Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani will take the stage at 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards
- Shelton and Stefani are slated to team up on a duet of Happy Anywhere
- Underwood will honor country music royalty with a medley of tunes
- Yearwood is set to perform I’ll Carry You Home in a memorial segment
- The show will stem from three separate locations in Nashville
Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani and Trisha Yearwood have been announced to perform at the 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards later this month from Nashville.
The announcement came Wednesday from the ACM, as well as home network CBS and dick clark productions.
Shelton, 44, tweeted on Wednesday: ‘”Happy Anywhere” with @gwenstefani is coming to y’all live from the @ACMawards… Get ready and tune in to @cbs on September 16th at 8/7c to watch!!!!’
The latest: Carrie Underwood, 37, Blake Shelton, 44, and Gwen Stefani, 50, have been announced to perform at the 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards later this month from Nashville
Shelton and Stefani are slated to team up on a duet of Happy Anywhere, while Underwood will honor country music royalty with a medley of tunes from genre icons Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, according to the network.
Underwood, 37, posted to Instagram: ‘Honored to be celebrating the 95th anniversary of the @Opry on the #ACMawards!’
Yearwood is set to perform I’ll Carry You Home in a memorial segment for those who have passed away in the past year.
The country artist, 55, said on Instagram: ‘I’m honored to perform ‘I’ll Carry You Home’ @ACMawards on September 16, paying tribute to those we have lost in the Country Music industry.’
Ready: Shelton took to Twitter on Tuesday to confirm the big news
Yearwood is set to perform I’ll Carry You Home in a memorial segment for those who have passed away in the past year
Underwood, a past American Idol winner, took to social media to promote her onstage outing
Other entertainers slated to perform at the ceremony include Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris and Old Dominion, and more.
Notable names who will be presenting at the show include Lauren Alaina, Lily Aldridge, Bobby Bones, Cam, Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black, Darius Rucker and Runaway June, according to CBS.
Amid ongoing social distancing statutes due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show will stem from three separate locations in Nashville: the Bluebird Cafe, Grand Ole Opry House and the Ryman Auditorium.
Keith Urban will host the ACM awards, which air September 16th on CBS at 8/7c, and streaming via CBS All Access.