US 60th Academy of Country Music Awards kick off
The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue. Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards, live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.
In her intro speech, McEntyre mentioned that it has been 45 years since she received her first ACM Award nomination — and this year marks her 18th time hosting the show.
The first award of the night was for the coveted song of the year, awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap, presented by Lionel Richie.
There's a lot more to celebrate. Keith Urban will be awarded the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
And directly ahead of the ceremony, Lainey Wilson was awarded the artist-songwriter of the year title by host Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert. And for the second year in a row, Jessie Jo Dillon earned the songwriter of the year award.
In addition to the star-studded "Songs of the Decades" performance, Langley, Wilson, Top, Stapleton, Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Megan Moroney, Blake Shelton and Alan Jackson will perform.
There will be a few star-studded duets as well. Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts will take the stage together, as will Jelly Roll and Shaboozey. Brooks & Dunn will perform with Johnson.
The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue. Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards, live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.
In her intro speech, McEntyre mentioned that it has been 45 years since she received her first ACM Award nomination — and this year marks her 18th time hosting the show.
The first award of the night was for the coveted song of the year, awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap, presented by Lionel Richie.
There's a lot more to celebrate. Keith Urban will be awarded the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
And directly ahead of the ceremony, Lainey Wilson was awarded the artist-songwriter of the year title by host Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert. And for the second year in a row, Jessie Jo Dillon earned the songwriter of the year award.
In addition to the star-studded "Songs of the Decades" performance, Langley, Wilson, Top, Stapleton, Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Megan Moroney, Blake Shelton and Alan Jackson will perform.
There will be a few star-studded duets as well. Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts will take the stage together, as will Jelly Roll and Shaboozey. Brooks & Dunn will perform with Johnson.
The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue. Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards, live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.
In her intro speech, McEntyre mentioned that it has been 45 years since she received her first ACM Award nomination — and this year marks her 18th time hosting the show.
The first award of the night was for the coveted song of the year, awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap, presented by Lionel Richie.
There's a lot more to celebrate. Keith Urban will be awarded the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
And directly ahead of the ceremony, Lainey Wilson was awarded the artist-songwriter of the year title by host Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert. And for the second year in a row, Jessie Jo Dillon earned the songwriter of the year award.
In addition to the star-studded "Songs of the Decades" performance, Langley, Wilson, Top, Stapleton, Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Megan Moroney, Blake Shelton and Alan Jackson will perform.
There will be a few star-studded duets as well. Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts will take the stage together, as will Jelly Roll and Shaboozey. Brooks & Dunn will perform with Johnson.
The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre.
Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Wynonna Judd with The Judds' Why Not Me.
LeAnn Rimes returned to the ACM Awards stage for her 1997 ballad Blue. Little Big Town tackled their 2014 track Girl Crush and Dan + Shay delivered their Tequila.
It was an exciting way to kick off the 2025 ACM Awards, live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.
In her intro speech, McEntyre mentioned that it has been 45 years since she received her first ACM Award nomination — and this year marks her 18th time hosting the show.
The first award of the night was for the coveted song of the year, awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit Dirt Cheap, presented by Lionel Richie.
There's a lot more to celebrate. Keith Urban will be awarded the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award, marking the first time an artist has received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honoured in 2010.
And directly ahead of the ceremony, Lainey Wilson was awarded the artist-songwriter of the year title by host Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert. And for the second year in a row, Jessie Jo Dillon earned the songwriter of the year award.
In addition to the star-studded "Songs of the Decades" performance, Langley, Wilson, Top, Stapleton, Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Megan Moroney, Blake Shelton and Alan Jackson will perform.
There will be a few star-studded duets as well. Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts will take the stage together, as will Jelly Roll and Shaboozey. Brooks & Dunn will perform with Johnson.
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