Carrie Horton

In 1971, the Academy of Country Music Awards honored Merle Haggard with the first-ever Entertainer of the Year award. Since then, the coveted trophy has been bestowed on some of country music's best and brightest.

What happens when a country music idol from Australia meets an Academy Awards-winning actress from Australia?

Watch country stars read some of the most painfully awful dad jokes in honor of Father's Day this Sunday (June 21).

With only a few years in the business, some might say that success happened overnight -- but in truth, it's taken Wallen quite some time, and a heavy does of hard work, to get here.

Here's what it takes.

Which country artists have received the most ACM Awards? Here's the answer.

Can you believe it?!

The annual even boasts performances from more than 350 artists on 11 stages, both free and ticketed, throughout downtown Nashville.

Watch five incredible tributes from country stars to brave members of the military.

Did you know that Stapleton has a long career of songwriting even beyond the three albums he's released?