The Academy of Country Music Awards has officially declared a new date for its 2020 ceremony. It was announced Monday morning that the 55th ACM Awards — which were originally slated to take place on Sunday, April 5 — will now kick off on Wednesday, Sept.
16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Country super star Keith Urban is still set to host this year’s show, marking his hosting debut.
According to the Academy of Country Music, the original April 5 time slot won’t go to waste, however. Instead, they’ve assembled a very special TV event they’re calling, “ACM Presents: Out Country”. “The new special will feature at-home acoustic performances with top Country artists along with clips of their favorite ACM Awards moments,” the Academy said in their