The Academy of Country Music will celebrate a major milestone next year, when the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are held May 8, 2025 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The ACM Awards will again be streamed live on Amazon Prime Video, according to an announcement on Tuesday (July 16) from the ACM, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions.
This marks the third consecutive year that the ACM Awards are broadcasting live from Texas (the ACM also celebrated its 50th-anniversary awards show in 2015 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas). The Ford Center at the Star in Frisco opened in 2016, and serves as the practice facility for the Dallas Cowboys, as well as hosting major sporting events throughout the year. The 2023 ACM Awards were the first awards show to be held at the venue.
As previously announced, 16-time ACM Award winner Reba McEntire will return to host the event, marking her 18th time hosting the ACM Awards.
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“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,” Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside said in a statement. “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,” McEntire added. “It’s going to be an absolute can’t miss show and I can’t wait to see everybody back in Texas!”
The Academy of Country Music was founded in Southern California in 1964, operating as a regional trade organization, but in the six decades since its founding, the organization has enjoyed global reach in supporting and promoting country music. Now based in Nashville, the ACM boasts a record-high membership of over 5,000 members globally.
The 59th annual ACM Awards streamed live for an international audience across more than 240 countries and territories, via Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. The show featured performances from Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, Lainey Wilson and more.
Wilson earned the ACM’s highest honor, entertainer of the year, which gained the Louisiana native the coveted ACM Triple Crown in only three years. Chris Stapleton led the evening with four overall wins, followed by Wilson with three trophies, and Luke Combs and Jordan Davis with two wins each.
More details regarding award submissions, voting timelines, nominees, performers, ticket sales and more will be revealed in the coming months.