Alan Jackson will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th ACM Awards. The “Chattahoochee” singer is the inaugural recipient of the honor, which will immediately become known as the ACM Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award. According to the Academy of Country Music, the award recognizes “an iconic artist, duo, …
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Read More »Jelly Roll and Shaboozey, Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts to Perform at 2025 ACM Awards
The 2025 ACM Awards have announced their show-opening number. The 60th annual ACMs will kick off next Thursday, May 8, with what is being called a “Songs of the Decades” performance that highlights past Songs of the Year winners. Host Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, LeAnn Rimes, …
Read More »2025 ACM Awards: Ella Langley Is the Top Nominee
Ella Langley led all nominees when the nominations for the 60th annual ACM Awards were announced on Thursday morning. Langley, an Alabama native, received eight nominations, driven by her hit duet with Riley Green, “You Look Like You Love Me.” Green received five nominations. Other top nominees include Cody Johnson, …
Read More »Keith Urban, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris to Perform at 2024 ACM Honors
The ACM Honors has announced the initial lineup of performers for its industry awards ceremony, set for Aug. 21 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Eric Church, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban will all perform in tribute to this year’s honorees. The …
Read More »See Miranda Lambert Perform New Single 'Wranglers' at 2024 ACMs
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 »Watch Ashley McBryde and Noah Reid Sing About Morgan Wallen's Chair Throwing at 2024 ACMs
Nominee Ashley McBryde and actor Noah Reid stole the show while presenting Single of the Year at the 2024 ACM Awards. The pair performed parodies of this year’s nominees while presenting the award. Reid has sung a bit on both Outer Range and, most memorably, on Schitt’s Creek, which McBryde …
Read More »Chris Stapleton and Dua Lipa Deliver Super-Secret Duet at 2024 ACM Awards
Chris Stapleton brought along a surprise guest to the ACM Awards stage: Dua Lipa joined the country star for a soulful performance of “Think I’m in Love With You.” Written solo by Stapleton for his 2023 album, Higher, “Think I’m in Love With You” is already groovy as a studio …
Read More »Jason Aldean Pays Tribute to Toby Keith With 'Should've Been a Cowboy' at 2024 ACM Awards
Jason Aldean paid tribute to Toby Keith at the 2024 ACM Awards, performing an elegantly low-key version of “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” Keith’s 1993 debut single, backed by a string quartet. Blake Shelton introduced the performance, honoring his fellow Oklahoma native. The audience singing along was loud and clear as …
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 …
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