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The Academy of Country Music announced that the annual ACM Awards will be held in Las Vegas in 2022. The kudofest hasn't happened there since before the pandemic, in 2019. The 2020 ACM Awards, which was postponed to the fall, and the 2021 awards were both held in Nashville. The return to Las Vegas shows a sense of normalcy for the awards. It will mark the 57th ACM Awards and will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Exact venue and ticketing information have not been announced yet.
A new Chris LeDeoux compilation album is set for release this summer to commemorate the 50thanniversary of the release of the singer/cowboy’s debut album. “Wyoming Cowboy – A Collection” will be released July 2nddigitally, as well as on vinyl, the first time many of these songs have been released on vinyl. The album will feature two rare tracks, “Oklahoma Hospitality” and “Album Intro,” both of which are getting their digital debuts. It also includes “We Ain’t Got it All,” a special posthumous collaboration between LeDoux and his son Ned. It also features songs with Garth Brooks and Charlie Daniels.