2025 Academy Of Country Music Awards: A List Of Winners

Zach Top at Media Row ahead of 60th Academy of Country Music Awards the held at Ford Center at The ... More Star on May 07, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images) 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 seven nods. Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson and Lainey Wilson follow with six 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 Lainey Wilson won Artist-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 ERNEST HARDY Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson Songwriter of the Year Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon Ashley Gorley Chase McGill Josh Osborne Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewleimkuehler/2025/05/08/2025-academy-of-country-music-awards-a-list-of-winners/