ACM Awards: Party For A Cause

LAS VEGAS (KUTV) - Country music stars have flooded Las Vegas for the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday night on CBS. Before the big awards show, stars took the time to give back during “Party For A Cause.”

This was the fifth ACM Party For A Cause. Saturday night’s show had a star-studded lineup with performances form Kelsea Ballerini, Kip Moore and Lady Antebellum, among others.

Party For A Cause helps benefit ACM Lifting Lives, which is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music. The money raised helps fund music-related therapy and education programs. In four years, the event has helped raise more than $500,000.

The 52nd ACM Awards kick off Sunday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The ACM Awards air on KUTV starting at 6 p.m. with red-carpet coverage starting two hours before.