The 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony is underway in Texas, being seen exclusively through Amazon on Prime Video and Amazon's Twitch channel. The honors are about to be doled out throughout the two-and-a-half-hour show. Ella Langley (pictured on the red carpet, above) as the top nominee, with nine nods; she's already off to a good start with a win for best new female artist. Scroll through the list of nominees below, with winners' names marked in bold, to see who has picked up a trophy in the Lone Star state (or, in a few cases, beforehand, since several awards were announced ahead of time, the better to leave more room for performance slots). Scroll, through, also, to see some of the artists' red carpet looks. More from Variety Prime Video Top International Execs Say Cinema Experience Remains 'Magical' Alongside Streaming Push, at AVIA Conference: 'We Believe in the Theatrical Window' Prime Video Inks Major Deal With CJ ENM at India's WAVES Market to Expand Korean Content Globally At Variety's 'Power of Women: Nashville,' Kelsea Ballerini, Sheryl Crow, Mickey Guyton and Reba McEntire Talk About Making a Difference, Mental Health and Mutual Standom The show opened with a 12-minute medley of ACM Songs of the Year from the six decades the show has been in existence, featuring the show's host, Reba McEntire, along with Clint Black, Dan + Shay, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland and Wynonna Judd. Another medley slated for the show is a tribute to Keith Urban, who is receiving the ACM Triple Crown Award. He'll be saluted with a medley performed by Chris Stapleton, Megan Moroney and Brothers Osborne. One of the most anticipated performances is by McEntire, Lainey Wilson and Miranda Lambert, singing a new trio single, "Trailblazer" (penned by Lambert, Wilson and Brandy Clark). Other performers slated for the telecast include Alan Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Eric Church, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Shaboozey and Zach Top. Just behind Langley with eight nominations wereWilson,Cody JohnsonandMorgan Wallen, tied with seven each. Stapleton was close behind that pack with six noms, followed by Post Malone and Riley Green with five each, and Ballerini with four. The 2025 ACMs are being streamed live exclusively for a global audience across approximately 240 countries and territories on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys. The webcast started at 8 p.m. ET/5 PT and is scheduled to run for two and a half hours, a half-hour longer than last year's show. Pre-telecast awards were given to Ella Langley for best new female artist; Zach Top for best new male artist; the Red Clay Strays for best new duo or group; Lainey Wilson for artist-songwriter of the year; and Jessie Jo Dillon for (non-artist) songwriter of the year. (Dillon cowrote multiple tracks on three of five projects up for album of the year.) A full list of the ACMs' 2025 nominations, with winners marked in bold as they come up in the ceremony: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves Lainey Wilson MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Cody Johnson Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Muscadine Bloodline The War And Treaty GROUP OF THE YEAR Flatland Cavalry Little Big Town Old Dominion 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 Gavin Adcock Shaboozey Zach Top – WINNER Tucker Wetmore Bailey Zimmerman NEW 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)] "Am I Okay? (I'll Be Fine)" – Megan MoroneyProducer: Kristian BushRecord Company-Label: Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville "Beautifully Broken" – Jelly RollProducers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa VanderheymRecord Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records "Cold Beer & Country Music" – Zach TopProducer: Carson ChamberlainRecord Company-Label: Leo33 "F-1 Trillion" – Post MaloneProducers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, HoskinsRecord Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records "Whirlwind" – Lainey WilsonProducer: Jay JoyceRecord Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville SINGLE OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – ShaboozeyProducers: Sean Cook, Nevin SastryRecord Company-Label: American Dogwood / EMPIRE "Dirt Cheap" – Cody JohnsonProducer: Trent WillmonRecord Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone, Morgan WallenProducers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, HoskinsRecord Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records "White Horse" – Chris StapletonProducers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane StapletonRecord Company-Label: Mercury Nashville "You Look Like You Love Me" – Ella Langley, Riley GreenProducer: Will BundyRecord Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records SONG OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)] "4x4xU" – Lainey WilsonSongwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey WilsonPublishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent "The Architect" – Kacey MusgravesSongwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh OsbornePublishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing "Dirt Cheap" – Cody JohnsonSongwriter: Josh PhillipsPublishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone, Morgan WallenSongwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan VojtesakPublishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy's Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation "You look like you love me" – Ella Langley, Riley GreenSongwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron RaitierePublishers: 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)] Cowboys Cry Too – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah KahanProducers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa VanderheymRecord Company-Label: Black River Entertainment I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan WallenProducers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, HoskinsRecord Company-Label: Mercury Records / Republic Records I'm Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie UnderwoodProducer: Trent WillmonRecord Company-Label: CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville we don't fight anymore – Carly Pearce, Chris StapletonProducers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly PearceRecord Company-Label: Big Machine Records you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley GreenProducer: Will BundyRecord Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR[Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] 4x4xU – Lainey WilsonProducer: Jennifer AnsellDirector: Dano Cerny Dirt Cheap – Cody JohnsonProducer: Dustin HaneyDirector: Dustin Haney I'm Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie UnderwoodProducers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-PerryDirector: Dustin Haney Think I'm In Love With You – Chris StapletonProducers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie StratakisDirector: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone) you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley GreenProducer: Whale Tale MusicDirectors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs ERNEST HARDY Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson – WINNER SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon – WINNER Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh Osborne Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival Sign up forVariety's Newsletter. 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