UPDATE (April 28): Ella Langley and Zach High have been added as performers at subsequent week’s sixtieth ACM Awards following their wins for ACM new feminine artist of the yr and ACM new male artist of the yr, respectively. Hosted by 16-time ACM Awards winner Reba McEntire, the sixtieth ACM Awards will stream dwell for a worldwide viewers on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch on Thursday, Might 8, at 8 p.m. ET 5 p.m. PT from the Ford Heart at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Langley, this yr’s high ACM Awards nominee with eight nods, obtained her ACM new feminine artist of the yr award on Friday afternoon (April 25) whereas on stage at Rock The Nation in Knoxville, Tenn. The information was introduced by the winningest artist in ACM historical past, Miranda Lambert, in a video.
High, who can also be nominated for ACM album of the yr for Chilly Beer & Nation Music, obtained his ACM new male artist of the yr award on Thursday night time (April 24) previous to taking the stage for a sold-out present in Wilmington, N.C. The information was introduced by the winningest duo in ACM historical past, Brooks & Dunn, in a video.
PREVIOUSLY (April 24): Three nominees for entertainer of the yr on the 2025 Academy of Nation Music Awards — Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson and Kelsea Ballerini — are among the many 10 performers who have been added to the lineup for the Might 8 present. Additionally added have been Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Clint Black, LeAnn Rimes, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Wynonna Judd.
They be a part of beforehand introduced performers Reba McEntire (who can also be set to host the present), Blake Shelton, Eric Church and Lainey Wilson.
5 of those 14 performers are previous winners of entertainer of the yr on the ACM Awards. McEntire received in that high class in 1995; Brooks & Dunn in 1996, 1997 and 2002; Lambert in 2022; Stapleton in 2023 and Wilson in 2024.
Of those 14 performers, all however Johnson are previous ACM winners in at the very least one class. And Johnson might win his first ACM Award this yr — he has seven nominations, a complete topped solely by Ella Langley with eight. Morgan Wallen and Wilson even have seven.
Extra performers shall be revealed subsequent week.
The sixtieth ACM Awards will stream dwell for a worldwide viewers on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch on Thursday, Might 8, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Ford Heart at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The present shall be expanded from two to two-and-a-half hours, and celebrates six a long time of nation music.
The present is produced by Dick Clark Productions. Raj Kapoor is govt producer and showrunner, with Patrick Menton as co-executive producer. Damon Whiteside serves as govt producer for the Academy of Nation Music, and Jay Penske and Barry Adelman function govt producers for DCP. John Saade can even proceed to function consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.
Kapoor is among the many most profitable govt producers in TV. He has served in that capability on the final 4 Grammy telecasts (alongside Ben Winston and Jesse Collins) and the final two Oscar telecasts (alongside Katy Mullan).
This would be the 18th time McEntire has hosted or co-hosted the ACM Awards. She first co-hosted the present in 1986 with John Schneider and the late Mac Davis. McEntire is quick closing in on Bob Hope’s file as probably the most frequent host of any main awards present. Hope hosted or co-hosted the Oscars 19 occasions between 1940 and 1978.
This yr’s present is introduced by Carnival Cruise Line. A restricted variety of tickets to the present can be found for buy on SeatGeek.
Established in 1966, the Academy of Nation Music Awards is the longest working nation music awards present. It made historical past in 2022 as the primary main awards ceremony to solely livestream.
The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a three way partnership between Eldridge Industries and Billboard guardian firm Penske Media.
