{"id":2408754,"date":"2026-05-09T06:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2408754"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:07:23","slug":"acm-week-big-chart-moves-and-fresh-new-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/acm-week-big-chart-moves-and-fresh-new-music\/","title":{"rendered":"ACM Week, Big Chart Moves, and Fresh New Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Here\u2019s what you need to know in country right now: awards weekend is almost here, a chart takeover is making noise, and a couple major releases just hit (or are about to).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alright y\u2019all, let\u2019s catch up on what\u2019s happening in country this week\u2014because the news cycle is movin\u2019 like a tour bus on a tight load-in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) ACM Awards are set for May 17 (and it\u2019s a new-look show)<\/strong><br \/>The <strong>61st Academy of Country Music Awards<\/strong> are right around the corner on <strong>Sunday, May 17, 2026<\/strong>, and there are a couple big switches this year: <strong>Shania Twain<\/strong> is hosting for the first time, and the show heads to <strong>Las Vegas<\/strong> at <strong>MGM Grand Garden Arena<\/strong> after a run in Texas. You can stream it on <strong>Prime Video<\/strong>, plus the <strong>Amazon Music channel on Twitch<\/strong> and the <strong>Amazon Music app<\/strong>. If you\u2019ve been hoping for a big night for the ladies, keep an eye on this one\u2014this year\u2019s nominations have been led by women, with names like <strong>Megan Moroney<\/strong>, <strong>Miranda Lambert<\/strong>, <strong>Ella Langley<\/strong>, and <strong>Lainey Wilson<\/strong> right up front.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Ella Langley is owning the conversation\u2014especially on the charts<\/strong><br \/>If it feels like you can\u2019t turn around without seeing <strong>Ella Langley<\/strong> in a headline\u2026 you\u2019re not imagining it. She just pulled off a rare one, landing the <strong>top three spots on Billboard\u2019s Hot Country Songs chart<\/strong> (chart dated <strong>May 9, 2026<\/strong>)\u2014the kind of chart muscle you usually only see once in a blue moon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Kacey Musgraves\u2019 new album is here<\/strong><br \/>New music spotlight: <strong>Kacey Musgraves<\/strong> just dropped her sixth studio album, <strong><em>Middle of Nowhere<\/em><\/strong>, on <strong>May 1, 2026<\/strong>. It\u2019s getting plenty of attention for stretching out sonically while still keeping that Kacey-style storytelling front and center. If you\u2019re looking for a weekend listen that isn\u2019t afraid to wander a little, this one\u2019s worth your time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Rodney Atkins announces a new album (first in seven years)<\/strong><br \/>And for folks who like their country with some history on it: <strong>Rodney Atkins<\/strong> announced a brand-new album, <strong><em>True South<\/em><\/strong>, arriving <strong>May 29, 2026<\/strong>. Along with the album news, he also shared a new song, <strong>\u201cThe Years Are Short.\u201d<\/strong> That title alone tells you where the heart\u2019s headed\u2014classic Rodney.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-key=\"share-buttons-sizes-s-\"><![CDATA[.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_link_svg_icon svg{height:16px;width:auto}.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_icon{width:30px !important;height:30px !important}.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_icon:before{font-size:16px !important;top:7px !important;left:7px !important}.essb_links.essb_size_s li a .essb_network_name{font-size:12px !important;font-weight:400 !important;line-height:12px !important}.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_totalcount_item .essb_t_l_big,.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_totalcount_item .essb_t_r_big{font-size:16px !important;line-height:16px !important}.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_totalcount_item .essb_t_l_big .essb_t_nb_after,.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_totalcount_item .essb_t_r_big .essb_t_nb_after{font-size:9px !important;line-height:9px !important;margin-top:1px !important}.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_totalcount_item .essb_t_l_big.essb_total_icon:before,.essb_links.essb_size_s .essb_totalcount_item .essb_t_r_big.essb_total_icon:before{font-size:16px !important;line-height:26px !important}]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\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.q106.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know in country right now: awards weekend is almost here, a chart takeover is making noise, and a couple major releases just hit (or are about to). Alright y\u2019all, let\u2019s catch up on what\u2019s happening in country this week\u2014because the news cycle is movin\u2019 like a tour bus on a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2408755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":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-2408754","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\/05\/ACM-Week-Big-Chart-Moves-and-Fresh-New-Music.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408754","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=2408754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408756,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408754\/revisions\/2408756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}