The Academy of Country Music has already crowned a few winners, with Ella Langley winning the award for New Female Artist of the Year and Zach Top taking home the trophy in the male category. To find out how Langley fared with her other seven nominations, viewers will have to tune into the 2025 ACM Awards ceremony next week. Here’s how to make sure you don’t miss a thing.
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When Does the 2025 ACM Awards Ceremony Air?
The 2025 ACM Awards will stream live exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. The stream will be free, with no additional charges to Prime Video members. The 60th ceremony airs Thursday, May 8, at 8 p.m. Eastern from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
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Who Are the Performers?
The 2025 ACM Awards will feature performances from many of country music’s top artists, including Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, Jelly Roll, and more.
Who Is Hosting?
Award-winning country star Reba McEntire will host the ceremony for the 18th time—more than any other person in the awards show’s nearly six-decade history.
Reba, who celebrated her 70th birthday in March, says she keeps her energy up during the ACM Awards by simply “having fun.”
“We’re prepared. We know what we’re going to be doing,” she said during an interview with Prime Video. “We’re going to be visiting and having so much fun with all of our friends and buddies, and also meeting all of the new artists that are going to be on the show. It’s going to be a blast.”
Who Are the Nominees at the 2025 ACM Awards?
Ella Langley leads the 2025 ACM Awards with eight nominations. The 25-year-old’s cheeky Riley Green duet “You Look Like You Love Me” landed nods in six categories, including Single of the Year, Song of the Year as an artist and songwriter, Music Event of the Year, and Visual Media of the Year as an artist and director.
Langley is followed by Morgan Wallen and Cody Johnson, who are tied for the most nominations for a male artist with seven apiece. Wallen receives his third straight Entertainer of the Year nomination alongside Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini, and Lainey Wilson.
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