Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson and Eric Church are the first group of performers set for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Hosted by Reba McEntire, the 2025 awards show will stream live exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch on Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas – the Dallas Cowboys’ world HQ – for a third consecutive year.
Wilson returns to perform at the 2025 ACMs after her big wins in 2024 where she took home three awards, including the marquee Entertainer of the Year prize. She also snagged the most trophies and was the most-nominated artist at the 2023 ACMs.
Shelton will take the stage as his top ten single “Texas” continues to rise up the charts. Seven-time ACM Award recipient Church will perform on the heels of his newest album, Evangeline Vs. The Machine, dropping May 2.
Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest-running Country Music awards show and made history in 2022 as the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video. The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions (DCP), owned by Deadline parent Penske Media Eldridge. Raj Kapoor is executive producer and showrunner, with Patrick Menton as co-executive producer. Damon Whiteside serves as executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Jay Penske and Barry Adelman serve as executive producers for DCP. John Saade will also continue to serve as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.
Nominations for the 60th ACM Awards will be announced on Thursday, March 27, with additional performers, presenters and ACM Awards week events announced in the coming weeks.
A limited number of tickets to the 60th ACM Awards are available for purchase on SeatGeek.
