The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are here; newcomer Ella Langley leads the nominations

NEW YORK – The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards observe their 60th day Thursday night. And by the looks of it, they're not readying connected slowing down immoderate clip soon.

There's a batch to celebrate. Sixteen-time ACM Award victor Reba McEntire volition erstwhile again host. Keith Urban volition beryllium awarded the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award, marking the archetypal clip an creator has received the trophy connected signifier since Carrie Underwood was honored successful 2010.

And possibly astir breathtaking of all: the ACM Awards volition unfastened with a 14-minute “Songs of the Decades” show item 60 years of state euphony and featuring McEntire, Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland and more.

The ACM festivities really began up of Thursday’s event. Before the grant show, first-time nominee Ella Langley won the rubric of pistillate caller artist; the antheral grant went to Zach Top.

Here’s what you request to cognize earlier the main ACMs attraction begins.

How to ticker the ACM Awards

The ACM Awards volition watercourse connected Prime Video and the Amazon Music transmission connected Twitch Live opening astatine 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific. No Prime rank is required to presumption the livestream.

This year's ACM Awards nominees

Langley leads the ACM Awards this twelvemonth with 8 nominations, six of which are from her smash deed “You Look Like You Love Me” with Riley Green.

Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Morgan Wallen intimately travel Langley’s nominations with 7 each. Chris Stapleton has six nominations; Green and Post Malone are tied with five.

Johnson, Wilson, Wallen and Stapleton are up for the night’s apical category, entertainer of the year. Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs and Jelly Roll are besides nominated for the award.

Who's performing astatine the ACM Awards

In summation to the star-studded “Songs of the Decades” performance, Langley, Wilson, Top, Stapleton, Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Megan Moroney, Blake Shelton and Alan Jackson volition perform.

There volition beryllium a fewer star-studded duets arsenic well. Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts volition instrumentality the signifier together, arsenic volition Jelly Roll and Shaboozey. Brooks & Dunn volition execute with Johnson.

Who's presenting

Buckle up, due to the fact that it's a agelong database of ACM presenters: Shelton, Judd, Green, Black, Carly Pearce, Crystal Gayle, ERNEST, Gabby Barrett, Gretchen Wilson, Jordan Davis, Lee Ann Womack, Lionel Richie, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Parker McCollum, Rita Wilson, Sara Evans, Sugarland, The Oak Ridge Boys and NASCAR driver Chase Elliott.

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