2025 Academy Of Country Music Awards: A List Of Winners

Who scored a nomination for the Academy of Country Music Awards this year? And who’s already won a trophy? Let’s break it down.

Nominees for the 60th ACM Awards include newcomer Ella Langley, who leads the field with eight nods. Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson and Lainey Wilson follow with seven nominations each.

Winners in top categories – such as Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year – plan to be announced during the primetime program, which airs Thursday at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST via Amazon Prime Video.

Langley, an Alabama native who released her major label debut album Hungover last year, enters the night with two ACM trophies under her belt; program organizers began unveiling pre-show awards last week, including New Female Artist of the Year and Visual Media of the Year, two wins for Langley. She earns the Visual Media of the Year trophy for “You Look Like You Love Me,” a chart-topping duet with Riley Green.

Additional pre-show winners include The Red Clay Strays, a fiery country-rock band from Alabama that scored a win for New Duo/Group of the Year, and Zach Top, a neotraditional troubadour who took home New Male Artist of the Year. Late Wednesday, the ACMs announced that Wilson won Artist-Songwriter of the Year and behind-the-scenes hitmaker Jessie Jo Dillon won Songwriter of the Year.

Taking place in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Reba McEntire reprises her role as ACM Awards host for the second time in as many years. Performers include Jelly Roll and Shaboozey, Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Alan Jackson and Kelsea Ballerini, among others.

Read below for a full list of nominees and follow along throughout the program for an updated list of winners.

[Winners marked in bold.]

2025 ACM Awards Winners and Nominees

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
Jessie Murph

New Male Artist of the Year
Gavin Adcock
Shaboozey
Zach Top
Tucker Wetmore
Bailey Zimmerman

New Duo or Group of the Year
Restless Road
The Red Clay Strays
Treaty Oak Revival

Album of the Year
Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney
Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson

Single of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley and Riley Green

Song of the Year
“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
“The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone and Morgan Wallen
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley and Riley Green

Music Event of the Year
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone and Morgan Wallen
“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood
“We Don’t Fight Anymore” – Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley and Riley Green

Visual Media of the Year
“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“Im Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
“Think I’m in Love With You” – Chris Stapleton
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley and Riley Green

Artist-Songwriter of the Year
Luke Combs
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Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson

Songwriter of the Year
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne