…from CBS Entertainment

On Wednesday, April 3, ACM Awards Co-Host and Country Superstar Blake Shelton Will Perform Live and Preview the Show

ACM Awards Co-host and Nominee Luke Bryan To Visit THE TALK Thursday, April 4

THE TALK, network television’s fastest-growing daytime talk show, will count down to the 48TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS with co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan who will make appearances on Wednesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 4 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT) on the CBS Television Network.

On Wednesday, April 3, country superstar Blake Shelton will perform live with his band and join the ladies at the table to preview this year’s Awards show.

Luke Bryan will visit THE TALK and preview the Awards show on Thursday, April 4.  Bryanwill co-host the ACM Awards telecast for the first time and is one of the fastest-rising stars in country music.  He is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year. On both days, THE TALK will give away a pair of tickets to the Awards show to one lucky audience member.

The 48TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, “Country Music’s Party of the Year®” honoring country music’s best and introducing the industry’s hottest emerging talent, will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7 (8:00-11:00PM live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The show, hosted by Shelton and Bryan, is produced by dick clark productions.

CHEAT TWEET: #TheTalk counts down 2 @ACMawards with co-hosts @BlakeShelton & @LukeBryanOnline LIVE in-studio 4/3 & 4/4!

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