ACM Awards, Amazon purpose to offer new go with the flow to awards displays
Host Dolly Parton, vintage nation royalty, is set the one conventional factor about Monday evening’s Academy of Nation Track Awards, a display that seeks a brand new go with the flow in just about each and every manner.
Parton can be joined by way of co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett — all 3 can be acting — in a rite that jumps from community TV to a streaming-only, no ads telecast on Amazon High Video, and shifts from a theater environment to the out of doors Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The yr’s most sensible nominee is Chris Younger, whose seven nominations, together with album of the yr and unmarried of the yr, come partly as a result of he were given twin nods as artist and manufacturer.
“I’ve by no means been essentially the most nominated in the rest earlier than,” mentioned Younger, who can be part of a couple of performances, together with his hit “Raised on Nation.” “So that is giant. And you recognize, I would like to win one in all them. I’d like to win they all.”
The go back of Morgan Wallen, if he attends and wins any primary awards, may well be a number of the evening’s central moments. Wallen is again as a four-time nominee after being got rid of from final yr’s ACM poll after he was once stuck on digital camera the usage of a racial slur. He has been absent from different awards displays since, despite the fact that has slowly returned to the highlight.
His nominations come with album of the yr for “Unhealthy: The Double Album,” which was once the most well liked album throughout all genres final yr. He additionally earned nominations for male artist of the yr and track of the yr.
However the Vegas-based ACM Awards have at all times been extra concerning the presentation than the trophies, and this yr’s Amazon experiment, a sped-up, concert-like layout with out ads, will make that truer than ever.
Drawn by way of the ACM’s popularity for having a amusing, inviting and inclusive environment, the streaming large sought to move past the reside wearing occasions it has prior to now aired to glue that with a big target audience of nation enthusiasts who pay attention to Amazon Track.
The display can have a wearing glance, with 3 levels, overhead spider cameras, continuous motion and heavy on graphics.
The awards can be passed out in segments, moderately than unfold between songs, with one 35-minute block of performances with out a interruptions. A publish display edit of solely the performances can be introduced.
Co-hosts Barrett and Allen will open the display with a two-song set. Host Parton will carry out a track from her upcoming album with fellow Tennessean Kelsea Ballerini.
Reigning ACM entertainer of the yr Luke Bryan additionally has double performances together with his hit “Purchase Dust” with Jordan Davis and a efficiency of his ballad “Up.” Different performers come with Kane Brown, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Maren Morris, Walker Hayes, Thomas Rhett, Blanco Brown, Brooke Eden, Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde and BRELAND.
Miranda Lambert earned 5 nominations, together with entertainer of the yr, and is now tied with Reba McEntire for her sixteenth feminine artist of the yr nomination. First-time nominee Walker Hayes additionally won 5 nominations, because of his viral Applebee’s themed track “Fancy Like,” up for unmarried of the yr.
Chris Stapleton, a five-time nominee, is up for entertainer of the yr, along Lambert, Eric Church, Luke Combs and Carrie Underwood.
At the side of Morgan, album of the yr nominees come with Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Younger, Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
Two awards have been introduced within the days main as much as the display. Lainey Wilson was once named new feminine artist of the yr and Parker McCollum new male artist of the yr. Each will even carry out.
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