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Jim Harrington, pop music critic, Bay Area News Group, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)
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Taylor Swift will perform at the Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time in seven years.

Fans can see the pop star, who started out her career in country music, make her long awaited return to the ACM stage when the award show is broadcast at 8 p.m. Sept. 16 on CBS-TV.

Swift is set to perform the song “betty” off “Folklore,” the singer’s blockbuster eighth studio album that has already spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

That run ties Swift with Whitney Houston for the most cumulative weeks atop the chart by a woman in history.

Swift, a nine-time ACM Award winner, performs “betty” from the historic Grand Ole Opry House.

The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards will be hosted by multi-platinum-selling country artist Keith Urban, who is the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year and 15-time ACM Award winner.

This year’s show will be broadcast from three different iconic venues in Nashville — Grand Ole Opry House, the amazing Ryman Auditorium and the intimate Bluebird Cafe.

In addition to Swift, the award show will also host performances by Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi, Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani, Tenille Townes, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Trisha Yearwood and more to be announced.

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