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- Air date: Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PTOfficial Site: ACMA 2009
- Network: CBS
- Venue: MGM Grand in Las Vegas
- Host: Reba McEntireOfficial Site: ACMA 2009
- The Entertainer of the Year and the Top New Artist of the Year awards are decided by the fansOfficial Site: ACMA 2009
- Fan can vote online for two awardsOfficial Site: ACMA 2009
- Entertainer of the Year and the Top New Artist of the Year will be announced live during the awards ceremonyOfficial Site: ACMA 2009
- Miley Cyrus is scheduled to perform her single "The Climb" from the soundtrack to Hannah Montana: The Movie'MTV: Miley Cyrus To Perform At Academy Of Country Music Awards (March 26, 2009)
- Lady Antebellum, John Rich, Lee Ann Womack and Jamey Johnson are scheduled to performMTV: Miley Cyrus To Perform At Academy Of Country Music Awards (March 26, 2009)
- March 24, 2009: Winners were announced for the awards that are not televised ACMA: Special Awards Honorees Announced (March 24, 2009)
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The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Award ceremony will be hosted by Reba McEntire on April 5, 2009. There are several options to watch previews, celebrity interviews and highlights of the 2009 Country Music Awards online. Leading up to the awards ceremony: CBS.com, CMT.com and ACMCountry.com all feature videos and interviews prior to the event Pre-show: GACTV.com and TVGuide.com/Access Hollywood will provide live online coverage of the celebrities as they arrive at the awards ceremony Live coverage of the awards ceremony: CMT.com features a Live ACM Awards Blog, an ACM Awards Group chat and CMT Insider, backstage interviews and show highlights.
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Nomination Leaders
- Brad Paisley: 6 nominations
- George Strait: 5 nominations
- Heidi Newfield: 5 nominations
- Carrie Underwood: 4 nominations
- Kenny Chesney: 4 nominations
- Jamey Johnson: 4 nominations
- Keith Urban: 3 nominations
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