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Kelsea Ballerini hits the stage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for her performance at the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards, which aired on Wednesday (September 16).

The 27-year-old country singer performed the ballerini version of her song “Hole in the Bottle.”

If you didn’t know, Kelsea dropped her album Kelsea back in March and she deconstructed all of the songs and released the new versions in a new album titled ballerini just last week.

“So this year at the ACMs I am performing my single ‘Hole In The Bottle’ but I’m performing the ballerini version of it, which is super fun to be able to play a new version of a song that’s also still kind of new and to play at The Ryman feels really fitting cause it’s all organic and stripped and it’s a drinking song and I don’t know about you but it’s really been a thing the last five months of my life,” Kelsea told Country Now about the performance. “I just have to like pat everyone on the back because it’s been so safe and everyone’s taking every precaution to get music to people but do it the right way and I think that just represents country music so well and to be able to be a part of this community and a part of this show kind of being the first real thing that we’ve gotten to do in months and months and months, I’m just really grateful to be here.”

Check out the full list of performers and presenters right here!

Carrie Underwood hits the stage at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry while participating in the opening number of the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards, which aired on Wednesday (September 16).

The five nominees for Entertainer of the Year kicked off the show by performing some of their biggest hits. Carrie was joined by Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, and Thomas Rhett.

Luke B. began the medley with his song “Rain Is a Good Thing” followed by Eric and his song “Drink in My Hand.” Luke C. was next with “Hurricane” from the Bluebird Cafe and Thomas then performed “It Goes Like This.”

Carrie completed the medley by performing her hit song “Before He Cheats.” She is also nominated for Female Artist of the Year!

Watch a clip from the performance below!

Taylor Swift rocks a sparkly top while arriving at the Grand Ole Opry for the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday (September 16) in Nashville, Tenn.

The 30-year-old singer will be performing her song “Betty” from the smash-hit album Folklore during tonight’s show. This will mark her first televised performance of a song from the new album!

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Taylor Swift

Taylor‘s performance tonight also marks the first time she’s performing on a country music show in seven years.

Taylor has a long history with the ACM Awards with eight wins and 30 nominations. She won her first ACM Award back in 2008 and in 2015, she was presented with the special 50th Anniversary Milestone Award.

Did you know that Taylor revealed one of her celeb friends’ baby’s name in the song “Betty”?

FYI: Taylor is wearing head-to-toe Stella McCartney.

The stars are about to arrive for the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards!

We’ll be seeing celebrities like Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and many more acts taking the stage at the big show, dubbed “A Night of Heart and Hits Live From Nashville,” tonight (Wednesday, September 16) at 8 p.m. EST, live from various venues in Nashville, Tenn.

The event, which is being hosted by Keith Urban, was originally postponed in April due to the pandemic. Find out who will be performing and presenting during the ceremony!

In case you missed it, find out who is nominated during this evening’s event with the full list of nominations.

The ACM Awards will be aired on CBS and CBS All Access, starting at 8 p.m. ET. Head to CBS.com to watch.

And stick with Just Jared for the best red carpet and show coverage!

The 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards will be airing tonight (September 16), and we have the full rundown of what to expect at the big show.

There’s a major lineup of performers set to take the stage during the ceremony, dubbed “A Night of Heart and Hits Live From Nashville,” with all-star collaborations combining artists from different genres.

In addition, there is an amazing lineup of presenters, from music superstars to television and film stars.

In case you missed it, you can check out the full list of ACM Award nominations for this year’s ceremony.

Tune in to CBS tonight at 8 p.m. ET to check out the show, and stick with Just Jared for the best red carpet and show coverage.

Click inside for the full list of performers and presenters at tonight’s ACM Awards…

Taylor Swift is hitting the 2020 ACM Awards stage!

The 30-year-old folklore singer-songwriter will return to the Academy of Country Music Awards stage for the first time in seven years with a world premiere performance of “betty,” featured on her latest studio album.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Taylor Swift

The nine-time ACM Award-winner will perform from the Grand Ole Opry House.

Keith Urban will host the ceremony, which will broadcast live on Wednesday (September 16) at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS, and available to stream live and on demand on CBS All Access.

For the first time in the show’s history, the awards will take place in Nashville, broadcasting from three iconic Country Music venues: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, and The Bluebird Cafe. Find out more about what’s changing and why.

Taylor Swift is also making history with her latest album – find out why!

The 2020 ACM Awards are moving from Las Vegas to Nashville.

Variety is reporting that the country music award show is heading back to Music City for the re-scheduled event in September.

The Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium and the tiny Bluebird Cafe will serve as the venues for the telecast, which will still be broadcast on CBS. However, there was no word about live audiences being a part of the event.

“While we were disappointed to postpone our April show in Las Vegas, we couldn’t be more thrilled to host the rescheduled 55th ACM Awards in the home of country music for the first time in the Academy’s history,” Damon Whiteside, CEO of the ACM, shared in a statement.

He adds, “First and foremost, we want to ensure the safety of our artists and industry, and to ease the burdens of traveling large teams; therefore, we decided to bring the ACM Awards to them this September in Nashville.”

“On behalf of all Tennesseans, I want to thank the Academy of Country Music for bringing this event home … Tennessee is honored to be a part of this historic event,” Tennessee Governor Bill Lee also shared.

The ACM Awards are hosted by the previous years’ entertainer of the year winner which is Keith Urban.

The event will air live at 8/7c on CBS and will also stream on demand on the network’s All Access service.