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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.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, updated in real time.2026 ACM Awards winners listEntertainer of the yearLuke CombsJelly RollCody JohnsonMegan MoroneyChris StapletonMorgan WallenLainey WilsonFemale artist of the yearKelsea BalleriniMiranda LambertElla LangleyMegan MoroneyLainey WilsonMale artist of the yearLuke CombsRiley GreenCody JohnsonChris StapletonZach TopAlbum 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 McCollumSong of the yearWinner: "Choosin’ Texas," — Ella Langley (Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, and Joybeth Taylor)"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)"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 JohnsonGroup of the yearWinner: The Red Clay Strays49 WinchesterFlatland CavalryOld DominionRascal FlattsDuo of the yearBrooks & DunnBrothers OsborneDan + ShayMuscadine BloodlineThelma & JamesNew female artist of the yearWinner: Avery AnnaMackenzie CarpenterDashaCaroline JonesEmily Ann RobertsNew male artist of the yearWinner: Tucker WetmoreGavin AdcockVincent MasonShaboozeyHudson WestbrookMusic 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 yearWinner: “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 JohnsonArtist-songwriter of the year Winner: Ella Langley Luke Combs Megan Moroney Morgan Wallen Riley GreenSongwriter of the yearWinner: Jessie Jo DillonAshley GorleyCharlie HandsomeChase McGillBlake Pendergrass
