60th ACMs set for May 2025

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 – The 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, the longest-running country music awards show, will be held May 8, 2025, from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, it was announced today.

As previously announced, Reba McEntire, will return to host, marking her 18th time at the helm, the most of any artist in Academy of Country Music history.

Award submissions and voting timeline, nominees, performers, ticket sale details and additional ACM Awards week events will be confirmed in the months ahead.

"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," said Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside. "Reba McEntire has hosted more ACM Awards 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," said Reba McEntire. "It's going to be an absolute can't miss show, and I can't wait to see everybody back in Texas." The 59th ACM Awards streamed live for an international audience across 240+ countries and territories exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch.