60th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 8, 2025, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Reba McEntire returned as host.

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Date

May 8, 2025

Location

Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas

Hosted by

Reba McEntire

Most wins

Ella Langley (5)

Most nominations

Ella Langley (7)

Network

Prime Video

Tables

· Winners and nominees

Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen

Entertainer of the Year

Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen

Album of the Year

Whirlwind — Lainey Wilson Am I Okay? — Megan Moroney Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll Cold Beer & Country Music — Zach Top F-1 Trillion — Post Malone

Female Artist of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

Female Artist of the Year

Album of the Year

Male Artist of the Year

Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves

Entertainer of the Year

Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves

Album of the Year

Chris Stapleton Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Morgan Wallen

Group of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

Group of the Year

Album of the Year

Duo of the Year

Old Dominion Flatland Cavalry Little Big Town Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays

Entertainer of the Year

Old Dominion Flatland Cavalry Little Big Town Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays

Album of the Year

Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Muscadine Bloodline The War and Treaty

Single of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

Single of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

"You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Shaboozey "Dirt Cheap" — Cody Johnson "I Had Some Help" — Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen) "White Horse" — Chris Stapleton

Entertainer of the Year

Album of the Year

"Dirt Cheap" — Josh Phillips "4x4xU" — Aaron Raitiere, Jon Decious, Lainey Wilson "The Architect" — Josh Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally "I Had Some Help" — Ashley Gorley, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest, Jonathan Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Post Malone "You Look Like You Love Me" — Aaron Raitiere, Ella Langley, Ril

New Female Artist of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

New Female Artist of the Year

Album of the Year

New Male Artist of the Year

Ella Langley Kassi Ashton Ashley Cooke Dasha Jessie Murph

Entertainer of the Year

Ella Langley Kassi Ashton Ashley Cooke Dasha Jessie Murph

Album of the Year

Zach Top Gavin Adcock Shaboozey Tucker Wetmore Bailey Zimmerman

New Duo/Group of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

New Duo/Group of the Year

Album of the Year

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

The Red Clay Strays Restless Road Treaty Oak Revival

Entertainer of the Year

The Red Clay Strays Restless Road Treaty Oak Revival

Album of the Year

Lainey Wilson Luke Combs Ernest Hardy Morgan Wallen

Songwriter of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

Songwriter of the Year

Album of the Year

Visual Media of the Year

Jessie Jo Dillon Jessi Alexander Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh Osborne

Entertainer of the Year

Jessie Jo Dillon Jessi Alexander Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh Osborne

Album of the Year

"You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green); Dir. Wales Toney, John Park, Ella Langley "4x4xU" — Lainey Wilson; Dir. Dano Cerny "Dirt Cheap" — Cody Johnson; Dir. Dustin Haney "I'm Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson (feat. Carrie Underwood); Dir. Dustin Haney "Think I'm in Love with You" — Chris Stapleton; Dir. Stephen Kinigopoulos

Music Event of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

Music Event of the Year

"You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) "Cowboys Cry Too" — Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Noah Kahan) "I Had Some Help" — Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen) "I'm Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson (feat. Carrie Underwood) "We Don't Fight Anymore" — Carly Pearce (feat. Chris Stapleton)

Entertainer of the Year

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen	Whirlwind — Lainey Wilson Am I Okay? — Megan Moroney Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll Cold Beer & Country Music — Zach Top F-1 Trillion — Post Malone
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Lainey Wilson Kelsea Ballerini Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves	Chris Stapleton Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Morgan Wallen
Group of the Year	Duo of the Year
Old Dominion Flatland Cavalry Little Big Town Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays	Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Muscadine Bloodline The War and Treaty
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Shaboozey "Dirt Cheap" — Cody Johnson "I Had Some Help" — Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen) "White Horse" — Chris Stapleton	"Dirt Cheap" — Josh Phillips "4x4xU" — Aaron Raitiere, Jon Decious, Lainey Wilson "The Architect" — Josh Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally "I Had Some Help" — Ashley Gorley, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest, Jonathan Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Post Malone "You Look Like You Love Me" — Aaron Raitiere, Ella Langley, Ril
New Female Artist of the Year	New Male Artist of the Year
Ella Langley Kassi Ashton Ashley Cooke Dasha Jessie Murph	Zach Top Gavin Adcock Shaboozey Tucker Wetmore Bailey Zimmerman
New Duo/Group of the Year	Artist-Songwriter of the Year
The Red Clay Strays Restless Road Treaty Oak Revival	Lainey Wilson Luke Combs Ernest Hardy Morgan Wallen
Songwriter of the Year	Visual Media of the Year
Jessie Jo Dillon Jessi Alexander Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh Osborne	"You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green); Dir. Wales Toney, John Park, Ella Langley "4x4xU" — Lainey Wilson; Dir. Dano Cerny "Dirt Cheap" — Cody Johnson; Dir. Dustin Haney "I'm Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson (feat. Carrie Underwood); Dir. Dustin Haney "Think I'm in Love with You" — Chris Stapleton; Dir. Stephen Kinigopoulos
Music Event of the Year
"You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) "Cowboys Cry Too" — Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Noah Kahan) "I Had Some Help" — Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen) "I'm Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson (feat. Carrie Underwood) "We Don't Fight Anymore" — Carly Pearce (feat. Chris Stapleton)

