2025 ACM Awards: How to see the 60th anniversary show

New York (AP) – somewhere in the middle of the 60th anniversary Academy of Country Music AwardsThe duet of the first nominated nominated Ella Langley with Riley Green, the omnipresent “you look like you love me” was appointed single for the year.

Both Langley and Green used their acceptance speech to scream classic country – songs with speeches – who inspired their modern hit.

A review of the past may have been a topic on Thursday evening, because the moment everyone was waiting for Academy of Country Music Awards: A 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, which are performed by Giants of the Genre.

Host Reba Mcentire Started in Merle Haggard's “Okie from Muskogee”, followed by Clint Black with Glen Campbell's “Strass -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 her 2014 track “Girl Crush” and Dan + Shay delivered her “Tequila”.

It was an exciting way to start the 2025 ACM AwardsLive from the Ford Center in the Star in Frisco, Texas, north of Dallas.

And it was a show highlight that was only carried by the introduction of the ACM Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award, the first trophy that was awarded to his namesake Jackson after he was “remembered”.

The first award of the night, the coveted song of the year, was awarded to Cody Johnson for his radio hit “Dirt Billig”.

Performances followed quickly and angry. Eric Church carried out his brand new single “Hands of Time”, the most excellent artist in the history of the award ceremony, Miranda Lambert, with “run”. Langley was then accompanied by Lambert's debut album by Lambert from the 2005 debut album.

Langley later returned to the stage so as not to “be for the wind”.

Zach Top has things for “use me”. Blake Shelton channeled the great George Strait for his new single “Texas”, followed by Lainey Wilson with “whirlwind”. Kelsea Ballerini appeared on her “luggage”. Chris Stapleton and his wife Morgane harmonized “It takes a woman”.

The Oak Ridge Boys received the group of the year to Old Dominion. It was a movable gesture; In 2024 Joe Bonsall from Oak Ridge Boys, Grammy award winner and famous tenor, died of complications the neuromuscular disorder amyotropher lateral sclerosis.

A further The late Kris Kristofferson's “Me and Bobby McGee.”

The male artist of the year went to Stapleton. The duo of the year was awarded Brooks & Dunn.

There is a lot to celebrate in 2025. Later in the evening, Keith Urban is awarded the coveted ACM Triple Crown Award. The first time that an artist received the trophy on stage since Carrie Underwood was honored in 2010.

Before the award ceremony, Langley won the title of the female new artist. The male award took the lead. Wilson was awarded the title “Artist-Songwriter of the Year” by Host Mcencentire and Lambert. And for the second time in a row, Jessie Jo Dillon received the songwriter of the Year Award.

Langley directed the ACM Awards This year with eight nominations, six of which come from their hit “You Looking You Love Me” with green. Johnson, Wilson And Morgan Wallen Exactly follows seven each. Stapleton had six nominations; Green and Post Malone were bound with five.

Johnson, Wilson, Wallen and Stapleton are entertainers of the year for the top category of the night. Ballerini, Luke Combs and Jelly Roll are also nominated for the award.

Later, Megan Moroney will occur.

There will also be a couple with stars. Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts will enter the stage together, as will Jelly Roll and ShabooZey. Brooks & Dunn will perform with Johnson.

How to watch the ACM awards

The ACM Awards stream on Prime Video and the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch Live from 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific. No prime membership is required to view the livestream.

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