The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are here. Newcomer Ella Langley
leads the nominees
[May 08, 2025]
By MARIA SHERMAN
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards celebrate their
60th anniversary Thursday night. And by the looks of it, they're not
planning on slowing down any time soon.
There's a lot to celebrate. Sixteen-time ACM Award winner Reba McEntire
will once again host. Keith Urban will be awarded the coveted ACM Triple
Crown Award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on
stage since Carrie Underwood was honored in 2010.
And perhaps most exciting of all: the ACM Awards will open with a
14-minute “Songs of the Decades” performance highlight 60 years of
country music and featuring McEntire, Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna
Judd, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland and more.
The ACM festivities actually began ahead of Thursday’s event. Before the
award show, first-time nominee Ella Langley won the title of female new
artist; the male award went to Zach Top.
Here’s what you need to know before the main ACMs attraction begins.
How to watch the ACM Awards
The ACM Awards will stream on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel
on Twitch Live beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific. No Prime
membership is required to view the livestream.
This year's ACM Awards nominees
Langley leads the ACM Awards this year with eight nominations, six of
which are from her smash hit “You Look Like You Love Me” with Riley
Green.
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Host Reba McEntire appears on stage at the 54th annual Academy of
Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019. (Photo by Chris
Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
 Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and
Morgan Wallen closely follow Langley’s nominations with seven 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 top
category, entertainer of the year. Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs and
Jelly Roll are also nominated for the award.
Who's performing at the ACM Awards
In addition to the star-studded “Songs of the Decades” performance,
Langley, Wilson, Top, Stapleton, Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Megan
Moroney, Blake Shelton and Alan Jackson will perform.
There will be a few star-studded duets as well. Backstreet Boys and
Rascal Flatts will take the stage together, as will Jelly Roll and
Shaboozey. Brooks & Dunn will perform with Johnson.
Who's presenting
Buckle up, because it's a long list 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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