Can we get a “yee-haw” for these ACM Award winners?
The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards brought the best and brightest of the genre, with legendary singer Reba McEntire taking on hosting duties for her 18th time at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on May 8. (To see every star who stepped out for the 2025 ACM Awards, click here.)
This year, the competition was fierce as newcomer Ella Langley led the pack of nominees with eight nods, including Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for her and Riley Green‘s duet “You Look Like You Love Me.” She walked away with a good number of those trophies as well, including for Single of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year.
Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson followed closely behind with seven nominations each. For her part, Lainey picked up the awards for Album of the Year, Entertainer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year, among others.
As for the big honors, Keith Urban was named the recipient of the ACM Triple Crown Award, highlighting his past achievements in the New Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year categories. (Urban won his first awards in each category in 2001, 2005 and 2019, respectively.)
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