Reba McEntire

The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM Awards) will air on Sunday, April 5th. While Reba McEntire has hosted or co-hosted the awards show 16 times, she is giving up her spot as host this year. It has been confirmed that country singer Keith Urban will host the award show for 2020! The ACM Awards will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will be Keith's first time hosting the show. The CEO of the Academy of Country Music, Damon Whiteside, released a statement about the excitement surrounding Keith's hosting gig. Keith Urban to host the 2020 ACM Awards View this post on Instagram A post shared by Keith Urban (@keithurban) Damon said, "We are thrilled to have our reigning Entertainer of the Year as the centerpiece of our 55th ACM Awards ceremony. Keith epitomizes greatness in our industry, is beloved by fans and fellow artists, and I can’t think of a better representative to be the face of our Awards show and to help usher in a new era at the Academy." RELATED: Keith Urban Performs Beautiful Rendition Of “To Love Somebody” By The Bee Gees Keith Urban / Instagram Last year, there was some controversy surrounding the ACM Awards. The Entertainer of the Year category is historically the biggest award and generally is filled with men. Last year, Reba said she was disappointed that no women were nominated in the category. Carrie Underwood / Instagram This year, Carrie Underwood received a nomination for the coveted category. Others include Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, and Thomas Rhett. Check out the rest of the nominations below: 2020 ACM Awards Nominations View this post on Instagram A post shared by Academy of Country Music (ACM) (@acmawards) FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Dierks Bentley Luke Combs Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie & Tae GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Midland Old Dominion The Highwomen NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ingrid Andress Gabby Barrett Lindsay Ell Caylee Hammack Tenille Townes Reba with Brooks & Dunn / Instagram NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Jordan Davis Russell Dickerson Riley Green Cody Johnson Morgan Wallen ALBUM OF THE YEAR Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett GIRL, Maren Morris Heartache Medication, Jon Pardi What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs Wildcard, Miranda Lambert SINGLE OF THE YEAR "God’s Country," Blake Shelton "One Man Band," Old Dominion "Rainbow," Kacey Musgraves "Rumor," Lee Brice "What If I Never Get Over You," Lady Antebellum SONG OF THE YEAR "10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay ft. Justin Bieber "Girl Goin’ Nowhere," Ashley McBryde "God’s Country," Blake Shelton "One Man Band," Old Dominion "Some Of It," Eric Church VIDEO OF THE YEAR "10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay Featuring Justin Bieber "God’s Country," Blake Shelton "One Man Band," Old Dominion "Remember You Young," Thomas Rhett "Sugar Coat," Little Big Town The show will air at 8 p.m. EST on April 5, 2020, on CBS. It will air live.