Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson, And Eric Church Set To Perform At The 60th ACM Awards
The milestone 60th ACM Awards is set to be a star-studded spectacle.
Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson, Eric Church; Photos Provided
As the excitement for the milestone 60th Academy of Country Music Awards continues to build, the Academy of Country Music (ACM), Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) has announced the first round of performers for the upcoming ceremony, including Blake Shelton, Eric Church, and Lainey Wilson with additional performers to be announced in the coming weeks.
Six-time ACM Award winner and former ACM Awards host Blake Shelton will hit the stage as his Top 10 single, “Texas,” climbs the charts. Seven-time ACM Award winner Eric Church is set to perform on the heels of the release of his latest album, Evangeline Vs. The Machine, which drops on May 2. Reigning Entertainer of the Year and 12-time ACM Award winner Lainey Wilson will make her return to the ACM Awards stage after securing the Academy’s top honor in 2024.
Country music icon Reba McEntire will return to host the 60th ACM Awards, marking her 18th time hosting or co-hosting the event, more than any other artist in ACM history.
“It’s gonna be an absolute can’t-miss show and I can’t wait to be there with you,” McEntire, who is a 16-time ACM Award winner, said in a video message shared to the official Academy of Country Music’s social media pages.
The 60th ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the world headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys.
This landmark event will honor six decades of country music with unforgettable performances from the genre’s most iconic and award-winning stars. Fans hoping to score tickets to the show are lucky because they are now available at SeatGeek.
The nominations for the 60th ACM Awards will be revealed on Thursday, March 27, 2025, with more performers, presenters, and ACM Awards week events to be announced in the coming weeks.
Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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