Little Big Town will also take the stage at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17
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NEED TO KNOW
- The 2026 ACM Awards is expanding its list of performers
- Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town will take the stage for performances
- Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green were announced as performers last month
The 2026 ACM Awards lineup of performers is growing!
On Tuesday, April 7, the Academy of Country Music, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions announced Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town will take the stage for performances at this year's ACM Awards in Las Vegas.
Musgraves, 37, will perform a new song from her upcoming Middle of Nowhere album. It's unclear if she'll share any stage time with Lambert, 42, who's featured on the song "Horses and Divorces" from the forthcoming project. The duet marks a reunion for the "Mama's Broken Heart" collaborators following years of tension, as Musgraves recently explained in an interview with NPR.
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Last month, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green were announced as the first round of artists set to perform at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards.
Wilson, 33, will premiere her song "Can't Sit Still," while Green, 37, is set to sing "Change My Mind."
At the time, the Academy of Country Music, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions also announced Patrick Mention will executive produce the ceremony with longtime executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor.
The 2026 ACM Awards host has yet to be revealed. Nominations are currently unknown.
The awards show will go down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 17 and stream live on Prime Video. Viewers can also watch via he Amazon Music channel on Twitch and the Amazon Music app.
Tickets to attend the 2026 ACM Awards are available now to purchase via AXS.
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In 2025, the ACM Awards were hosted by Reba McEntire. Wilson won Entertainer of the Year as well as Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year.
Johnson's "Dirt Cheap" won Song of the Year at the ceremony, while Green received Single of the Year, Visual Media of the Year and Music Event of the Year for the Ella Langley duet "You Look Like You Love Me."
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