Everything You Need To Know About The 2022 ACM Awards

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The 2022 ACM Awards are coming up in just a few days!

There have been lots of big announcements concerning the upcoming ceremony, which makes it hard to keep everything straight. So we’ve compiled this list of everything you need to know…that way you can reference all of the information in one place!

When Are The 2022 ACM Awards?

The 2022 ACM Awards are being held on Monday, March 7. This is a big change for the ACM Awards, since previous ceremonies were typically held in April. The 2022 ceremony is a whole month earlier!

What Time Does The Ceremony Start?

The 2022 ACM Awards start at 8 PM E.T./5 PM P.T. The whole ceremony will last two hours.

Where Is The Ceremony Taking Place?

This year’s ACM Awards are being held at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. This marks the Awards‘ return to Vegas after being held in Nashville for the past two years.

How Can I Watch The ACM Awards?

The ACM Awards previously aired on CBS. But they will not air on TV this year.

Instead, the ACM Awards will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The ACM states the ceremony will stream “without commercial interruption” this year.

Who Is Hosting?

There will be three hosts at the 2022 ACM Awards. Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen, and Gabby Barrett are the co-hosts of the event.

Who Are All Of The Nominees?

You can find a full list of nominees at this year’s ACM Awards here.

Chris Young scored the highest number of nominations, with seven total. Miranda Lambert, Walker Hayes, and Chris Stapleton followed right behind him with five nominations each.

Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Stapleton, and Lambert are the five nominees for the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award.

Who’s Performing?

These are the artists who have been announced as performers at the 2022 ACM Awards as of this writing…

  • Dolly Parton and Kelsea Ballerini
  • Maren Morris
  • Walker Hayes
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Parmalee and Blanco Brown featuring Brooke Eden
  • Breland
  • Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce
  • Brittney Spencer and Brothers Osborne
  • Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett
  • Chris Young
  • Chris Young and Mitchell Tenpenny
  • Kane Brown
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Eric Church
  • Jason Aldean
  • Luke Bryan
  • Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan
  • Kelly Clarkson

There you have it folks, that’s everything you need to know about the 2022 ACM Awards! Be sure to keep up with us for all the news about the performances and award winners!

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