Eric Church brought new music to the stage with the live debut of a brand new song during the ACM Awards.
On Sunday, April 18, the ACM Entertainer Of The Year nominee performed a track called “Bunch Of Nothing” from, Heart, the just-released first part of his three-part album, Heart & Soul. The country superstar’s performance brought all the honky tonk vibes with the twangy, new boot-stomping track.
The Man. The Myth. The #MotherChurch. 😎 @ericchurch just gave an incredible performance of his new song "Bunch of Nothing" from @theryman, live at the #ACMawards! Catch the rest of the night's performances NOW on @CBS & @paramountplus! pic.twitter.com/kliLzSYSGa
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) April 19, 2021
Church is up for 3 nods at this year’s award show, including Male Artist Of The Year, Music Event Of The Year (“Does To Me” [alongside Luke Combs]) and the coveted Entertainer Of The Year.
The 56th ACM Awards also featured performances from Brothers Osborne, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton, Alan Jackson, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Lady A, Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban, Gabby Barrett, Jimmie Allen, Little Big Town and more.
Additionally, the show included star-studded collaborations by Dierks Bentley feat. The War And Treaty, Miranda Lambert with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd, Chris Young feat. Kane Brown, Carly Pearce and Lee Brice, as well as Carrie Underwood & CeCe Winans. The show opener featured the live debut of Elle King and Miranda Lambert’s duet, “Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Go Home).”
Co-hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton, the 2021 ACM Awards took place in Music City for the second consecutive year. The three-hour awards show took place at three iconic Nashville venues, including Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe. The awards show aired on Sunday, April 18 (live 8:00-11:00 PM ET) on CBS Television Network and were also streamed live on CBS All Access.