{"id":89948,"date":"2026-05-04T02:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/what-to-know-about-2026-acm-awards-nominations-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T02:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:54:38","slug":"what-to-know-about-2026-acm-awards-nominations-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/what-to-know-about-2026-acm-awards-nominations-more\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About 2026 ACM Awards: Nominations, More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Country music\u2019s biggest names are gearing up for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 61st annual awards show is moving from Texas to Las Vegas for the Sunday, May 17, ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to return to MGM Grand for the 61st ACM Awards next May, a place that holds a lot of history and special memories for the Academy. It truly feels like a homecoming for us,\u201d Academy of Country Music CEO <b>Damon Whiteside<\/b> said in a December 2025 statement. \u201cThere\u2019s no better place to host an exciting, global Country Music celebration than fabulous Las Vegas!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Jay Penske<\/b>, the CEO of Dick Clark Productions, added in his own statement that 2026 will be \u201ca special year for the ACMs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ACM-Awards-2025-Winners-List-Featue-GettyImages-2214149425.jpg?crop=525px%2C271px%2C860px%2C487px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"ACM Awards 2025 Winners List Featue GettyImages-2214149425\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ACM-Awards-2025-Winners-List-Featue-GettyImages-2214149425.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">ACM Awards 2025 Nominees and Winners: See the Complete List<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Academy of Country Music Awards is celebrating its 60th year with a star-studded ceremony hosted by country legend Reba McEntire. The Thursday, May 8, awards show will take place at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, and feature performances from artists including Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini, Clint Black, Miranda Lambert and more. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Keep scrolling for more details about the 2026 ACMs:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Who Is Performing at the 2026 ACMs?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Academy of Country Music Awards will feature performances from the likes of <b>Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, <\/b>Little Big Town, <b>Miranda Lambert <\/b>and <b>Kacey Musgraves. <\/b><b>Blake Shelton, Carter Faith, <\/b>Dan + Shay, <b>Ella Langley, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Zach Top, Avery Anna, Tucker Wetmore <\/b>and The Red Clay Strays are also set to take the stage.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>2026 ACM Nominations Revealed<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nominations for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards were announced on April 9,, where <b>Megan Moroney <\/b>led with nine nominations. Miranda Lambert followed with eight nods, while Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson each earned seven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cNine seems to be a good number,\u201d Moroney wrote via her Instagram Stories. \u201cThank yooouuuuuuu sm @acmawards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Moroney received nominations for <span class=\"s1\">Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, <\/span>Song of the Year (as artist and songwriter), Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year, Visual Media of the Year (as artist and director) and Artist-Songwriter of the Year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Moroney is up for Entertainer of the Year alongside <b>Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, <\/b>Cody Johnson, <b>Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen <\/b>and Wilson, who won the category during the 2025 ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWell good mornin\u2019 @acmawards, nice to see ya?\u201d Wilson wrote via her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wilson is also nominated for <span class=\"s1\">Song of the Year (as artist and songwriter), Single of the Year, Music Event of the Year, Visual Media of the Year and <\/span>Female Artist of the Year. Moroney and Wilson are nominated for Female Artist of the Year against <b>Kelsea Ballerini<\/b>, Langley and Lambert. <b>Riley Green<\/b>, <b>Zach Top<\/b>, Combs, Johnson and Stapleton, meanwhile, are up for Male Artist of the Year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Other ACM nominees include<b> Reba McEntire, Shaboozey, <\/b>49 Winchester, <b>Gavin Adcock, Avery Anna, <\/b>Brooks &amp; Dunn, Brothers Osborne, <b>Mackenzie Carpenter, Kenny Chesney<\/b>, Dan + Shay, <b>Dasha, Carter Faith, <\/b>Flatland Cavalry, <b>Caroline Jones, Vincent Mason, Parker McCollum, <\/b>Muscadine Bloodline, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts, the Red Clay Strays, <b>Emily Ann Roberts, <\/b>Thelma &amp; James, <b>Hudson Westbrook, Tucker Wetmore <\/b>and <b>Stephen Wilson Jr.<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Who Is Hosting the 2026 ACMs?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Shania Twain<\/strong> will host <\/span>the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels like home,\u201d Twain said in an April 2026 statement. \u201cIt\u2019s such an honor to be part of this incredible night celebrating Country Music\u2019s biggest stars, especially with so many talented women leading nominations this year. I can\u2019t wait to welcome all of the fans and artists out for this unforgettable night.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>How to Watch the 2026 ACMs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas\u2019 MGM Grand on Sunday, May 17, and will concurrently stream on Prime Video beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The show will also be streamed via Amazon Music\u2019s Twitch channel and independent app.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country music\u2019s biggest names are gearing up for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards. The 61st annual awards show is moving from Texas to Las Vegas for the Sunday, May 17, ceremony. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to return to MGM Grand for the 61st ACM Awards next May, a place that holds a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lainey-Wilson-ACMs-2025-GettyImages-2214150468.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}