Reba McEntire is returning as host of the ACM Awards! The Country Music Hall of Fame member has been announced as the host of this year’s live ceremony, taking place on May 16 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. This year will mark McEntire’s 17th time acting as host of the ACM Awards. The ceremony…
Kane Brown is nominated for one ACM Award, but it’s the big one. The Georgia native is in the running for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, for the second year in a row. Brown shares the category with Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson. While incredibly grateful for the…
No one is more surprised than Jelly Roll that he received four ACM Awards nominations, including for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. For Jelly Roll, who is also celebrating his first year as an ACM Awards nominee, his continued success is almost more than he can comprehend. Jelly Roll marked his first win at an awards show…
The nominees for the 2024 ACM Awards have been announced, and while there were plenty of pleasant surprises (including Cody Johnson‘s first Entertainer of the Year nomination), there were also several surprising omissions, from artists who were more than worthy of being nominated. Keep reading to see who should have been nominated this year, but inexplcably was not. 1. Chris Young…
The nominations for the 2024 ACM Awards are out, and there are plenty of happy surprises. From first-time nominations to formerly overlooked artists, keep reading to find ten artists who have much to celebrate. 1. Cody Johnson’s Entertainer of the Year Nomination Cody Johnson‘s career seems to be on a rapid ascent, and it’s great that the music industry…
We now know when and where the 2024 ACM Awards will be held. The live ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 16, from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The ceremony will stream live exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. “Frisco, Texas and The Star District proved to be the perfect new home for the evolution…
Chris Stapleton is officially the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year. The singer-songwriter was stunned when he took the stage to accept the honor, later reflecting on the significance of taking home the night’s highest honor. “I’m humbled by it,” Stapleton said backstage at the ACM Awards. “And I feel very thankful to the people that voted for me…
Lainey Wilson‘s path to becoming a country music superstar was paved with a lot of roadblocks and setbacks. The Louisiana native moved to Nashville when she was just 19 years old, living in a camper trailer for years while she struggled to get anyone to listen to her music. Now, with four new ACM Awards to add to her…
Dolly Parton closed out the 2023 ACM Awards by performing her brand-new rock song, “World on Fire.” The song is from her forthcoming, 30-track Rockstar album, which will be released on November 17. Ahead of her performance, the 77-year-old admitted she was anxious about performing the song live for the first time. “I’m excited, a little bit nervous, in…
Talk about a surprise performance. Ed Sheeran ahd already been announced as a performer for the 2023 ACM Awards, but no one expected Luke Combs to join him on stage. The two singers collaborated on “Life Goes On,” from Sheeran’s latest Subtract album, out now. After his performance, Garth Brooks, who hosted the live ceremony alongside Dolly Parton, asked…
