Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson and Riley Green are set to perform at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards that will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 17th, according to an announcement from the Academy of Country Music (ACM), Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions.
The event will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video on May 17th, at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT. The broadcast will also be available on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, as well as in the Amazon Music app.
ACM Award winner Cody Johnson will be up on the stage again following his 2025 win for ACM Song of the Year. Lainey Wilson, the reigning Entertainer of the Year and 16-time ACM Award recipient returns to the ACM Awards stage with the world premiere performance of "Can't Sit Still."
Four-time ACM Award winner and 2026 ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green headliner, Riley Green will deliver a performance of his hit song "Change My Mind."
Previously announced ACM Awards week events include "ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends" at Topgolf Las Vegas, Friday, May 15, and "ACM Next Wave: Country's Beach Bash" at Mandalay Bay Beach, Saturday, May 16.
Additional performers, as well as nominations, presenters, ACM Awards week events, and the host, will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Academy of Country Music Awards, established in 1966, is the longest-running Country Music awards show. In 2022, it became the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video.
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