See the full ACM Awards 2026 winners list
See the full ACM Awards 2026 winners list
Audrey Gibbs, Bryan West and KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY NETWORKMon, May 18, 2026 at 12:09 AM UTC
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The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards kicked off a glitzy evening of celebrating the year's biggest stars in the genre.
The Shania Twain-hosted ACM Awards — the longest-running country music awards show — took over Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, drawing some of country music’s biggest stars. As the red carpet got underway, arrivals included new bride Lainey Wilson with husband Duck Hodges, four-time nominee Shaboozey, Kelsea Ballerini, Zach Top, and Lee Ann Womack, all stepping out in style at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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The year's top nominees, Megan Moroney (nine nominations), Miranda Lambert (eight), Ella Langley (seven), Wilson (seven), and Chris Stapleton (six), vied for the night's top honors.
Here's the full list of ACM Award winners, in real time.
2026 ACM Awards winners listEntertainer of the year -
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Megan Moroney
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Female artist of the year -
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Lainey Wilson
Male artist of the year -
Luke Combs
Riley Green
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Zach Top
Album of the year -
"Ain’t in It for My Health" — Zach Top
"Cherry Valley" — Carter Faith
"Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe)" — Riley Green
"I’m the Problem" — Morgan Wallen
"Parker McCollum" — Parker McCollum
Song of the year -
"A Song to Sing" — Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton (written by Stapleton, Lambert, Jenee Fleenor, and Jesse Frasure)
"Am I Okay?" — Megan Moroney (Moroney, Luke Laird, and Jessie Jo Dillon)
"Choosin’ Texas," — Ella Langley (Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, and Joybeth Taylor)
"I Never Lie" — Zach Top (Zach Top, Carson Chamberlain, and Tim Nichols)
"Somewhere Over Laredo" — Lainey Wilson (Wilson, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Andy Albert, Harold Arlen, and Yip Harburg)
Single of the year -
“6 Months Later,” Megan Moroney
“Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
“The Fall,” Cody Johnson
Group of the year -
49 Winchester
Flatland Cavalry
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays
Duo of the year -
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Muscadine Bloodline
Thelma & James
New female artist of the year -
Winner: Avery Anna
Mackenzie Carpenter
Dasha
Caroline Jones
Emily Ann Roberts
New male artist of the year -
Winner: Tucker Wetmore
Gavin Adcock
Vincent Mason
Shaboozey
Hudson Westbrook
Music event of the year -
“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
“Amen,” Shaboozey and Jelly Roll
“Don’t Mind If I Do,” Riley Green feat. Ella Langley
“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“You Had to Be There,” Megan Moroney and Kenny Chesney
Visual media of the year -
Winner: “Cuckoo,” Stephen Wilson Jr.
“6 Months Later,” Megan Moroney
“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
“The Fall,” Cody Johnson
Artist-songwriter of the year -
Ella Langley
Luke Combs
Megan Moroney
Morgan Wallen
Riley Green
Songwriter of the year -
Winner: Jessie Jo Dillon
Ashley Gorley
Charlie Handsome
Chase McGill
Blake Pendergrass
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: ACM Awards 2026 winners — See the full list
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