{"id":35957,"date":"2026-04-08T10:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/acm-awards-announce-more-performers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:50:59","slug":"acm-awards-announce-more-performers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/04\/acm-awards-announce-more-performers\/","title":{"rendered":"ACM Awards Announce More Performers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Academy of Country Music Awards<\/strong>\u00a0announced three major performers for its May 17th ceremony at Las Vegas&#8217; MGM Grand Garden Arena. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kacey Musgraves will make her ACM Awards performance debut, singing from her upcoming album\u00a0<em>Middle of Nowhere<\/em>, set for May 1st release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert join the lineup alongside previously announced performers Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Riley Green. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show broadcasts live exclusively on Prime Video and Amazon Music at 8 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musgraves has won seven ACM Awards, while Little Big Town has earned eight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambert holds the record for most ACM Awards won by any artist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-event activities include Riley Green&#8217;s May 15th Topgolf performance and a May 16th beach bash at Mandalay Bay featuring Ashley Cooke, Dasha, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2b50\ufe0f We&#39;ve got some COUNTRY STAR POWER taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACMawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACMawards<\/a> stage this year! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaceyMusgraves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KaceyMusgraves<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/littlebigtown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@littlebigtown<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandalambert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mirandalambert<\/a> are performing LIVE at the 61st ACM Awards. \u2b50\ufe0f<br><br>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f\ud83d\udd17 Don\u2019t miss it \u2192  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ciihQgqCqS\">https:\/\/t.co\/ciihQgqCqS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JUmUoyIaRr\">pic.twitter.com\/JUmUoyIaRr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ACM Awards (@ACMawards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACMawards\/status\/2041548916412293183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Academy of Country Music Awards\u00a0announced three major performers for its May 17th ceremony at Las Vegas&#8217; MGM Grand Garden Arena. 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