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Luke Bryan Says Entertainer Nomination ‘Is A Big Deal For Me’

Luke Bryan goes into this year’s ACM Awards on Sunday (April 7) with a pair of nominations. He is once again nominated for Entertainer of the Year (which he has…

Luke Bryan Says Entertainer Nomination 'Is A Big Deal For Me'
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Luke Bryan goes into this year’s ACM Awards on Sunday (April 7) with a pair of nominations. He is once again nominated for Entertainer of the Year (which he has won twice), and he’s also up for Single of the Year for “Most People Are Good.”

“I’m very, very proud to be nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the ACMs," he says. "That’s always the highlight going out there. If I’m nominated for Entertainer of the Year, it’s such a big deal for me, but to have ‘Most People Are Good' nominated, is so, so special for me, for my fans, and the songwriters of that song and to have the opportunity to potentially win an ACM Award is such a big deal for me. So excited.”

Luke will be performing his brand new single "Knockin' Boots" a song from his forthcoming album on the show.

The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 7th at 8pm ET on CBS.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.