Update: To generate additional excitement for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, co-hosts Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley appeared on Wednesday’s “Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
In addition to an interview, they took the stage to perform the Merle Haggard classic “Ramblin’ Fever.”
Videos of the interview and performance and photos from the taping follow:
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VIDEO The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured left to right: Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Stephen Colbert. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured: Musical Performance by Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Stay Human. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured: Musical Performance by Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Stay Human. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured: Musical Performance by Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Stay Human. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured left to right: Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Stephen Colbert. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured left to right: Emma Roberts and Stephen Colbert. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured left to right: Emma Roberts and Stephen Colbert. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong, plus interview with and musical performance by Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley, hosts of the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on Wednesday’s taping, March 29th, 2017 in New York. Pictured left to right: Ken Jeong and Stephen Colbert. Photo: Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved
This Sunday, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will return as co-hosts for the Academy Of Country Music Awards.
Wednesday night, they hype the upcoming show with an appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
In addition to joining host Stephen Colbert for an interview, the two country superstars join forces for a performance.
Wednesday’s “Colbert” also features interviews with Emma Roberts and Ken Jeong.