· Winners and nominees › Special awards

Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award

Alan Jackson

Triple Crown Award

Keith Urban

Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award	Triple Crown Award
Alan Jackson	Keith Urban

· Performers

Reba McEntire Clint Black Wynonna Judd LeAnn Rimes Little Big Town Dan + Shay

Performer(s)

Reba McEntire Clint Black Wynonna Judd LeAnn Rimes Little Big Town Dan + Shay

Song

Songs of the Decades Medley "Okie From Muskogee" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Why Not Me" "Blue" "Girl Crush" "Tequila"

Eric Church

Performer(s)

Eric Church

Song

"Hands of Time"

Miranda Lambert Ella Langley

Performer(s)

Miranda Lambert Ella Langley

Song

"Run" "Kerosene"

Zach Top

Performer(s)

Zach Top

Song

"Use Me"

Blake Shelton

Performer(s)

Blake Shelton

Song

"Texas"

Lainey Wilson

Performer(s)

Lainey Wilson

Song

"Whirlwind"

Kelsea Ballerini

Performer(s)

Kelsea Ballerini

Song

"Baggage"

Chris Stapleton

Performer(s)

Chris Stapleton

Song

"It Takes a Woman"

Ella Langley

Performer(s)

Ella Langley

Song

"Weren't for the Wind"

Alan Jackson

Performer(s)

Alan Jackson

Song

Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award "Remember When"

Jelly Roll Shaboozey

Performer(s)

Jelly Roll Shaboozey

Song

"Heart of Stone" "Amen"

Megan Moroney Chris Stapleton Brothers Osborne Keith Urban

Performer(s)

Megan Moroney Chris Stapleton Brothers Osborne Keith Urban

Song

Honoring Triple Crown Award winner Keith Urban "Stupid Boy" "Blue Ain't Your Color" "Where the Blacktop Ends"

Cody Johnson Brooks & Dunn

Performer(s)

Cody Johnson Brooks & Dunn

Song

"The Fall" "Red Dirt Road"

Reba McEntire Miranda Lambert Lainey Wilson

Performer(s)

Reba McEntire Miranda Lambert Lainey Wilson

Song

"Trailblazer"

Rascal Flatts Backstreet Boys

Performer(s)

Rascal Flatts Backstreet Boys

Song

"What Hurts the Most" "I Dare You" "Larger than Life" "Life Is a Highway"

Performer(s)	Song
Reba McEntire Clint Black Wynonna Judd LeAnn Rimes Little Big Town Dan + Shay	Songs of the Decades Medley "Okie From Muskogee Rhinestone Cowboy Why Not Me Blue Girl Crush Tequila"
Eric Church	"Hands of Time"
Miranda Lambert Ella Langley	"Run Kerosene"
Zach Top	"Use Me"
Blake Shelton	"Texas"
Lainey Wilson	"Whirlwind"
Kelsea Ballerini	"Baggage"
Chris Stapleton	"It Takes a Woman"
Ella Langley	"Weren't for the Wind"
Alan Jackson	Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award "Remember When"
Jelly Roll Shaboozey	"Heart of Stone Amen"
Megan Moroney Chris Stapleton Brothers Osborne Keith Urban	Honoring Triple Crown Award winner Keith Urban "Stupid Boy Blue Ain't Your Color Where the Blacktop Ends"
Cody Johnson Brooks & Dunn	"The Fall Red Dirt Road"
Reba McEntire Miranda Lambert Lainey Wilson	"Trailblazer"
Rascal Flatts Backstreet Boys	"What Hurts the Most I Dare You Larger than Life Life Is a Highway"

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