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ACM Awards: The Nominees Will Be Announced On Friday

The Academy of Country Music Award nominees will be announced by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne at 8:30 AM ET on the CBS This Morning. The country stars will announce…

ACM Nominees Announced on Friday
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The Academy of Country Music Award nominees will be announced by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne at 8:30 AM ET on the CBS This Morning.

The country stars will announce nominees for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Duo of the Year, Group of the Year and Single of the Year.

In addition, nominees for New Male Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Music Event of the Year will be revealed on ETonline.com by correspondent Rachel Smith at 8:45 AM ET.

The 2021 ACM Awards will air live on CBS 8pm ET from various locations in Nashville on April 18, 2021.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.