, 2019. Guyton and Urban will host the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. (AP Photo)

Mickey Guyton, Keith Urban to host ACM Awards

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Maren Morris performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on June 15, 2019 , left, and Chris Stapleton performs during Marty Stuart's Late night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. on June 7, 2018. Morris and Stapleton lead the nominations for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The academy announced on Friday that Morris and Stapleton both had six nominations ahead of the April 18 awards show, which will air on CBS from Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo)

Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM Awards nominations

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

FILE - This April 7, 2019 file photo shows host Reba McEntire on stage at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The Academy of Country Music Awards is coming back to Nashville in April for a second time to hold its awards show at three different venues. The show will air on April 18 on CBS from the Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe. The show is normally held in Las Vegas every April, but moved to Music City last year when the coronavirus pandemic delayed their show to last September. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

ACM Awards show returns to Nashville venues in April

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This combination photo shows country singers, from left, Luke Bryan, Kane Brown and Mickey Guyton who will perform at this year's ACM Awards in Nashville. (AP Photo)

ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

FILE - In a Jan. 23, 2020 file photo, Taylor Swift attends the premiere of &quot;Taylor Swift: Miss Americana&quot; at the Eccles Theater during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Swift is coming back to her roots with a performance at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The nine-time ACM award winner will perform from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, where the awards show will be broadcast Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 on CBS. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift returns to ACM Awards for ‘Folklore’ premiere

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At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

This combination photo shows Keith Urban performing at the 52nd annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 14, 2018, left, and Miranda Lambert performing at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019. The Academy of Country Music said their April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but they are monitoring the spread of the coronavirus. The show announced Wednesday that host and reigning ACM entertainer of the year, Keith Urban will perform on the show, airing live on CBS, as well as nominee Miranda Lambert. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. (AP Photo)

Academy of Country Music postpones awards show amid virus

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FILE - This April 7, 2019 file photo shows host Reba McEntire on stage at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The 55th annual ACM Awards will be held on Sunday, April 5. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Maren Morris nab top ACM noms

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 10, 2018 file photo shows members of the band LANCO on the field before a NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets in Detroit. The Academy of Country Music named LANCO as best new group of the year. The group of five released their first album “Hallelujah Nights” last year on Arista Nashville. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)

Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde, LANCO win ACM new artists awards

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Jason Aldean to receive artist of the decade award at ACMs

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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2018 file photo, Kacey Musgraves performs during Music MidTown 2018 at Piedmont Park, in Atlanta. Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of the year winner Musgraves comes in with five nominations. Reba McEntire, who is hosting the show for a record 16th time, announced the nominees in top categories on “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (Photo by Katie Darby/Invision/AP, File)

Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

Luke Bryan, from left, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett speak at the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

The Latest: Aldean wins ACM entertainer of the year award

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FILE - In this April 2, 2017 file photo, Jason Aldean arrives at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Aldean, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, and pop singer Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia Line will be performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 15. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Jason Aldean, Bebe Rexha, Florida Georgia Line get ACM slots

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Country stars to be honored in ACM TV special

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FILE - In this April 19, 2015 file photo, Jason Aldean performs at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The ACM Awards, airing Sunday, April 2, 2017 on CBS are relying on two likable co-hosts, tried and true stars of the format, cross-genre collaborations, a party vibe and new music to keep fans tuned in.(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

ACMs play to a loyal country audience to shore up ratings

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

Miranda Lambert poses in the press room with the milestone award and the awards for song of the year for "Automatic," album of the year for "Platinum" and female vocalist of the year at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

ACM Awards: Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift shine

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press

Luke Bryan, winner of the award for favorite country male artist, poses in the press room at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP)

COUNTRY TIMES: ACM Awards honor music category warped by marketing, business interests

By Nancy Dunham - Special to The Washington Times