The 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is currently taking place in Texas and can only be watched via Amazon on Prime Video and Amazon’s Twitch channel. Prizes will be awarded during this two-and-a-half-hour event. Ella Langley (seen above at the red carpet), who leads all nominees with nine nominations, has begun her evening well by winning the award for Best New Female Artist.
Browse through the list of nominees below, where the winners’ names are highlighted in bold, to discover who took home an award in the Lone Star State (and in a few instances, prior to this event, as certain accolades had been revealed earlier to accommodate additional performance spots). Also take a moment to peruse some of the artists’ red carpet appearances.
The performance began with a 12-minute compilation of Academy of Country Music Song of the Year winners spanning all six decades since the show started. The segment included appearances by the event’s host, Reba McEntire, alongside Clint Black, Dan + Shay, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland, and Wynonna Judd.
Another performance planned for the show will honor Keith Urban as he receives the ACM Triple Crown Award. This tribute will feature a medley sung by Chris Stapleton, Megan Moroney, and Brothers Osborne.
The highly awaited performance features McEntire, Lainey Wilson, and Miranda Lambert, who will debut their collaborative single titled “Trailblazer.” This song was written by Lambert, Wilson, and Brandy Clark.
The scheduled performers for the broadcast also feature Alan Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Eric Church, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Shaboozey, and Zach Top.
The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcasted live exclusively worldwide to around 240 countries and regions via Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. This event is taking place at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, which serves as the home base for the Dallas Cowboys organization. Streaming began promptly at 8 PM Eastern Time / 5 PM Pacific Time and is planned to continue for about two and a half hours, adding an extra thirty minutes compared to the duration of last year’s ceremony.
Pre-telecast awards were given to Ella Langley for best new female artist; Zach Top for best new male artist; the Red Clay Strays for best new duo or group; Lainey Wilson for artist-songwriter of the year; and Jessie Jo Dillon for (non-artist) songwriter of the year. (Dillon cowrote multiple tracks on three of five projects up for album of the year.)
A full list of the ACMs’ 2025 nominations, with winners marked in bold as they come up in the ceremony:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
WOMAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Ella Langley
- Megan Moroney
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
ARTIST OF THE YEAR – MALE
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Muscadine Bloodline
- The War And Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Flatland Cavalry
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- The Red Clay Strays
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Kassi Ashton
- Ashley Cooke
- Dasha
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Ella Langley
– WINNER
- Jessie Murph
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Gavin Adcock
- Shaboozey
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Zach Top – WINNER
- Tucker Wetmore
- Bailey Zimmerman
NEW TWOSOME OR Band Of The Year
- Restless Road
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The Red Clay Strays
– WINNER
- Treaty Oak Revival
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
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“Am I Good? (I’ll Be Alright)” – Megan Moroney
Producer: Kristian Bush
Recording Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville
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“Exquisitely Fractured” – Jelly Roll
Producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivaral, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym
Recording Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records
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“Cold Beer & Country Music” – Zach Top
Producer: Carson Chamberlain
Record Company-Label: Leo33
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“F-1 Trillion” – Post Malone
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Record Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
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“Whirlwind” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Recording Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
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“Drinking Tune (Slightly Drunk)” – Shaboozey
Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry
Record Label: American Dogwood / EMPIRE
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“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Recording Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
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“I Received Some Assistance” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskinse
Record Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
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“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville
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“You Look Like You Love Her” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Record Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
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“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
Lyricists: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson
Publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent
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“The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
Lyricists: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Music from Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
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“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Songwriter: Josh Phillips
Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing
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“I Received Some Assistance” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Lyricists: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak
Publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of My Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation
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“Ella Langley says you seem to be fond of her” – Riley Green
Lyricists: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
Publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE DECADE
[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
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Cowboys Cry Too – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym
Recording Label: Black River Entertainment
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I Received Some Assistance – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records
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I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
Producer: Trent Willmon
Recording Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
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We no longer have arguments – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
Producers: Shane McAnally, Joshua Osborne, Carly Pearce
Recording Label: Big Machine Records
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it seems like you have feelings for me – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Recording Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
BEST VISUAL MEDIA AWARD OF THE YEAR
[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
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4x4xU – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jennifer Ansell
Director: Dano Cerny
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Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson
Producer: Dustin Haney
Director: Dustin Haney
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I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry
Director: Dustin Haney
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I Think I’m in Love with You – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis
Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Stéphanie de Boeck)
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it seems like you have feelings for me – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Whale Tale Music
Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- ERNEST
- HARDY
- Morgan Wallen
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Lainey Wilson – WINNER
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Jessi Alexander
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Jessie Jo Dillon – Champion
- Ashley Gorley
- Chase McGill
- Josh Osborne
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