Academy of Country Music Awards: nominees, performers and how to watch on Prime Video
The biggest night in country music is set to grace our screens Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. EDT. The 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards takes place tonight and will stream live on Amazon Prime Video for free. It's a night of honoring country music's past and present performers, but we'll also get plenty of incredible performances from the likes of Ella Langley, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and more.
Here's everything you need to know to watch the ACM Awards tonight:
How to watch the Academy of Country Music Awards
All Amazon Prime members can stream the ACM Awards at no additional cost on Prime Video. That's right, it is completely free to stream the award show and Amazon Prime will even be streaming it on their Twitch account.
Stream the ACM Awards on Prime
Who is nominated for ACM's?
Ella Langley, the artist behind 'You Look Like You Love Me,' is the most-nominated artist of the night with eight total nominations. Which doesn't surprise me at all, that song is on repeat in my car!
But some of country music's biggest stars of course have received multiple nominations, including Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Stapleton, Riley Green and Cody Johnson. But there's also the somewhat surprising nominations for Post Malone (not really surprising, but he is widely known for his rap music).
The list of nominations is much, much longer. The ACM's have already announced that Ella Langley and Zach Top are the recipients of the new female and male artists of the year.
Among top awards, Keith Urban will finally receive his triple crown award. The ACM Triple Crown award goes to an artist who has won New Male/Female Artist of the Year, Male/Female Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. Urban actually clinched the award in 2019, but had yet to be honored.
Who is performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards?
Let's start with the host. Country music and TV legend Reba McEntire is back at the helm, who has hosted the show 17 times since 1986 (this will be the 18th).
But, we're expecting some of the top country songs to be performed on the stage. Here's a look at who is performing:
- Clint Black
- Dan + Shay
- LeAnn Rimes
- Sugarland
- Reba McEntire
- Wynona Judd
- Brothers Osbourne
- Chris Stapleton
- Megan Moroney
- Rascal Flatts with the Backstreet Boys
- Brooks & Dunn with Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll & Shaboozey
- Alan Jackson
- Blake Shelton
- Ella Langley
- Eric Church
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Lainey Wilson
- Miranda Lambert
- Zach Top
That's quite the list, but I can tell you I am most excited for Brooks & Dunn with Cody Johnson.
Stream the ACM Awards on Prime