ACM AWARD NOMINEES JASON ALDEAN, DIERKS BENTLEY, LUKE BRYAN, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, LADY ANTEBELLUM, MIRANDA LAMBERT, LITTLE BIG TOWN AND MAREN MORRIS TO PERFORM ON THE “52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™”

ACM AWARD NOMINEES JASON ALDEAN, DIERKS BENTLEY, LUKE BRYAN, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, LADY ANTEBELLUM, MIRANDA LAMBERT, LITTLE BIG TOWN AND MAREN MORRIS TO PERFORM ON THE “52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™”

BACKSTREET BOYS TO JOIN FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FOR A

MUST-SEE PERFORMANCE

“52^nd Academy of Country Music Awards” to Air Live from

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 2 on CBS

Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley Return to Host Country Music’s Party of the Year®

Click HERE for Jason Aldean’s Performance Announcement

Click HERE for Backstreet Boys & Florida Georgia Line Performance Announcements

ACM Award nominees Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Maren Morris are confirmed to perform on the 52^ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, broadcasting LIVE from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 2 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

In addition, the Backstreet Boys will make their debut appearance at Country Music’s Party of the Year®, when they join Florida Georgia Line for a must-see performance.

As previously announced, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will return to co-host the 52^nd ACM AWARDS, which honors and showcases the biggest names and emerging talent in country music. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions.

Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. For event updates, tickets and hotel information, please visit www.ACMcountry.com.

Sponsors and partners for the 52^ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS include T-Mobile and Xfinity from Comcast.

About the Academy of Country Music Awards

The 52^ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete Fisher and Tiffany Moon are executive producers for the Academy of Country Music.

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RATING: To Be Announced

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