FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2015 file photo, Miranda Lambert performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Lambert joins Luke Bryan, Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean and George Strait on the list of performers for the Academy of Country Music's 50th awards show on April 19. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
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NEW YORK (AP) - A-list acts including Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and George Strait are set to perform April 19 at the Academy of Country Music's 50th awards show.
The ACMs announced Wednesday that Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line will also perform at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Lambert is the lead nominee with eight nominations, followed by Dierks Bentley, who has seven. Lambert is up for entertainer of the year, pitting her against Brooks, Bryan, Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, who earned five nominations.
The show, to be hosted by Shelton and Bryan, will air live on CBS. Newcomers Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell will also perform.
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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Luke Bryan performs at the 48th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Bryan joins Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and George Strait on the list of performers for the Academy of Country Music's 50th awards show on April 19. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Garth Brooks performs the 2014 ASCAP Centennial Awards, benefiting the ASCAP Foundation and its music education, talent development and humanitarian activities, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Brooks will join Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and George Strait on the list of performers for the Academy of Country Music's 50th awards show on April 19. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Invision/AP, File)
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