The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, stream live via Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on May 8
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Blake Shelton; Eric Church; Lainey Wilson. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty; Brett Carlsen/Getty; Joseph Okpako/WireImage
Who’s ready for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards?
On March 24, the Academy of Country Music, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions revealed Blake Shelton, Eric Church and Lainey Wilson as the first round of performers set to take the stage at the upcoming 2025 ACM Awards.
Hosted by Reba McEntire, the awards show will stream stream live via Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on May 8.
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Reba McEntire in October 2024.Todd Williamson/NBC
Shelton, 48, will perform after his recent single “Texas” has been finding success on the country charts. His upcoming album, For Recreational Use Only, is set for a May 9 release.
Wilson, 32 — who won entertainer of the year at last year’s ceremony — is currently promoting her latest album, Whirlwind. Her performance will arrive a few months before she kicks off the Whirlwind World Tour’s North American leg on Aug. 14.
Church, 47, will have his moment on the ACM Awards stage will come shortly after his new album, Evangeline Vs. the Machine, comes out May 2.
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Blake Shelton, Eric Church, and Lainey Wilson to perform at 2025 ACM Awards.Academy of Country Music
Nominations for the 2025 ACM Awards will be unveiled later this month. Fans can purchase tickets to attend the ceremony via SeatGeek.
Additional performers, presenters and events related to the ceremony will be announced soon.
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Reba McEntire in May 2024.Jason Kempin/Getty
Last year’s ACM Awards, also hosted by McEntire, saw Wilson and Chris Stapleton emerge as the night’s top winners with three trophies each.
Wilson won entertainer of the year, female artist of the year and music event of the year for “Save Me” with Jelly Roll, while Stapleton won album of the year for Higher, male artist of the year and artist-songwriter of the year.
The 2024 award for song of the year was awarded to writers Jordan Davis, Chase McGill, Greylan James, Josh Osborne for Davis’ “Next Thing You Know.” New male artist of the year went to Nate Smith, while new female artist of the year went to Megan Moroney.