Blake Shelton takes the stage to perform his brand new single “Came Here to Forget” at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday (April 3) in Las Vegas.
The 39-year-old entertainer met up with the show’s hosts Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan right after his performance to say a quick “hello.” See the entire performance and his interaction with the hosts below!
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Dierks Bentley hits the red carpet with his wife Cassidy Black at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday (April 3) in Las Vegas.
The 40-year-old singer will be hosting the show tonight alongside his fellow country singer Luke Bryan.
Dierks is nominated for two awards – Male Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year for “Riser” – and he will also be performing during the show.
Make sure to see Dierks go completely unclothed in his “nightmare” while preparing for the awards show.
FYI: Dierks is wearing a John Varvatos tuxedo, shirt, and tie with David Yurman cuff links.
Hayden Panettiere, Connie Britton, and Charles Esten hit the stage for the Nashville for Africa concert on Monday (February 15) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.
The cast of the hit ABC series performed the concert to support the African Children’s Choir.
Also performing for the crowd were Sam Palladio, Jonathan Jackson, Clare Bowen (and fiance Brandon Young), Aubrey Peeples, Chris Carmack, Chaley Rose, and Will Chase, as well as music stars Dierks Bentley and Ingrid Michaelson.
“Such a beautiful night with great friends and these UNBELIEVABLE kids!! Well done, @conniebritton and @acchoir �’�,” Charles tweeted the next day.
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Luke Bryan will be returning as the host of the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards, but with a new co-host by his side!
For the fourth year in a row, Luke will host, but not with his co-host Blake Shelton, but with pal Dierks Bentley.
“When we found ourselves searching for a new co-host I didn’t have to look much further than my own circle of friends so Dierks was a natural choice,” Luke said in a statement. “We have a lot of fun together and I know the fans will be in for something special.”
“I think everyone knows Luke is the guy you call when you want to have a good time,” Dierks added. “If we have half as much fun hosting together as we do backstage, it’s going to be a great night.”
The show will air on April 3, 2016 on CBS!
Dierks Bentley walks the red carpet at the 2015 CMA Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 4) in Nashville, Tenn.
The 39-year-old country singer was joined at the event by his wife Cassidy Black. He is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year!
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Also in attendance at the event was violinist Lindsey Stirling, who is set to perform alongside Dierks during the show this evening.
“Gonna be jamming with @DierksBentley tomorrow at the CMA Awards at 8/7c on ABC,” Lindsey tweeted the day before.
FYI: Dierks is wearing Aldo shoes.
Justin Timberlake waves to the crowd before presenting an award at the 2015 ASCAP Country Music Awards on Monday night (November 2) at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, TN.
The 34-year-old entertainer was joined at the event by country stars Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan, Cassadee Pope, Kelsea Ballerini, Kip Moore, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Dierks Bentley.
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Earlier in the day, Justin took to his Instagram to share a photo on-stage with Chris Stapleton, who he will be taking the stage with at the CMA Awards on Wednesday night.
“Finishing up rehearsals… Honored to share the stage with this BADASS. Wednesday night. Memphis x Nashville. @castapleton #CMAawards,” he captioned the image.
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Miranda Lambert poses for a photo with Dierks Bentley at her new star at the Nashville Music City Walk of Fame on Tuesday (October 6) in Nashville, Tenn.
“I feel like a bigger part of Nashville than I ever have,” the 31-year-old country singer said at the event. “I’ve been spending a lot of time here the last three or four months. I moved back here. I’ve never felt more at home.”
“I’ve never felt more inspired. I listen to live music or I’ve written music basically every single day for the whole summer and it was my first summer off the road and I’ve never felt more ready to make music and learn from music and learn from songwriters,” Miranda added.
