The ACM Awards is back for country music's party of the year.
The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards returned to The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday (May 8), once again helmed by Reba McEntire returning as host for the 18th time, as fans tuned in to see which of their forite artists would take home some new hardware.
Among the first-time nominees is Ella Langley, who not only was named New Female Artist of the Year but with eight nods was the most-nominated artist, earning six total for her duet with Riley Green, "you look like you love me." Additionally, Keith Urban will be presented with the coveted Triple Crown Award, earned by winning the ACM's Top New Male Vocalist (2001), Male Vocalist of the Year (2005, 2006) and Entertainer of the Year (2019). Other past Triple Crown winners include Carrie Underwood, Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Brooks & Dunn, Merle Haggard, Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean, among others.
The night will also include star-powered performances from Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, Kelsea Ballerini, Cody Johnson and more as well as a "Songs of the Decades" throwback to open the show. The night will also feature collaborations from Rascal Flatts and Backstreet Boys, Brooks & Dunn and Cody Johnson, and Jelly Roll and Shaboozey.
Keep reading to see the full list of 2025 ACM Awards nominees as well as who won big during the night. Winners are listed in bold.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson — WINNER
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kacey Musgres Lainey Wilson — WINNER
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton — WINNER Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn — WINNER Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Muscadine Bloodline The War And Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Flatland Calry Little Big Town Old Dominion — WINNER Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kassi Ashton Ashley Cooke Dasha Ella Langley — WINNER Jessie Murph
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gin Adcock Shaboozey Zach Top — WINNER Tucker Wetmore Bailey ZimmermanNEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Restless Road The Red Clay Strays — WINNER Treaty Oak Revival
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Megan Moroney - Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) (Producer: Kristian Bush; Record Company-Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville) Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken (Producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym; Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records) Zach Top - Cold Beer & Country Music (Producer: Carson Chamberlain; Record Company-Label: Leo33) Post Malone - F-1 Trillion (Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records) Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind (Producer: Jay Joyce; Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville) — WINNER
SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Shaboozey - "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry; Record Company-Label: American Dogwood / EMPIRE) Cody Johnson - "Dirt Cheap" (Producer: Trent Willmon; Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville) Post Malone, Morgan Wallen - "I Had Some Help" (Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records) Chris Stapleton - "White Horse"(Producers: De Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton; Record Company-Label: Mercury Nashville) Ella Langley, Riley Green - "you look like you love me" (Producer: Will Bundy; Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records) — WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
Lainey Wilson - "4x4xU" (Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson; Publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent) Kacey Musgres - "The Architect"(Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgres, Josh Osborne; Publishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing) Cody Johnson - "Dirt Cheap" (Songwriter: Josh Phillips; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing) — WINNER Post Malone, Morgan Wallen - "I Had Some Help" (Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak; Publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation) Ella Langley, Riley Green - "you look like you love me" (Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere; Publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp)
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]
Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan - "Cowboys Cry Too" (Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym; Record Company-Label: Black River Entertainment) Post Malone, Morgan Wallen - "I Had Some Help" (Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Record Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records) Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood - "I’m Gonna Love You" (Producer: Trent Willmon; Record Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville) Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton - "we don’t fight anymore" (Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce; Record Company-Label: Big Machine Records) Ella Langley, Riley Green - "you look like you love me" (Producer: Will Bundy; Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records) — WINNER
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
Lainey Wilson - "4x4xU" (Producer: Jennifer Ansell; Director: Dano Cerny) Cody Johnson - "Dirt Cheap" (Producer: Dustin Haney; Director: Dustin Haney) Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood - "I’m Gonna Love You" (Producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry; Director: Dustin Haney) Chris Stapleton - "Think I’m In Love With You" (Producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis; Director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)) Ella Langley, Riley Green - "you look like you love me" (Producer: Whale Tale Music; Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney) — WINNER
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs ERNEST HARDY Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson — WINNERSONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon — WINNER Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh Osborne