The 2026 ACM Awards kicked off Sunday (May 17) night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a bang – albeit one you could have seen coming a country mile away. The evening’s first award, the prestigious song of the year Academy of Country Music Award, went to “Choosin’ Texas,” the nine-week […]

Country-style glitz and glam descended upon Las Vegas for the 61st annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday (May 17) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Stars such as Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson – who are both scheduled to perform, with the latter kicking off the show airing on Prime Video – arrived […]

Shaboozey caught up with Ellie Thumann & Billboard’sTetris Kelly at the ACM Awards 2026.

The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards have arrived, and they’re back in Las Vegas, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, after the last three years at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. They also have a brand-new host in country superstar Shania Twain, who’s taking over after repeat host Reba McEntire the […]