Sam Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini and Dierks Bentley to Perform at ACM Awards

The awards show will broadcast live on April 3

By Karen Mizoguchi
Published on March 2, 2016 11:00AM EST
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The Academy of Country Music Awards is truly going to be country’s party of the year.

Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Sam Hunt and ACM Awards co-host Dierks Bentley are slated to belt out their chart-topping hits during the broadcast.

The second slate of performers was announced on Tuesday, following the news that Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Cam, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line will also be taking the stage.

Church, 38, is up for six awards while Ballerini, 22, Bentley, 40, and Hunt, 31, each received two nominations.

The 51st ACM Awards will broadcast live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3.

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