2025 Academy of Country Music Awards: The Complete Winners List

Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley were among the biggest winners at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday night.

Hosted by Reba McEntire, and celebrating six decades of country music, the 2025 ACM Awards were broadcast live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, featuring performances from numerous country music’s biggest stars, including Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, and more.

Wilson took home entertainer of the year for the second year in a row, making her the first artist to win back-to-back awards in the category since Jason Aldean won it three consecutive times between 2016 and 2018. Langley, meanwhile, ended the night as this year’s biggest winner with five awards total, a major feat for the country music newcomer. Her hit song “you look like you love me” with Riley Green grabbed four awards.

The night also saw singers and groups including Cody Johnson, Zach Top, Old Dominion, and Brooks & Dunn taking home trophies, which were presented by the likes of Shelton, Carly Pearce, Gabby Barrett, and Lionel Richie, among others.

Scroll on to see the complete list 60th ACM Awards winners (in bold) and nominees.

Entertainer Of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson – WINNER

Female Artist of The Year

Kelsea Ballerini
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson – WINNER

Male Artist of The Year

Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton – WINNER
Morgan Wallen

Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn – WINNER
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Muscadine Bloodline
The War and Treaty

Group of the Year

Flatland Cavalry
Little Big Town
Old Dominion – WINNER
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays

New Female Artist of The Year

Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
Ella Langley – WINNER
Jessie Murph

New Male Artist of The Year

Gavin Adcock
Shaboozey
Zach Top – WINNER
Tucker Wetmore
Bailey Zimmerman

New Duo or Group of The Year

Restless Road
The Red Clay Strays – WINNER
Treaty Oak Revival

Album of the Year

Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney; producer: Kristian Bush; Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville

Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll; producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym; BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records

Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top; producer: Carson Chamberlain; Leo33

F-1 Trillion – Post Malone; producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mercury Records / Republic Records

Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson; producer: Jay Joyce; BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville – WINNER

Single of the Year

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey; producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry; American Dogwood / EMPIRE

“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson; producer: Trent Willmon; CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen; producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mercury Records / Republic Records

“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton; producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton; Mercury Nashville

“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green; producer: Will Bundy; SAWGOD / Columbia Records – WINNER

Song of the Year

“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson; songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson; publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent

“The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves; songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne; publishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing

“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson; songwriter: Josh Phillips; publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing – WINNER

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen; songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak; publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation

“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green; songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere; publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp

Music Event of the Year

“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan; producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym; Black River Entertainment

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen; producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mercury Records / Republic Records

“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood; producer: Trent Willmon; CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville

“we don’t fight anymore” – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton; producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce; Big Machine Records

“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green; producer: Will Bundy; SAWGOD / Columbia Records – WINNER

Visual Media of the Year

“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson; producer: Jennifer Ansell; director: Dano Cerny

“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson; producer: Dustin Haney; director: Dustin Haney

“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood; producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry; director: Dustin Haney

“Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton; producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis; director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)

“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green; producer: Alex Pescosta; directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney – WINNER

Artist-Songwriter of the Year

Luke Combs
ERNEST
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Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson – WINNER

Songwriter of the Year

Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon – WINNER
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne

The winners in the Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards categories should be announced at a later time. This post will be updated when those winners are announced.

Bass Player of the Year

J.T. Cure
Mark Hill
Rachel Loy
Tony Lucido
Craig Young

Drummer of the Year

Fred Eltringham
Tommy Harden
Evan Hutchings
Aaron Sterling
Nir Z

Acoustic Guitar Player of the Year

Tim Galloway
Todd Lombardo
Mac McAnally
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinskiy

Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year

Dave Cohen
Ian Fitchuk
Billy Justineau
Gordon Mote
Alex Wright

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year

Dan Dugmore
Jenee Fleenor
Josh Matheny
Justin Schipper
Kristin Wilkinson

Electric Guitar Player of the Year

Kris Donegan
Jedd Hughes
Brent Mason
Sol Philcox-Littlefield
Derek Wells

Audio Engineer of the Year

Brandon Bell
Drew Bollman
Josh Ditty
Buckley Miller
F. Reid Shippen

Producer of the Year

Dave Cobb
Ian Fitchuk
Charlie Handsome
Jon Randall
Alysa Vanderheym

Casino of the Year – Theater

Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, SD
Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort – Cherokee, NC
The Theater at Virgin Hotels – Las Vegas, NV
Yaamava’ Theater – Highland, CA

Casino of the Year – Arena

Golden Nugget Lake Charles – Lake Charles, LA
Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, NJ
Harveys Lake Tahoe – Stateline, NV
Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, MN
Turning Stone Resort Casino – Verona, NY

Festival of the Year

C2C Country to Country – London, England
CMC Rocks – Ipswich, Queensland
Stagecoach Festival – Indio, CA
Two Step Inn – Georgetown, TX
Windy City Smokeout – Chicago, IL

Fair/Rodeo of the Year

Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA
Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, WY
Minnesota State Fair – Falcon Heights, MN
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Houston, TX

Club of the Year

Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, TX
Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago, IL

Theater of the Year

The Caverns – Pelham, TN
MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
The Rave/Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI
Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN

Outdoor Venue of the Year

BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
CMAC – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center – Canandaigua, NY
Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL
Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX

Arena of the Year

Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX
Moody Center – Austin, TX
TD Garden – Boston, MA
Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center – Knoxville, TN
Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, MI

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year

Deana Baker
Bobby Clay
Gil Cunningham
Weston Hebert
Stacy Vee
Taylor Williamson

Promoter of the Year

Brent Fedrizzi
Alex Maxwell
Patrick McDill
Anna-Sophie Mertens
Rich Schaefer
Aaron Spalding