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FILE - In this April 19, 2015 file photo, Luke Bryan arrives at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Arlington, Texas. Bryan will return for the fourth time to co-host next year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, alongside Dierks Bentley, who will be hosting for the first time. The show will be broadcast live April 3 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)

Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley named hosts of Academy of Country Music Awards next year

Luke Bryan will return for the fourth time to co-host next year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, alongside Dierks Bentley, who will be co-hosting for the first time.

Bryan, the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter. The show will be broadcast live April 3 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

“When we found ourselves searching for a new co-host I didn’t have to look much further than my own circle of friends so Dierks was a natural choice,” Bryan said in a statement. “We have a lot of fun together and I know the fans will be in for something special.”

Last year, Bryan and Blake Shelton were co-hosts.

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