Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley were the biggest winners at this year’s Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.
Held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday (8 May), 16-time ACM Award winner Reba McEntire hosted the star-studded event.
For the second year in a row, Wilson received the coveted award of Entertainer of the Year, taking home four awards in total on the night. It was Ella Langley’s evening, though, with the singer-songwriter winning five awards, including New Female Artist of the Year.
Brooks & Dunn were named Duo of the Year, Old Dominion won Group of the Year, Chris Stapleton was named Male Artist of the Year, and Zach Top was named New Male Artist of the Year. Meanwhile, Lainey Wilson won Album of the Year for Whirlwind, Ella Langley took home Single of the Year for you look like you love me (featuring Riley Green), and Cody Johnson won Song of the Year with Dirt Cheap.
You can find the full list of winners below.
In addition to the main awards, Alan Jackson accepted the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, while Keith Urban was named a Triple Crown Winner after taking home the following awards in his incredible career: New Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.
Chris Stapleton, Megan Moroney, and Brothers Osborne paid tribute to the New Zealand-born, Australian-raised singer-songwriter by performing his songs, including Stupid Boy, Blue Ain’t Your Color, and Where The Blacktop Ends, where Urban joined Brothers Osborne on stage.
The night also saw duets from Backstreet Boys and Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley, Jelly Roll and Shaboozey, and Brooks & Dunn and Cody Johnson.
2025 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
MAIN AWARDS:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ella Langley
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Zach Top
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Red Clay Strays
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Company-Label: BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
you look like you love me – Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Dirt Cheap – Cody Johnson
Songwriter: Josh Phillips
Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing; Write or Die Music; Write the Lightning Publishing
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
you look like you love me - Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jessie Jo Dillon
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
you look like you love me - Ella Langley, Riley Green
Producers: Will Bundy
Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
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