Tomorrow, Sunday, April 5, from CBS will air ACM Presents: Our Country, in place of the regularly scheduled ACM Awards. Instead, viewers can look forward to special at-home performances from some of the biggest names in country music, along with introduction from Bobby Bones, to the ACM Living Lives COVID-19 Response Fund
With growing need, the ACM Living Lives COVID-19 Response Fund was created to assist those with the country music community financially burdened as a result of the pandemic.
The ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund will begin with an initial endowment of $250,000, with an additional matching fund against Academy of Country Music® partners, sponsors and third-party donors of up to $250,000. Partners, sponsors, and donors include The Bobby Bones Show, FirstNet, Built with AT&T, and Amazon Music.
“ACM Lifting Lives is proud to have a long-standing history of supporting individuals in the Country Music industry who need some assistance getting back on their feet during these unfortunate times, with the Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund,” said Lyndsay Cruz, Executive Director of ACM Lifting Lives. “With this new ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund, we hope to help alleviate some of the burden our music community faces; including the musicians, bus drivers, tour crews, songwriters, the list goes on and on during these unprecedented times.”
ACM PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY hosted by Gayle King, will feature performances from Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown & John Legend, Luke Bryan, Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley & Darius Rucker, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. Additionally, the special will honor 10-time ACM Award winner Kenny Rogers with performances by Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker.
ACM Presents: Our Country, will air Sunday, April 5 on CBS at 8-10 p.m. ET
The 2020 ACM Awards have been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16. The show will be hosted by Keith Urban and will air live from 8-11 p.m. ET on CBS.
Written by: Gloria Ruth Finney
