60th Anniversary of the Academy of Country Music Awards set for May 2025
The 60th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards will take place on Thursday 8th May 2025, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the global headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys. This milestone event will be hosted by entertainment icon Reba McEntire, marking her 18th time in this role, the most of any artist in ACM history. The awards show will air exclusively on Prime Video.
ACM CEO Damon Whiteside expressed excitement about the upcoming anniversary: “Reba McEntire has hosted more ACM Awards shows than any other artist in history, and after her triumphant return this year for the 59th show, there is clearly no one better suited to helm this milestone show! Our landmark 50th anniversary show in 2015 marked our debut in Texas, and we’re thrilled to return again to celebrate another major moment in ACM history.”
Reba McEntire shared her enthusiasm: “I’m thrilled to be coming back to host the 60th ACM Awards on Prime Video. It’s going to be an absolute can’t miss show and I can’t wait to see everybody back in Texas!”
The 59th ACM Awards, which streamed live to an international audience across 240+ countries, featured performances and collaborations by artists including Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, Parker McCollum, Thomas Rhett, and Lainey Wilson. Notable duets included Chris Stapleton with Dua Lipa, Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan, and Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani. Lainey Wilson was awarded Entertainer of the Year and earned the ACM Triple Crown trophy. Chris Stapleton led the night with four awards.
Following the 59th ACM Awards, there was a significant increase in U.S. on-demand streams of performances, with Kane Brown’s rendition of “Georgia on My Mind” seeing a 410% rise, and Lainey Wilson’s “God Blessed Texas” and “Hang Tight Honey” experiencing a 330% increase.
The 60th ACM Awards will be the third consecutive year the event is broadcast from Texas. The Ford Center at The Star, which opened in 2016, serves as a practice facility for the Dallas Cowboys and hosts various major sporting events.
The ACM Awards made history in 2022 by being the first major awards show to stream live exclusively for a global audience, providing an immersive concert event across Prime Video, Amazon Music, Amazon Fashion, Amazon Freevee, Amazon Live, and more. The 2024 ACM Awards are available on demand on Prime Video, Amazon Freevee, and Amazon Music.
Additional details about the 60th anniversary event, including award submissions, nominees, performers, and ticket sales, will be announced in the coming months.
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