At the ACM Awards on Thursday, Miranda Lambert performed her recently released single, “Wranglers.” She had previously given the tune its debut at the Stagecoach Festival, where she also performed with frequent ACMs host Reba McEntire, in April. Lambert’s live debut of the track was appropriately fiery, as the cowboy-hat-clad …
Read More »Post Malone Goes Country With 'I Had Some Help' at 2024 ACMs
Posty goes ACMs: After months of teasing his crossover into country, Post Malone participated in one of the genre’s biggest nights as he performed his new single “I Had Some Help” as well as the track “Never Love You Again” at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Malone, a Texas …
Read More »2024 ACM Awards: Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, and Chris Stapleton Will Perform
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards will return to Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, May 16, with a full slate of …
Read More »Reba McEntire Will Host the 2024 ACM Awards
Nobody has hosted more Academy of Country Music Awards telecasts than Reba McEntire, who first hoisted a microphone to read folksy jokes off a teleprompter in 1986. Her determination to hold onto that rare statistic has led her to agree to host the show yet again next month, marking her …
Read More »2024 ACM Awards: Luke Combs and Megan Moroney Lead Nominations
With eight nods, Luke Combs is the most nominated artist at the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The unveiling of this year’s nominations revealed that the musician is up for Song of the Year — presented to songwriters, publishers, and artists — for “Fast Car,” which also earns …
Read More »The 2024 ACM Awards Are Heading Back to Texas in May
The Academy of Country Music Awards will return to Frisco, Texas, this May. The 59th edition of the annual show will take place May 16 at the Ford Center, which is otherwise utilized as the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility. The ACMs will stream live on Prime Video. Tickets for the …
Read More »Old Dominion Acknowledge Mass Shootings, 'People Who Are Hurting' at 2023 ACMs
The ACM Awards aired live from Texas on Thursday night in the Dallas suburb of Frisco —located just 12 miles from Allen, Texas, where a gunman killed eight people last weekend at a shopping mall. It was the U.S.’s 199th mass shooting of 2023 and the second-deadliest of the year. …
Read More »Hardy Headbangs Through 'Truck Bed' at 2023 ACM Awards
Hardy brought an intense performance of “Truck Bed” to the 2023 ACM Awards in Frisco, Texas, where he was one of the evening’s top nominees. The song appears on Hardy’s album The Mockingbird & The Crow, which also features his recent hit duet “Wait in the Truck” featuring Lainey Wilson. …
Read More »Dolly Parton Debuts New Rock Song 'World on Fire' at 2023 ACM Awards
Dolly Parton closed out the 2023 ACM Awards with the live debut of her new song “World on Fire.” Parton also co-hosted the two-hour show alongside Garth Brooks. Performing with a line of backup dancers that doubled as a choir, Parton sang a cautionary tale about the state of affairs. …
Read More »Ed Sheeran and Luke Combs Sing 'Life Goes On' at 2023 ACM Awards
Ed Sheeran made his ACM Awards debut on Thursday night, but he didn’t go it alone: The English pop star was joined by Luke Combs to perform Sheeran’s song “Life Goes On,” off his album – (Subtract). A studio version of the collab was released after the show. Standing on …
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