| 60th Academy of Country Music Awards | |
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| Date | May 8, 2025 |
| Location | Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas |
| Hosted by | Reba McEntire |
| Most wins | Ella Langley (5) |
| Most nominations | Ella Langley (7) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Prime Video |
The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 8, 2025, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Reba McEntire returned as host. [1]
On November 2, 2023, the Academy of Country Music announced that it would renew its partnership with Prime Video through 2025. [2] [3] Reba McEntire will host the ceremony for the eighteenth time. In press releases, ACM says "the monumental show will celebrate six decades of Country Music and feature unforgettable performances by the genre's most legendary and multi-award-winning stars". [4] Radio and TV Personality Bobby Bones will conduct candid Interviews with artists throughout the show.
First time nominee, Ella Langley, led with seven nominations, including one as a director of her music video. Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson followed closely behind with six nominations each. Langley took home the most awards of the evening with five, two as both an artist of her music video and as a director.
On May 5, ACM announced that country superstar, Keith Urban, will be honored with the ACM Triple Crown Award. The honor distinguishes the achievement of an artist, duo or group upon receiving a New Artist award, Male/Female Artist (or Duo/Group) award, and Entertainer of the Year awards. [5]
During the ceremony, Reba McEntire surprised the audience with announcement of the inaugural Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement award. Along with a special performance by the awards namesake and inaugural honoree, multi-ACM award winner, Alan Jackson. The award will continue to recognize an iconic artist, duo, or group that has achieved both national and international prominence and stature through concert performances, philanthropy, record sales, streaming numbers, and public representation.
The nominees will be revealed on Thursday, March 27. The eligibility period for submissions for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
| Performer(s) | Song |
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| Reba McEntire Clint Black Wynonna Judd LeAnn Rimes Little Big Town Dan + Shay | Songs of the Decades Medley "Okie From Muskogee" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Why Not Me" "Blue" "Girl Crush" "Tequila" |
| Eric Church | "Hands of Time" |
| Miranda Lambert Ella Langley | "Run" "Kerosene" |
| Zach Top | "Use Me" |
| Blake Shelton | "Texas" |
| Lainey Wilson | "Whirlwind" |
| Kelsea Ballerini | "Baggage" |
| Chris Stapleton | "It Takes a Woman" |
| Ella Langley | "Weren't for the Wind" |
| Alan Jackson | Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award "Remember When" |
| Jelly Roll Shaboozey | "Heart of Stone" "Amen" |
| Megan Moroney Chris Stapleton Brothers Osborne Keith Urban | Tribute to Triple Crown Award winner Keith Urban "Stupid Boy" "Blue Ain't Your Color" "Where the Blacktop Ends" |
| Cody Johnson Brooks & Dunn | "The Fall" "Red Dirt Road" |
| Reba McEntire Miranda Lambert Lainey Wilson | "Trailblazer" |
| Rascal Flatts Backstreet Boys | "What Hurts the Most" "I Dare You" "Larger than Life" "Life Is a Highway" |