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Everything to Know About the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards

Country music’s 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. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to return to MGM Grand for the 61st ACM Awards next May, a place that holds a […]

Kelsea Ballerini Says She Cried Herself to Sleep After 2025 ACM Awards Loss

Kelsea Ballerini is sharing her honest reaction to her American Country Music Awards loss earlier this year. Ballerini, 32, reflected on going home empty-handed from the awards show in May during a video interview with Elle published Wednesday, October 8. “I wish I had a good answer for this, or I’d probably sleep a little […]

2025 Awards Season Calendar: Save the Date for VMAs, Emmys and More

Awards season isn’t over just yet! With the Grammys and Oscars finished, Luxury Handbag Shopping is saving the date for the Emmys, Tonys and more major 2025 ceremonies. First up were the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards in January, which shared many nominees including Angelina Jolie (Maria), Demi Moore (The Substance), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete […]

Jessie James Decker on Her ACM Awards Wardrobe Malfunction: ‘My Boobs Are Big!’

When Jessie James Decker graced the crimson rug at the American Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 8, she hit a sartorial high note in a gold-sequinned showstopper by Retrofête. Before the country pop superstar and the New York Times best-selling author hosted the red carpet, she spoke to Luxury Handbag Shopping exclusively as she got […]

ACM Awards 2022 Red Carpet Fashion

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Lainey Wilson Wins Big at 2025 ACM Awards, Is Entertainer of the Year

Lainey Wilson beat out six other nominees to become Entertainer of the Year at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards — and she was nearly speechless over the honor. “Thank you so much. I love every single one of y’all in this category, and y’all have taken me under y’all’s wings, taken me out […]

ACM Awards 2025 Nominees and Winners: See the Complete List

The 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. […]

Keith Urban Gushes Over Nicole Kidman While Accepting Special ACM Award

Keith Urban was the one being honored at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards, but his acceptance speech focused on his gratitude for wife Nicole Kidman. The country singer, 57, received the ACM Triple Crown Award during the Thursday, May 8, ceremony at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. “I wanna thank the ACM Academy […]

Lainey Wilson Shouts Out Fiance During the 2025 ACM Awards Speech

Lainey Wilson was crowned Female Artist of the Year at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer, 32, won the award during the Thursday, May 8, ceremony at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, after being introduced by Wynonna Judd. “My legs are numb. I can’t believe that I’m getting to stand up here […]

Country Music’s Biggest Feuds

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Alan Jackson Stuns 2025 ACM Awards With Emotional 'Remember When' Rendition

After stepping away from the public eye in recent years, Alan Jackson returned to the stage at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer, 66, performed “Remember When” during the Thursday, May 8, awards show at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. After his performance, he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award, which going forward […]

Chris Stapleton Dedicates Male Artist of the Year ACM Award to Late Friend

The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards named Chris Stapleton as Male Artist of the Year. Stapleton, 47, won the honor during the Thursday, May 8, awards show at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, hosted by Reba McEntire. “Wow, so many guys in this category that are so deserving and great artists, and I’m happy […]

Miranda Lambert Sets 2025 ACM Awards Stage on Fire After Skipping Red Carpet

Miranda Lambert treated fans at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards to a two-song concert after skipping the red carpet. Lambert, 41, was noticeably absent from the photo line prior to the Thursday, May 8, at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. While the singer didn’t pose for pictures, she did heat up the stage […]

Cody Johnson Announces His Wife Is Pregnant With Baby No. 3 at ACM Awards

Getting ready to welcome their country cuties! Thomas Rhett’s wife, Lauren Akins, Lady A’s Hillary Scott and more pregnant stars have shown off their baby bumps at the ACM Awards. Akin’s budding belly was on display in a gold dress during her and Rhett’s April 2017 red carpet appearance. The couple went on to welcome […]

