We now know who is presenting at the upcoming 2025 ACM Awards. Gretchen Wilson and Martina McBride have been announced as presenters. The two icons join an incredible list of talent, spanning the last few decades, including Carly Pearce, Crystal Gayle, ERNEST, Gabby Barrett, Jordan Davis, Lee Ann Womack, Lionel Richie, Little Big Town, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Rita Wilson, Sara Evans and The Oak Ridge Boys.
Blake Shelton, Clint Black, Sugarland and Wynonna Judd will pull double-duty as performers and presenters. Shelton is performing “Texas,” his recent No. 1 single, from his forthcoming For Recreational Use Only album.
Judd, Black, LeAnn Rimes, Dan + Shay, Reba McEntire and Sugarland will perform together as part of a 12-minute Songs of the Decades segment,, celebrating the ACM Songs of the Year for the past six decades
It’s fitting that Wilson and Shelton will both be at the ACM Awards together. The two have teamed up, along with Keith Urban, for the upcoming CBS reality TV talent show, The Road, airing this fall. Shelton is executive producing the show, along with Taylor Sheridan, with Wilson serving as the tour manager.
“Stepping into the role of ‘tour manager’ for The Road has allowed me to take everything I’ve learned over all of my years of touring and pour it right back into these emerging musicians,” Wilson says. “Helping them sharpen their talents to capture the attention of these crowds across America, and guiding them through the real and raw grind of life on the road, has been a highlight of my career.”
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McEntire will host the 2025 ACM Awards, for the 19th time in her career. Ella Langley leads the list of nominees, with eight nominations. She is followed by Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson, who have seven each.
In addition to the star-studded list of presenters, numerous artists from various eras in country music will also perform, including Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Langley, Zach Top, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Brooks & Dunn, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, and Rascal Flatts. Stapleton, Brothers Osborne and Megan Moroney will perform in tribute to Urban, who will receive the Triple Crown Award.
Several awards have already been given out, ahead of the live broadcast. Langley won New Female Artist of the Year, while Zach Top won New Male Artist of the Year. The Red Clay Strays won New Duo or Group of the Year. Langley and Green also won the ACM Award for Visual Media of the Year, for “You Look Like You Love Me.”
The 2025 ACM Awards will take place on Thursday, May 8, at 8:00 PM ET. The ceremony will air live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
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