Luke Bryan has been announced as Blake Shelton's co-host for this year's ACM Awards. The 48th annual event will be held on Sunday, April 7th in Las Vegas. The show airs live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on CBS.

This is Blake's third consecutive time to co-host the ACM Awards -- the previous two times have been with Reba. It's a first for Luke, who has never previously hosted any live televised event.

Brad Paisley will host the 3rd Annual ACM Fan Jam, taking place at The Orleans Arena on April 7th. This live remote location will pop up throughout the three-hour Awards telecast featuring live ACM Fan Jam performances by Brad and other yet-to-be-announced acts. The ACM Fan Jam continues after the Awards telecast ends, with performances by Brad and friends.

An all-star concert TV special will be taped at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Monday, April 8th. It will air later on CBS, and ticket proceeds will benefit ACM Lifting Lives.

Tickets to the ACM Awards will go on-sale to the general public at 10 a.m. PT on January 25th at ACMawards.com.