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The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony — hosted by Reba McEntire— is this week. What time does the ceremony begin and where can you watch it?
Breakout star Ella Langley tops all 2025 ACM Awards nominees with eight. Langley’s nominations include nods for Female Artist of the Year, as well as Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Music Event of the Year for “you look like you love me” (featuring Riley Green).
Langley has already won an early 2025 ACM Awards trophy for New Female Artist of the Year and she and Green were presented with an early award on Friday for Visual Media of the Year. Other early 2025 ACM Award winners include Zach Top, who was named New Male Artist of the Year, while the Red Clay Strays were awarded the ACM honor for New Duo or Group of the Year.
Following Langley with seven ACM nominations each are Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson. Johnson, Wallen and Wilson are all nominees for 2025 ACM Awards Entertainer of the Year honor, along with Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll and Chris Stapleton.
The 2025 ACM Awards will stream live on Prime Video on Thursday, May 8, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Per the streamer, the event is streaming for free, as no Amazon Prime membership is required to watch the ceremony. Viewers can watch the ceremony by clicking here.
Country music legend and 16-time ACM winner McEntire is hosting the 2025 ACM Awards ceremony, which is being staged at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas. According to Prime Video — which is streaming the event for the fourth consecutive year — the ceremony will include Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Wilson and many others.
Complete List Of Nominees For The 2025 ACM Awards
Entertainer Of The Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Female Artist Of The Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Male Artist Of The Year
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
Ella Langley (Winner announced ahead of ceremony)
Jessie Murph
New Male Artist Of The Year
Gavin Adcock
Shaboozey
Zach Top (Winner announced ahead of ceremony)
Tucker Wetmore
Bailey Zimmerman
New Duo Or Group Of The Year
Restless Road
The Red Clay Strays (Winner announced ahead of ceremony)
Treaty Oak Revival
Album Of The Year
Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney
Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Single Of The Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Song of the Year
“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
“The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Music Event of the Year
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
“I’m Gonna Love You” -Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
“We Don’t Fight Anymore” -Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Visual Media of the Year
“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
“Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green (Winner announced ahead of ceremony)
Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Luke Combs
Ernest
Hardy
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Songwriter of the Year
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live for free on Prime Video on Thursday, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