Red Carpet Style

See Jelly Roll, Bunnie XO and More Hot Couples at the 2025 ACM Awards

Dust off your cowboy hats and bring out the cowboy boots — it’s date night at the 2025 ACM Awards. On Thursday, May 8, country music’s hottest couples heated up the red carpet from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Fresh off his big reveal on The Masked Singer, Brian Kelley exchanged […]

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Goof Around on ACM Awards Red Carpet

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman arrived at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards ready to have a good time. The singer and the actress, both 57, snuggled up on the red carpet ahead of the Thursday, May 8, awards show at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. Kidman dazzled in sleek black Monse ensemble that included […]

Country Music’s Biggest Couples

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Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes Get Flirty on the ACM Awards Red Carpet

Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes lit up the red carpet yet again at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer, 31, and the Outer Banks star, 32, posed together ahead of the Thursday, May 8, ceremony at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. The “Cowboys Cry Too” singer looked elegant in a nude sequined […]

Lainey Wilson and Duck Hodges Return to Red Carpet at ACMs After Engagement

Lainey Wilson and her fiancé, Devlin “Duck” Hodges, attended the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards three months after getting engaged. The country singer, 32, and the former NFL player, 29, glowed on the red carpet in the lead-up to the Thursday, May 8, awards show at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. The couple snuggled […]

Jelly Roll and Wife Bunnie XO Sizzle on the ACM Awards Red Carpet

Jelly Roll and his wife, Bunnie XO, brought the heat to the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer, 40, and the podcast host, 45, walked on the red carpet before the Thursday, May 8, ceremony at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. The couple stunned in coordinating black lace looks. Jelly Roll rocked a […]

Reba McEntire and Rex Linn Hold Hands on the 2025 ACMs Red Carpet

Reba McEntire and Rex Linn enjoyed a night out together at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. The couple arrived hand in hand at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 8. McEntire, 70, stunned in bedazzled black pant suit and statement belt. The Happy’s Place star rocked Kurt […]

2025 ACM Awards Red Carpet Fashion: Kelsea Ballerini, Reba, LeAnn Rimes

Country music’s biggest stars brought the yeehaw to the red carpet while attending the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas. Jessie James Decker was among one of the first celebrities to arrive on Thursday, May 8, wearing a gold strapless dress with shimmer detailing and different textures throughout. The “Boys in the […]

Carly Pearce and Martina McBride Added as 2025 ACM Awards Presenters

Get ready to celebrate country music with the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 8. The 2025 ACM Awards, hosted for the 19th year in a row by Reba McEntire, will stream live via Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. On Monday, March 24, the ACM Awards […]

Stars Gone Country!

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Reyna Roberts Is 'Grateful' to Beyonce for Elevating Black Country Artists

Reyna Roberts has nothing but love for Beyoncé and her involvement in country music. “I’m so grateful that she’s in this space and that she’s also allowed other country artists, like me, to be on the album because a lot of people don’t know about Black people in country music,” Roberts, 26, exclusively told Us […]

Every Red Carpet Look From the 2024 ACM Awards: What the Stars Wore

Stars are rocking the red carpet at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas. The biggest names in the genre brought their fashion A-game to the Thursday, May 16, event, held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco. We’re talking glamorous gowns, flirty frocks, stylish suits and more. The 59th […]

ACM Awards Seemingly Troll Morgan Wallen for His Arrest and Mugshot

Noah Reid and Ashley McBryde seemingly threw shade at Morgan Wallen while they were presenting at the 2024 Academy of Country Music awards. The pair took the stage on Thursday, May 16, to present the award for Single of the Year. McBryde, 40, brought out a ukulele to pay homage to the nominees which included […]

Jason Aldean Honors Toby Keith at ACM Awards 3 Months After His Death

Jason Aldean paid tribute to the late Toby Keith at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 16. Blake Shelton set the tone for the performance by saying kind words about the late singer, who died in February at the age of 62. “Toby was a loving husband. He was a proud […]

