If you aren't a Prime Video subscriber, you might want to consider changing that. The streamer is the home of the 2026 ACM Awards. The event will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17. Some major headliners are set to take the stage.
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On Thursday, March 19, the Academy of Country Music, Dick Clark Productions, and the Amazon-owned streaming service announced the show's first round of performers.
Who Will Be Performing at the 2026 ACM Awards?
Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Riley Green are scheduled to perform at this year's edition of the ACM Awards. PEOPLE reported the news.
Wilson will debut her song "Can't Sit Still" when she takes the stage in Vegas. Green will perform his hit "Change My Mind." No word on what Johnson will be playing.
The host for the ACM Awards has yet to be revealed. Nominations will be announced soon. In addition to being streamed on Prime Video, you can watch the event on Twitch's Amazon Music channel. It will also be available on the Amazon Music app.
You can purchase tickets for the show on AXS.
Last Year's ACM Awards Were Pretty Emotional
Wilson took home the awards for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Artist-Songwriter of the Year last year. She tried to keep her emotions in check as she accepted her well-deserved trophies.
"I will tell you this: I'm sure everybody deals with a little bit of imposter syndrome, but I won't lie to you. I have a little bit," said Wilson when she won Entertainer of the Year. "But I read something not long ago that just said, 'If something is given to you, then you need to accept it with an open heart and an open mind.' And I just appreciate it."
Host Reba McEntire teared up when talking about the time she won her first ACM Award in 1995. It was given to her by her friend and peer, Naomi Judd, who took her life in 2022.
McEntire also presented Alan Jackson with the ACM Lifetime Achievement Award, and the audience was visibly moved by the moment.
"I do wanna especially thank one person that's been my best friend since I was 17 years old, and that's my wife Denise out there," said Jackson. "She's loved me through the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, influenced me, given me three beautiful daughters and helped me keep my feet on the ground all these years."
