Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert join ACM Awards performers

Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert have been added to the performer lineup for the Academy of Country Music Awards. The event takes place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena and airs live on Prime Video and Amazon Music on May 17 at 8 p.m. ET. Nominees will be revealed on Thursday.

The Academy of Country Music Awards has expanded its performer roster with Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert. Previously announced acts include Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green. Tickets are now available through AXS ahead of the May 17 ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Musgraves, a seven-time ACM winner, will perform for the first time at the show, featuring a song from her upcoming album Middle of Nowhere, due out on May 1. Little Big Town have secured eight ACM Awards, while Lambert holds the record for the most wins. Details on their performances remain under wraps. Producers have scheduled pre-show events to build excitement. ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends brings Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser and Rodney Atkins to Topgolf Las Vegas on May 15. The following day, ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash features Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Dasha, Flatland Cavalry, Tucker Wetmore and others at Mandalay Bay Beach.

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