ADDITIONAL ACM AWARDS CONTENT AVAILABLE TO XFINITY TV CUSTOMERS
AWARDS TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS
ON SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2018 AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
Encino, CA – The Academy of Country Music® announced today that ACM Award® nominee Kane Brown will deliver an encore performance of his Platinum current single “Heaven” for Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers exclusively on Xfinity On Demand in partnership with the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, honoring country music’s superstars and hottest emerging talent. As previously announced, Kane Brown, who received two nominations this year including the New Male Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for “What Ifs” featuring Lauren Alaina, will also perform on the live telecast. Brown’s “Heaven” and Platinum-certified self-titled debut album are available now from all digital music services.
As part of today’s announcement, Comcast’s Xfinity brand has announced an official partnership with the “53rd Academy of Country Music Awards” to offer its customers an even more immersive viewing experience prior to and following the show. In addition to the live broadcast on CBS, Xfinity TV customers will be able to watch archival ACM Awards content on Xfinity On Demand leading up to the show, plus an encore performance from Kane Brown, which will be available immediately after the broadcast. Xfinity TV customers with X1 will enjoy related online content from YouTube and streaming stations from Pandora integrated alongside the rest of the content, as well as the ability to call up the full experience by saying “Show me the ACMs” into the voice remote.
The live broadcast of the 53rd ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
Tickets to the ACM Awards are now on sale at www.axs.com. For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events including ACM Party for a Cause®, visit www.ACMcountry.com and www.PartyForaCause.com. You can like Academy of Country Music on Facebook or follow on Twitter at @ACMawards and Instagram @ACMAwards for more immediate updates.