The Academy of Country Music has announced that the 56th annual ACM Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET. Other details about the event, including its location, performers and host, will be announced at a later date. This year's ACM Awards was pushed back to September 16th in Nashville for the first time ever due to COVID-19. The show is set to air on CBS and will be hosted by Keith Urban.
Vince Gill and Reba McEntire will perform on this weekend's Grand Ole Opry on Saturday (July 18th). The show will continue without a live audience, and will be broadcast live at 8 PM ET on Circle, and Gray TV stations, DISH Studio Channel 102, Sling TV and other TV affiliates in addition to a companion live stream on Circle All Access Facebook and YouTube channels.