ACM Awards Stream Live on Prime Video at 8 p.m. ET as Shania Twain Hosts 61st Show
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Updated · Variety · May 17
ACM Awards Stream Live on Prime Video at 8 p.m. ET as Shania Twain Hosts 61st Show
15 articles · Updated · Variety · May 17
The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards air live Sunday from Las Vegas at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, with Shania Twain hosting the ceremony for the first time.
Prime Video is the exclusive outlet for the 2026 ACMs, making streaming through Amazon’s service the only way to watch the show live at home or on smart TVs, phones and tablets.
17 performances are slated across the 2.5-hour show, including Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, Cody Johnson, Riley Green, Thomas Rhett and Blake Shelton.
Megan Moroney enters the night with 9 nominations, ahead of Lambert’s 8 and Ella Langley and Wilson’s 7 each, while Chris Stapleton leads male nominees with 6.
The ceremony returns to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, extending the ACMs’ shift away from conventional broadcast TV as one of the first major awards shows built around exclusive streaming.
What surprises will first-time host Shania Twain bring to the ACM Awards stage?
With the top nominee absent, who will steal the spotlight at country's biggest night?
Can Lainey Wilson secure a historic win against a field of country music titans?