Hottest Couples at the ACM Awards: Miranda Lambert and Husband, More

Country’s hottest couples sizzled on the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards’ red carpet — and continued to pack on the PDA all night long. Before Reba McEntire hosted the Thursday, May 16, awards show for a historic 17th time, she posed for photos with her boyfriend, Rex Linn. The twosome, who have been dating […]

Complete List of ACM Awards 2024 Nominees and Winners

John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards honored the biggest names in country music. The award show returned to the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, May 16. Reba McEntire took on emcee duties for the festivities. In addition to hosting, McEntire, who has won 16 ACMs in her […]

Kelsea Ballerini Channels 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' With ACMs Gown

Kelsea Ballerini made a fashion statement on the red carpet — and channeled her inner Andie Anderson from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days — at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer, 30, wowed in a golden goddess-style gown at the Thursday, May 16, awards show in Texas. Ballerini stepped […]

Reba McEntire and Rex Linn Dazzle on the ACM Awards Red Carpet

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Reba McEntire had the support of her boyfriend, Rex Linn, as she prepared to host the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 16. The singer, 69, and the actor, 67, walked the red carpet together ahead of the 59th annual awards show in Texas. McEntire dazzled in a black […]

Who Is Presenting at the 2024 ACM Awards? Jordan Davis and More

For a record 17th time, Reba McEntire will host the Academy of Country Music Awards, taking place May 16 in Frisco, Texas. McEntire, 69, has won 16 ACM Awards of her own and was named ACM Entertainer of the Year in 1994. Not only will she host the 59th ACMs, but she will also take […]

Sequins and Fringe! Dolly Parton’s Best Fashion Moments at the ACMs: Photos

The higher the hair, the closer to God! Dolly Parton made fans do a double — and triple — take during the 2023 ACM Awards as she continued to switch up her ensembles. The “Jolene” songstress, 77, who cohosted the event on Thursday, May 11, with Garth Brooks arrived at the awards show looking glamorous […]

The GOAT! Dolly Parton Makes Garth Brooks Blush With ACMs Threesome Joke

Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Dynamic duo! Hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks brought the laughs — and made the crowd blush — during their 2023 ACM Awards opening monologue. Brooks, 61, kicked off the awards show on Thursday, May 11, in Frisco, Texas, by paying homage to some of the greatest country music stars of all time, […]

Scorchin’! Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin Heat Up at the ACMs

Sparks are flying! Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin brought the fire to the Academy of Country Music Awards. The “Gunpowder & Lead” singer, 39, and the retired police officer, 31, attended the country music awards show at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, May 11. The twosome walked […]

Country Kind of Love! See the Cutest Couples at the ACM Awards: Photos

Love in the limelight! Country music’s hottest couples arrived hand in hand at the 2023 ACM Awards on Thursday, May 11. Cohost Garth Brooks was accompanied by his wife, Trisha Yearwood, to the Frisco, Texas, event on Thursday — and their chemistry couldn’t be denied. Brooks, 61, kept it simple in a black tuxedo and […]

ACM Awards 2023: Full List of Nominees and Winners

Don’t mess with Texas! The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards honors the brightest stars in the genre – and the full list of nominees and winners is jam-packed with celebrity names. The Thursday, May 11, event will be held at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, and cohosted by legendary country music superstars Dolly […]

Morgan Wallen Set to Perform at 2023 ACMs After Canceled Concert Drama

Two of a kind working a full house! The Academy of Country Music — and hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks — are headed to Dallas for the 2023 ACM Awards. “We couldn’t be more excited to bring this legendary pair together for the first time ever as Country Music’s Party of the Year heads […]

Jason Aldean Reacts to Joke About Daughter Dating Carrie Underwood's Son

Country collab! Jason Aldean worked with Carrie Underwood on hit single “If I Didn’t Love You” — and the Grammy nominee spoke about the chances of their youngest children dating in the future. The Georgia native and his wife, Brittany Aldean, were asked about the possible pairing at the 2022 ACM Awards on Monday, March […]

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