Taylor Swift sparkles in sequin turtleneck as Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris dazzle at ACM Awards

It was originally slated to be a star-studded event taking place in Las Vegas in April but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

And on Wednesday night, the Academy of Country Music Awards hosted a scaled back and socially distanced annual awards show in Nashville, Tennessee. 

But despite being a mix of pre-recorded and live segments, with performances taking place at three different venues in Nashville, the stars still managed to put on a fashion show for their big night. 

Taylor Swift kept her look low-key as she arrived at the famous Grand Ole Opry while Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris led the way on the red carpet at the Ryman Auditorium with gorgeous and colorful outfits

Taylor, 30, is returning to the awards show after an absence of seven years and will perform Betty from album Folklore during the telecast.

The superstar posed for photos outside the Grand Ole Opry in a dark red sequin turtleneck which she paired with tailored beige pants.

She added a pair of shiny black sandal heels with chunky gold ankle straps and wore her blonde hair styled back from her face.

The artist, who has nine ACM Awards to her name, completed her look with a splash of scarlet red lip color. 

Kelsea, 27, went for a leggy look in a two-tone sparkly mini dress with asymmetrical hem.

The outfit had a rust colored top and long sleeves complete with shoulder sash while the skit was a contrasting deep purple.

It was dotted with black shapes the sash was fastened at the waist with a large diamond triangle clip. 

The First Time hitmaker added a pair of sparkly rust and black cowboy boots, wore her long blonde hair in a half ponytail and accessorized with large hoop earrings. 

Maren, 30, chose an eye-catching tropical-themed long-sleeve dress with a very low-cut neckline.

The singer, who gave birth to her first child back in March, stepped out in bright orange sandal heels and added colorful earrings.

Her long hair was styled back from her forehead and fell sleekly down over her shoulders.

The awards show was hosted by Keith Urban and in addition to the Grand Ole Opry and the historic Ryman Auditorium, it made use of Nashville’s famous The Bluebird Cafe. 

Urban will be joined by Pink for the television world premiere of their new collaboration One Too Many.

Others performing during the telecast include Trisha Yearwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Mickey Guyton, Tim McGraw, and Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani.

 All five nominees for entertainer of the year – Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett – will take the stage to perform a medley of their greatest hits.