With Sunday’s 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony drawing near, the genre’s biggest names continue to take the stage for official rehearsals.
Those recently spotted in preparation for their performances include Thomas Rhett, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Jason Aldean.
The iconic Reba McEntire will be hosting this year’s ceremony.
CBS is broadcasting the show, which emanates live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The ceremony starts at 8PM ET.
Photos from the Rhett, Lady A, Rucker and Aldean rehearsals follow. We previously shared rehearsal galleries of Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini , Chris Young and Midland .
Thomas Rhett rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Thomas Rhett rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Thomas Rhett rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Darius Rucker rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Darius Rucker rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Jason Aldean rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Jason Aldean rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Jason Aldean rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Jason Aldean rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Lady Antebellum rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Lady Antebellum rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Thomas Rhett rehearses for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, scheduled to air LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Brian Cantor Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.