Host Shania Twain, left, and Lainey Wilson look unneurotic onstage during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards connected Sunday, May 17, 2026, astatine MGM Grand Garden Arena successful Las Vegas. Organizers announced Thursday that the 62nd ACM Awards volition instrumentality to the aforesaid venue connected May 16, 2027. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Photo by: Chris Pizzello / Associated Press
By Las Vegas Sun Staff (contact)
Friday, June 26, 2026 | 2 a.m.
The Academy of Country Music Awards is coming backmost to Las Vegas.
The ACM, Prime Video and Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday that the 62nd Academy of Country Music Awards volition beryllium held May 16, 2027, astatine MGM Grand Garden Arena — the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth the amusement volition beryllium staged astatine the Las Vegas venue.
The amusement had been held astatine Ford Center astatine The Star successful Frisco, Texas, from 2023 to 2025 earlier returning to Las Vegas this past May.
The 61st ACM Awards, held May 17 astatine MGM Grand Garden Arena and hosted by Shania Twain, featured 17 performances and streamed unrecorded connected Prime Video to audiences successful much than 240 countries and territories. Cody Johnson earned Entertainer of the Year for the archetypal time, portion Ella Langley acceptable a grounds with 7 wins — the astir by a azygous creator successful a azygous year.
Organizers said the 61st amusement generated an estimated $53 cardinal successful economical interaction for the Las Vegas region, an 85% summation implicit the erstwhile year’s amusement successful Frisco.
The 62nd ACM Awards volition people the sixth consecutive twelvemonth the amusement has streamed connected Prime Video. Tickets spell connected merchantability successful autumn 2026; fans tin motion up for the ACM A-List email newsletter for presale access.
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