After being dropped by CBS this year, the ACM Awards have found a new home but it’s not on any network.

The Academy of Country Music just announced that the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will livestream on Amazon Prime in 2022. They will now be the first ever major award show to be been streamed exclusively.

“We are thrilled that the Academy of Country Music Awards are first to take this giant step toward the future of awards shows with Amazon Prime Video,” Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, shares. “This partnership, which reinforces our position as an innovative, progressive awards show, will deliver the broadest possible audience and, simultaneously, deliver massive value to our artists whose music lives inside this ecosystem, enabling fans to discover and stream music as they watch.”

So far no date for next year’s ACMs have been announced.

• ONE MORE THING! ACM just announced that those attending Wednesday’s ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville will have to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test witin 48 hours of attending. The same goes for Tuesday’s ACM Party for a Cause at Ascend Amphitheater. Masks are being encouraged for both shows.

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There’s some bad news for Garth Brooks fans. The singer just announced that he’s canceling the rest of his 2021 Stadium Tour dates due to the spike in COVID cases across the country.

“In July, I sincerely thought the pandemic was falling behind us,” Garth shared. “Now, watching this new wave, I realize we are still in the fight and I must do my part.”

In total Garth has canceled five shows in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charlotte, North Carolina, Baltimore, Maryland, Foxborough, Massachusetts and Nashville, Tennessee (that original show was rained out last month), and since they are canceled and not postponed, ticketholders will automatically receive refunds.

Garth added that he was making the announcement with a “heavy heart,” but added he also had a “hopeful heart,” noting, “we will reschedule and start over when this wave seems to be behind us.”

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Several music festivals have announced new health protocols when it comes to COVID -19, and now New York’s Governor’s Ball, Tennessee’s Pilgrimage Festival and California’s Ohana Festival have annouced theirs.

All three festivals will require attendees to show proof of a full COVID vaccine, or show proof a negative COVID test. Governor’s Ball’s test must be 72 hours prior to the festival, while Pilgrimage is requiring a test 48 hours before entering, and Ohana is requiring test results obtained within 72 hours of attending each day of the event.

• Governor’s Ball takes place September 24^th to 26^th at Citi Field in Queens, with a line-up that includes Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone and more.
• Pilgrimage takes place September 24^th and 25^th in Franklin, Tennessee, featuring Dave Matthews Band, The Black Keys, Maren Morris and more.
• And the Ohana Festival takes place over two weekends,  September 24^th to 26^th and October 1^st and 2^nd, with Kings of Leon, Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam headlining the first weekend, and Pearl Jam headlining both nights of weekend two.

The new season of “The Voice” is only weeks away, and the coaches have just revealed the stars they’ve enlisted to be their battle round mentors.

Kelly Clarkson is bringing on Jason Aldean to mentor her team, and the pair is already having a little fun at the expense of fellow country star Blake Shelton. “I don’t even like that guy,” Jason joked to “Entertainment Tonight,” with Kelly adding, “Yeah, we don’t even like Blake,” adding with a laugh, “I can’t even say that without smiling.” Jason also offered, “He’s a good BS-er,” noting, “That’s why his initials are B.S.”

• Meanwhile, Blake has landed fellow country star Dierks Bentley as his team’s mentor. “The reason we make a good paring,” Blake tells Access Hollywood, “Dierks knows when to hold ‘em and I know when to fold ‘em.” Dierks adds, “I do, I hold ‘em up. I give them the positive advice…and then he comes along with the critical advice.”
• But while they work well together, Dierks stops short of calling Blake a friend, joking, “We’ll see if he gives me his phone number, I wasn’t invited to the wedding,” referring to Blake’s nuptials to Gwen Stefani, to which Blake replied, “yes you were, it’s on it’s way.”

• As for the other judges, John Legend has enlisted Camila Cabello as his mentor, while new judge Ariana Grande is bringing along Kristin Chenoweth. Season 21 of “The Voice” premieres September 20^th on NBC.

Source: Entertainment Tonight