The 60th ACM Awards are officially underway in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at the Star, and the Academy of Country Music has already announced some winners. Trad-country revivalist Zach Top was awarded the trophy for New Male Artist of the Year, Ella Langley —the top nominee —was named …
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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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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, …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay, and Old Dominion were among the winners at the 2024 ACM Awards. Wilson won her first ACM Entertainer of the Year trophy. Reba McEntire hosted the show, live on Prime Video from Frisco, Texas. 2024 ACM Awards Winners List Entertainer of the YearKane …
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Fresh off winning the New Male Artist trophy at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Nate Smith teamed with Avril Lavigne to perform their new single, “Bulletproof,” on the show. The studio version of the song dropped early Thursday morning. “Been taking these shots, shots, shots, 80, 90, everything they’ve …
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Going into the 2024 ACM Awards, you didn’t have to be clairvoyant to nail some key predictions. Host Reba McEntire was sure to be both corny and unflappable, Lainey Wilson was a lock to win Entertainer of the Year, and country interloper Post Malone, scruffy and face-tattooed, was going to …
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