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8/7c TONIGHT on CBS. Hosted by Reba!

Performances by ... Lauren Alaina: Alaina will be singing her single "Doin' Fine." Jason Aldean: Aldean will perform his single "You Make It Easy." Kelsea Ballerini: Ballerini will perform her newest single, "I Hate Love Songs." Dierks Bentley: Bentley will sing his newest single, "Woman, Amen," and he'll use the fan-submitted photos of everyday female heroes as a backdrop. Kane Brown and Lauren Alaina: Together, Brown and Alaina will sing their No. 1 hit "What Ifs." Luke Bryan: Bryan will perform his single "Most People Are Good." Kenny Chesney: Chesney recently released a brand-new single, "Get Along," so it's likely that he will perform that tune at the 2018 ACM Awards. Dan + Shay: Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney will be performing their newest single, "Tequila." Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha: FGL will team with Rexha for a performance of their collaboration "Meant to Be." Alan Jackson and Jon Pardi: As part of an "ACM Flashbacks" segment, Jackson and Pardi will perform Jackson's 1993 hit "Chattahoochee." Chris Janson: Janson will close out the 2018 ACM Awards with a performance of his song "Redneck Life." Toby Keith and Blake Shelton: For another "ACM Flashbacks" segment, Keith and Shelton will sing Keith's debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy," a No. 1 hit following its release in 1993. Lady Antebellum: The country trio will be singing their newest single, "Heart Break." Miranda Lambert: The day after the ACM Awards (April 16), Lambert's new single, "Keeper of the Flame," will officially ship to country radio. Therefore, it's likely that she will play that song on the awards show. Little Big Town: LBT will be covering Elton John's "Rocket Man." Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson: Mother- and daughter-in-law will team up for McEntire's 1993 duet (originally with Linda Davis) "Does He Love You." It's another "ACM Flashbacks" performance. Midland: Midland will sing their debut single, "Drinkin' Problem." Maren Morris: Morris recently released "Rich" as her next single -- she just released a music video for it, too! -- so all signs point to her singing that song. Thomas Rhett: Rhett will also send a new single, "Life Changes," to country radio on April 16, so look for him to play that track during the show. Darius Rucker: Rucker will be singing his song "For the First Time." Blake Shelton. Carrie Underwood: Underwood will officially debut her brand-new single, "Cry Pretty," at the 2018 ACM Awards. She released the song on April 11. Keith Urban and Julia Michaels: Urban and Michaels will sing his newest single, "Coming Home." The recorded version of the song features the pop singer-songwriter. Brett Young: Young will share his No. 1 hit "In Case You Didn't Know." Chris Young: Young will perform his song "Losing Sleep."

And the nominees are...

NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina
Danielle Bradbery
Carly Pearce
Raelynn

NEW MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Devin Dawson
Russell Dickerson
Brett Young

NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
High Valley
LANCO
LOCASH
Midland
Runaway June

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Chris Young

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s))
"Breaker," Little Big Town with producer Jay Joyce
Record label: Capitol Records Nashville

"California Sunrise," Jon Pardi with producers Bart Butler and Jon Pardi
Record label: Capitol Records Nashville

"From A Room Vol. 1," Chris Stapleton with producers Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton
Record label: Mercury Records

"Happy Endings," Old Dominion with producer Shane McAnally
Record label: RCA

"Life Changes," Thomas Rhett with producers Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Joe London and Thomas Rhett
Record label: The Valory Music Co.

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR(Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s))
"Better Man," Little Big Town with producer Jay Joyce
Record label: Capitol Records Nashville

"Body Like a Back Road," Sam Hunt with producer Zach Crowell
Record label: MCA Nashville

"Broken Halos," Chris Stapleton with producers Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton
Record label: Mercury Records

"Drinkin’ Problem," Midland with producers Dann Huff, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne
Record label: Big Machine Records

"I’ll Name the Dogs," Blake Shelton with producer Scott Hendricks
Record label: Warner Bros.

SONG OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s))

"Body Like a Back Road," Sam Hunt
Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne
Publishers: Universal Music Corp./Sam Hunt Publishing, Highly Combustible Music/I Love Pizza Music,/Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing/Who Wants to Buy My Publishing/Atlas Music Publishing, Anderson Fork in the Road Music/Smackville Music/Smack Songs LLC, Smack Hits

"Female," Keith Urban
Songwriters: Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon and Shane McAnally
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Rezolant Music/Plain Jane Songs, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./A Girl Named Charlie (BMI), Smack Hits/Smack Songs LLC (GMR)

"Tin Man," Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Beat Up Ford Publishing (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI)/SWMBMGBMI/Lonesome Vinyl Music

"Whiskey and You," Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Lee Thomas Miller and Chris Stapleton
Publishers: WB Music Corp./New Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./New Sea Gayle Music (BMI)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s))
"Black," Dierks Bentley
Director: Wes Edwards
Producer: Max A. Butler

"It Ain’t My Fault," Brothers Osborne
Director: Wes Edwards, Ryan Silver
Producer: Tiffany Davies

"Legends," Kelsea Ballerini
Director: Jeff Venable
Producer: Ben Skipworth

"Marry Me," Thomas Rhett
Director: TK McKamy
Producer: Dan Atchison

"We Should Be Friends," Miranda Lambert
Director: Trey Fanjoy
Producer: April Dace

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Rhett Akins
Ashley Gorley
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Josh Osborne

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s))

"Craving You," Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
Producers: Julian Bunetta, Dann Huff, Joe London, Thomas Rhett
Record label: The Valory Music Co.

"Dear Hate," Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill
Producers: Brad Hill, Maren Morris
Record label: Columbia Nashville

"Funny (How Time Slips Away)," Glen Campbell and Willie Nelson
Producer: Carl Jackson
Record Label: Universal Music Enterprises

"The Fighter," Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood
Producers: Busbee, Keith Urban
Record label: Capitol Nashville

"What Ifs," Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina
Producer: Dann Huff
Record label: RCA Nashville