Swift, Aldean, Chesney, Underwood, others added to ACMs

by Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY

March 18, 2013

Swift, Aldean, Chesney, Underwood, others added to ACMs
Taylor Swift will pop up at the show. (Credit: Ryan Soderlin, Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Taylor Swift, who launched her Red tour last week, will play this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, where she's the reigning entertainer of the year and up for the honor again.

Fellow entertainer of the year nominee Jason Aldean also is on the ACM's latest list of performers, as are Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town. They join previously announced performers Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, George Strait and the Band Perry.

The 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7 (CBS, 8 p.m. ET/5 PT). Shelton and Bryan will co-host the show.

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