Jackson, Johnson, Judd Added as 2025 ACM Awards Performers

Ten country music superstars have been added to the list of 2025 ACM Awards performers. The show is shaping up as one that will feature artists from several decades of country music.

With the cancelation of this year's CMT Awards, the 2025 ACM Awards become the first country awards show on the calendar, to be followed by the People's Choice Country Awards in the fall and CMA Awards in November.

Nominees for the 2025 ACMs were announced on March 27, with Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson leading the way. So far, just two from that group will perform, although the additions brings the total number of Entertainer of the Year nominees performing to three.

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When Are the 2025 ACM Awards?

Only the date has changed for this year's version of the ACM Awards. Once again the show will air live from the Star in Frisco, Texas on Amazon Prime and Twitch. Reba McEntire will return to host the show, the third straight from the venue and the fourth straight on Amazon.

The 2025 ACM Awards are on May 8, at 8PM ET. That's eight days earlier in the year that last year's version.

2025 ACM Awards Performers [Full List]:

The first batch of ACM Awards performers was light, but it got a supercharge on April 24. Blake Shelton will return to perform. So will Wilson, who sang "Hang Tight Honey" last year and went on to win the Entertainer of the Year award.

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Eric Church is also scheduled to perform, with a press release noting the proximity of the performance to his new album release, without promising he'll be singing a new song.

Here is the full list with any information known about song choice:

Alan Jackson
Blake Shelton, "Texas"
Brooks & Dunn
Chris Stapleton
Clint Black
Cody Johnson
Eric Church
Kelsea Ballerini
Lainey Wilson
Leann Rimes
Miranda Lambert
Rascal Flatts
Wynonna Judd

Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Black, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna represent the '90s in country music. The rest are more contemporary, but the genre's newest nominees (Langley, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney) aren't performing as of now.

Last year, there were 15 performances. The majority found artists playing their current radio singles, but there were a few tributes, including one for Toby Keith.

This year's ACM Awards is the 60th. Tickets are available at SeatGeek.

See the Most Played Country Song from the Year You Were Born

Who had the most played country song during the year you were born? This list is a fascinating time capsule of prevalent trends from every decade in American history. Scroll through to find your birth year and then click to listen. Some of these songs have been lost through the years, many of them for good reason!

Men named Hank dominated early before stars like Freddie Hart, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson Clint Black took over to close the 1980s. More recently it's been Tim Mcgraw, Rodney Atkins, Kane Brown and Morgan Wallen. Did the most-played country song from the year you were born become a favorite of yours later? All info comes from Billboard's country airplay charts.

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