2026 ACM Awards Viewing Guide: Start Time, Streaming Details, Performers, Nominees, and More

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2026 ACM Awards Viewing Guide: Start Time, Streaming Details, Performers, Nominees, and More
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This news text provides a comprehensive guide for viewers attending the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards. It includes information on who will host the awards, when and where to watch, and details on the performers and presenters.

With Country music icon Shania Twain set to host, here's our viewing guide for tonight's Academy of Country Music Awards . 2026 ACM Awards air tonight with Shania Twain hosting live from Las Vegas on Prime Video , Twitch, and Amazon Music.

Get the 2026 ACM Awards start time, streaming details, social media links, and how to follow the show live worldwide. See the 2026 ACM Awards performers and presenters, including Blake Shelton, Lainey Wilson, Keith Urban, and more. Browse the 2026 ACM Awards nominees, with Megan Moroney leading, plus key races for Entertainer, Album, and Song.

, the Academy of Country Music , Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions present the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time. Stemming from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the ACM Awards are set to recognize some of the best and brightest that the genre has to offer – and roll out some pretty great performances along the way.

To make sure you've got all of the info that you need, Bleeding Cool has put together a preview/viewing guide that includes when/where to watch, how to follow on social media, a look at the performers & presenters, a rundown of this year's nominees, and much more. But let's kick things off with the basics:will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video tonight at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT / 5 pm PT.

Fans will also be able to watch the broadcast on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and in the Amazon Music app. You can follow the 2026 ACM Awards onHere's a look at some of the highlights from this year's nominees, followed by a full rundown of the categories and nominees in play for the 2026 ACM Awards:leads with the most nominations, and the most nominations across categories, with nine total, including her first nomination for Entertainer of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year, and third consecutive nomination for Female Artist of the Year and Visual Media of the Year as an Artist, and her first as Director.

Moroney also receives nominations for Song of the Year as an Artist and Songwriter, Single of the Year , and Music Event of the Year with Kenny Chesney. , the most-decorated artist in ACM Awards history, receives eight nominations, the most nominations she's received in a single year since 2016.

She receives her 17th nomination for Female Artist of the Year and her ninth nomination for Song of the Year, and 16th total nomination in the category. , the reigning ACM New Female Artist of the Year, receives seven nominations. This is her first nomination in the Artist-Songwriter of the Year category, as well as her first nomination credited as a Producer for Single of the Year .

, the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, receives seven nominations. This marks her fourth consecutive nomination for Female Artist of the Year and third straight nod for Entertainer of the Year, categories she has won every year she's been nominated. Wilson's nomination for Song of the Year , marks her fifth consecutive in the category and ninth total nomination overall in the category.

, the reigning Male Artist of the Year, receives the most nominations for a male artist with six total, including his fifth consecutive nomination for Entertainer of the Year and his 11th consecutive nomination for Male Artist of the Year .

, the reigning New Male Artist of the Year, receives five nominations, including his first for Male Artist of the Year, Song of the Year , both as an Artist and Songwriter, and for Single of the Year .receives his third consecutive nomination for Entertainer of the Year, as well as his fourth consecutive nomination for Visual Media of the Year .receives four nominations, his third consecutive for Music Event of the Year, and his first-ever nominations for Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year receives his fourth consecutive nomination for Entertainer of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year, and his third nomination for Album of the Year receives his seventh consecutive nomination for both Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.

A win for Combs in the Entertainer category will also clinch the coveted Triple Crown Award, which consists of an Entertainer of the Year win, plus wins in an act's respective New Artist and Artist categories. Combs earns his third nomination for Artist-Songwriter of the Year.receive their 11th consecutive nomination for Group of the Year.

The group has taken home the title every year for the last eight years, passingreceive their 19th overall nomination. This is their 12th consecutive year being nominated for Duo of the Year, an award the pair has brought home four times.receives her first nomination since 2020, making this her seventh nomination for Music Event of the Year .

A Song To Sing – Miranda Lambert & Chris StapletonPublishers: I Wrote These Songs; Pink Dog Publishing; Songs for the Munch Music; Songs of Influence; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing CorpSongwriters: Ella Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth TaylorPublishers: Music and Magazine Publishing; Rio Bravo Music Inc; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Too Broke to Quit Music; Zach Top MusicSongwriters: Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Andy Albert, Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg Publishers: Concord Sounds; Dtown Boogie Music; Emi Feist Catalog Inc; Songs Of Riser House; Songs Of Wild Cat Well Music; Sony/ATV Countryside; Story Farmer; Tacklebox Music PublishingProducers: Kristian Bush?

Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest-running Country Music awards show and made history in 2022 as the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video. The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions . Ray Flook Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.

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