Kacey Musgraves has won six Academy of Country Music Awards in competition, but she has yet to perform on the show. That changes on May 17, when she is set to perform a new song from her upcoming seventh studio album, Middle of Nowhere, which is due May 1. The first single from that album, “Dry Spell,” reached No. 15 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
This has been a season of firsts for Musgraves, who performed on the Latin Grammys on Nov. 13. The singer performed two songs, “Ahí Estabas Tú” and “Lost In Translation,” in tandem with Mexican singer-songwriter Carín León.
Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town have also been added to the ACM Awards performance lineup, joining the previously announced Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green. Lambert is the most decorated artist in ACM Awards history, with 33 wins in competitive categories, including a record nine awards for female artist of the year. Little Big Town has won eight competitive awards on the show, including four for vocal group of the year.
The 61st ACM Awards will stream live for a global audience on Prime Video on Sunday, May 17, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fans will also be able to watch the broadcast on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, as well as in the Amazon Music app.
Tickets for the 61st ACM Awards and other ACM Awards week events are available for purchase on the AXS site. Nominations will be announced on Thursday, April 9.
Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest running country music awards show. The show made history in 2022 as the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video.
Raj Kapoor and Patrick Menton are executive producers of the 61st ACM Awards, with Kapoor also serving as showrunner. Kapoor is on a historic hot streak, having also executive produced the 2026 Grammys and Oscars. He is also set to serve in that same role on Tony Awards on June 7.
Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, serves as executive producer of the ACM Awards for the academy. Jay Penske and Barry Adelman serve as executive producers for Dick Clark Productions. John Saade will also continue to serve as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.
The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
