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It’s time to cowboy up, y’all. The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are right around the corner, and they look different this time around.<\/p>\n
Buckle up for a few seismic changes. Shania Twain will host for the first time ever, taking over for Reba McEntire<\/a>. The awards ceremony will also take place May 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena<\/a> in Las Vegas, leaving the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, after three years. And women lead the nominations.<\/p>\n But where will the 2026 ACM Awards stream? Who is nominated? What else is noteworthy this year and who will perform?<\/p>\n Read on for those answers and more.<\/p>\n How to watch the ACMs <\/p>\n The 2026 ACM Awards will stream on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch as well as the Amazon Music app on May 17 at 8 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n Who is nominated? <\/p>\n It’s the emo cowgirl herself. Megan Moroney leads the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with nine nominations.<\/p>\n She’s followed by Miranda Lambert<\/a>, the most-decorated artist in ACM Awards history, with eight, as well as Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson with seven.<\/p>\n