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The new move marks the first deal of its kind for a major awards show.

"It's just one of those things that happens, you know," the band's Shay Mooney explained backstage in the show's virtual press room.

"You never take these things for granted. You just don't."

It was a parade of talent that looked and felt much more celebratory than in 2021, with good reason.

And the 2021 ACM Awards winners are ...

Get the scoop on the big night in Nashville!

Pearce told Taste of Country first about her first 2021 ACM Awards win.

The big night is just days away.

He'll have to skip the big awards show.

Who is going to win the ACM for Entertainer of the Year in 2021?

The annual awards show will follow a similar model to the Academy of Country Music's 2020 event.

The 2020 ACM Awards looked different than usual -- but the show was still packed full of action.