BREAKING: Date & Venue Announced For 60th ACM Awards

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The Academy of Country Music has announced that the ACM Awards will return to Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 8, and stream live across the globe exclusively on Prime Video, for its milestone 60th year.

As she announced from the stage during this year’s ceremony, Reba McEntire will host the annual event for the 18th time—the most of any artist in ACM history. Additional details such as award submissions, voting timeline, nominees, performers, ticket details and ACM Awards-week events will be confirmed in the coming months.

“We’re excited to honor and celebrate the legacy of the ACM Awards all year long surrounding the 60th anniversary show returning to Amazon Prime Video next May,” says ACM CEO Damon Whiteside. “Reba McEntire has hosted more ACM Award 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. We look forward to seeing our industry, artists and fans celebrate in Frisco, Texas next May for an unforgettable week!”

“I’m thrilled to be coming back to host the 60th ACM Awards on Prime Video,” shares McEntire. “It’s going to be an absolute can’t-miss show, and I can’t wait to see everybody back in Texas!”

The Emmy-nominated event became the first major awards show to exclusively stream live for the world in 2022, and the first awards show to take place at Ford Center in 2023.

The 59th ACM Awards reached an international audience spanning over 240 countries and territories, and featured performances by Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, Parker McCollum, Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson and more. Viewers were also treated to new music from McEntire and the genre-blending collaborations of Chris Stapleton and surprise guest Dua Lipa, Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani and Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne. Wilson took home three titles including Entertainer of the Year, the highest honor, qualifying her for the ACM Triple Crown Award. Stapleton led the night’s wins with four awards total, and Luke Combs and Jordan Davis scored two each.

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