{"id":2364855,"date":"2026-04-09T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2364855"},"modified":"2026-04-09T00:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:00:52","slug":"kacey-musgraves-little-big-town-and-miranda-lambert-added-to-performance-lineup-for-the-61st-academy-of-country-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kacey-musgraves-little-big-town-and-miranda-lambert-added-to-performance-lineup-for-the-61st-academy-of-country-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"KACEY MUSGRAVES, LITTLE BIG TOWN, AND MIRANDA LAMBERT ADDED TO PERFORMANCE LINEUP FOR THE 61ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>KACEY MUSGRAVES, LITTLE BIG TOWN, AND MIRANDA LAMBERT ADDED TO PERFORMANCE LINEUP FOR THE 61ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>61st ACM Awards Returns to Las Vegas on May 17, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Live from MGM Grand Garden Arena,<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exclusively on Prime Video and Amazon Music<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Tickets for the 61st ACM Awards and ACM Awards Week Events are Now Available at <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axs.com\/series\/31698\/academy-of-country-music-awards-tickets\"><b>AXS.COM<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Media and Social Assets <\/i><\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fo\/riyqd8xk78a4ufo5lfrkv\/ANFmn_9uNB06UdfjJnCcM0Y?rlkey=744zrqxkxknq9v1rl7rtoyyez&amp;e=1&amp;st=nkq25rxq&amp;dl=0\"><b><i>HERE<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 April 7, 2026 \u2014 <\/b>Today, the Academy of Country Music\u00ae (ACM), Prime Video, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dickclark.com\/\">Dick Clark Productions (DCP<\/a>) announced the next round of powerhouse performers set to take the stage at the <b>61st Academy of Country Music Awards<\/b>, including <b>Kacey Musgraves<\/b>, <b>Little Big Town,<\/b> and <b>Miranda Lambert<\/b> with many more unforgettable performances to be revealed in the coming weeks. They join previously announced superstar performers <b>Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, <\/b>and<b> Riley Green<\/b>. The 61st ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axs.com\/series\/31698\/academy-of-country-music-awards-tickets\"><b>Sunday, May 17, 2026<\/b><\/a>, at 8 p.m. ET \/ 7 p.m. CT \/ 5 p.m. PT from the world-renowned <b>MGM Grand Garden Arena<\/b> in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fans will also be able to watch the broadcast on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, as well as in the Amazon Music app.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the Sunday night timeslot, the Emmy-nominated, star-powered experience will feature unprecedented performances, exclusive collaborations, and unexpected moments from the biggest Country Music stars, all while celebrating the genre\u2019s most iconic and emerging talent. Seven-time ACM Award recipient <b>Kacey Musgraves<\/b> will make her ACM Awards performance debut with a new song from her upcoming sixth studio album, <i>Middle of Nowhere<\/i>, out May 1. Eight-time ACM Award-winning group <b>Little Big Town<\/b> will take the stage for a special performance. <b>Miranda Lambert<\/b>, the most decorated artist in ACM Award history, is set to deliver a showstopping performance. <\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the big night, the Academy of Country Music will take over Las Vegas with previously announced ACM Awards week events including \u201cACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green &amp; Friends\u201d at Topgolf Las Vegas Friday, May 15 with <b>Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser, <\/b>and<b> Rodney Atkins<\/b>, alongside headliner <b>Riley Green<\/b>, as well as \u201cACM Next Wave: Country\u2019s Beach Bash\u201d at Mandalay Bay Beach Saturday, May 16 with <b>Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Dasha, Flatland Cavalry, Tucker Wetmore<\/b>, and more.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tickets for the 61st ACM Awards and ACM Awards week events are available for purchase on <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axs.com\/series\/31698\/academy-of-country-music-awards-tickets\"><b>AXS.com<\/b><\/a><b>, offering fans exclusive entry into a nonstop weekend packed with performances by their favorite Country stars.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest-running Country Music awards show and made history in 2022 as the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video. The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions (DCP). Raj Kapoor and Patrick Menton are executive producers, with Kapoor also serving as showrunner. Damon Whiteside serves as executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Jay Penske and Barry Adelman serve as executive producers for DCP. John Saade will also continue to serve as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations for the 61st ACM Awards will be announced on Thursday, April 9, 2026, with many more unforgettable performances, presenters, ACM Awards Week events, and the host to be revealed in the coming weeks. The <b>Media Credential Application<\/b> to cover on-site in Las Vegas, Nevada, is now available <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeOrLImfTvuQY1fu8QXddCPNwE9znbldSZHw5IGMhqAZI1nGQ\/viewform\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainvalleyspring.com\/\">The Mountain Valley\u00ae Spring Water<\/a> (Instagram: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mountainvalleywater\/\">@mountainvalleywater<\/a>) is the Official Water of the Academy of Country Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Academy of Country Music on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AcademyOfCountryMusic\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/acmawards\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/acmawards\/\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@acmawards?lang=en\">TikTok<\/a>, join the conversation with #ACMawards, and sign up for the FREE <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmcountry.com\/acm-newsletter\">ACM A-List<\/a> to be the first to know the latest news and for exclusive pre-sale opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.acmcountry.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KACEY MUSGRAVES, LITTLE BIG TOWN, AND MIRANDA LAMBERT ADDED TO PERFORMANCE LINEUP FOR THE 61ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS 61st ACM Awards Returns to Las Vegas on May 17, 2026 Live from MGM Grand Garden Arena, Exclusively on Prime Video and Amazon Music Tickets for the 61st ACM Awards and ACM Awards Week Events [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2364856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2364855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KACEY-MUSGRAVES-LITTLE-BIG-TOWN-AND-MIRANDA-LAMBERT-ADDED-TO.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364857,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364855\/revisions\/2364857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}