Full List of 2025 ACM Awards Performers: Jelly, Alan, Reba + More

A massive medley will open Thursday's (May 8) ACM Awards. A full list of 2025 ACM Awards performers is below.

The show will feature artists from several decades of country music. With the cancelation of this year's CMT Awards, the 2025 ACM Awards become the first country awards show on the calendar, to be followed by the People's Choice Country Awards in the fall and CMA Awards in November.

Nominees for the 2025 ACMs were announced in March, with Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson leading the way. All but Wallen will perform during the broadcast.

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When Are the 2025 ACM Awards?

Only the date has changed for this year's version of the ACM Awards. Once again the show will air live from the Star in Frisco, Texas on Amazon Prime and Twitch. Reba McEntire will return to host the show, the third straight from the venue and the fourth straight on Amazon.

The 2025 ACM Awards are on May 8, at 8PM ET. That's eight days earlier in the year that last year's version.

2025 ACM Awards Performers [Full List]:

The first batch of ACM Awards performers was light, but it got a supercharge on April 24. Blake Shelton will return to perform. So will Wilson, who sang "Hang Tight Honey" last year and went on to win the Entertainer of the Year award.

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Eric Church is also scheduled to perform, with a press release noting the proximity of the performance to his new album release, without promising he'll be singing a new song.

One week before the show, the ACMs revealed collaborations and artists tabbed for a lengthy show-opening medley. Jelly Roll will sing with Shaboozey, and Rascal Flatts will perform with Backstreet Boys.

Additionally, previously-announced performers Brooks & Dunn and Cody Johnson will share the stage.

To open the show, six country acts will perform ACM Songs of the Year from six different decades. Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes and Sugarland will all help open the 60th annual ACMs.

There will also be a tribute to Keith Urban, who's earning his Triple Crown Award with a special dedication during the event.

Here is the full list with any information known about song choice:

Alan Jackson
Blake Shelton, "Texas"
Brooks & Dunn and Cody Johnson
Brothers Osborne (Keith Urban Tribute)
Chris Stapleton (Keith Urban Tribute)
Clint Black (Opening medley)
Dan + Shay (Opening medley)
Ella Langley
Eric Church
Kelsea Ballerini
Jelly Roll and Shaboozey
Lainey Wilson
LeAnn Rimes (Opening medley)
Megan Moroney (Keith Urban Tribute)
Miranda Lambert
Rascal Flatts and the Backstreet Boys
Reba McEntire (Opening medley)
Sugarland (Opening medley)
Wynonna Judd (Opening medley)
Zach Top

Last year, there were 15 performances. The majority found artists playing their current radio singles, but there were a few tributes, including one for Toby Keith.

See the Most Played Country Song from the Year You Were Born

Who had the most played country song during the year you were born? This list is a fascinating time capsule of prevalent trends from every decade in American history. Scroll through to find your birth year and then click to listen. Some of these songs have been lost through the years, many of them for good reason!

Men named Hank dominated early before stars like Freddie Hart, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson Clint Black took over to close the 1980s. More recently it's been Tim Mcgraw, Rodney Atkins, Kane Brown and Morgan Wallen. Did the most-played country song from the year you were born become a favorite of yours later? All info comes from Billboard's country airplay charts.

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