2025 ACM Awards Will Open With 12-Minute “Songs Of The Decades’ Medley, With Special Collaborations Planned During Ceremony

The 2025 ACM Awards will begin with a 12-minute music showcase honoring ACM Award-winning Songs of the Year over six decades. The segment will feature Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, and Sugarland, and will likely include hit songs like “Tequila,” “Why Not Me,” “Blue,” and “Stay” in the medley. Special collaborative performances are also planned for the event, as Jelly Roll & Shaboozey, Backstreet Boys & Rascal Flatts, and Brooks & Dunn with Cody Johnson will perform together. Megan Moroney, ACM’s 2024 winner for New Female Artist of the Year, will also join this year’s star-studded show, which will also feature performances from Alan Jackson, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, and Zach Top. The 60th ACM Awards will be hosted by Reba McEntire, and will take place at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, May 8. The event will be broadcast live on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. (Billboard)