Shania Twain Set to Host 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards
Shania Twain is about to host the Academy of Country Music Awards for the primary time. The 61st ACM Awards will stream reside on Prime Video on Sunday, May 17 at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT / 5 pm PT from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I’m thrilled to be hosting the 61st ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a place that feels like home,” Twain mentioned in a press release. “It’s such an honor to be part of this incredible night celebrating Country Music’s biggest stars, especially with so many talented women leading nominations this year. I can’t wait to welcome all of the fans and artists out for this unforgettable night.”
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“We are honored to welcome global music superstar Shania Twain as our host this year,” ACM CEO Damon Whiteside mentioned. “We couldn’t imagine a more perfect icon to follow our previous iconic hosts, Dolly, Garth, and Reba, blending one of the most important nights in Country Music with the excitement of Las Vegas.” (Editor’s Note: Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks co-hosted the 2023 ACM Awards. Reba McEntire hosted the final two years.)
While that is Twain’s first time internet hosting the ACM Awards, she hosted the People’s Choice Country Awards in September 2024. That was the second and apparently remaining installment of that present, which aired on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
Twain is a three-time winner on the ACM Awards. In 1996, she received each high new feminine vocalist and album of the 12 months for The Woman in Me. Four years later, she received entertainer of the 12 months. In addition, in 2023, she acquired an honorary award, the Poet’s Award, in recognition of her songwriting profession.
Twain has had six high 10 albums on the Billboard 200, together with a pair of No. 1 albums, Up! and now. She has had three high 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 – “You’re Still the One,” “From This Moment On” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much.” Twain, a local of Canada, can also be a five-time Grammy Award winner.
Twain’s choice as host was thought-about a shock. McEntire has hosted or co-hosted the ACM Awards 18 occasions and is only one present away from tying Bob Hope‘s file because the most-frequent host of any main awards present. Hope hosted or co-hosted the Oscars 19 occasions between 1940 and 1978.
This is the second time in two weeks that ACM Awards govt producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor has confounded expectations along with his alternative of a number. On April 9, P!nkwho has but to seem on Broadway (however is a theater fan) was announced as host of the 2026 Tony Awards, one other of the numerous exhibits Kapoor is overseeing.
Returning to the Sunday evening timeslot, the ACM Awards will characteristic performances by Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambertand Riley Greenwith extra to be introduced within the coming weeks.
Tickets for the 61st ACM Awards and ACM Awards week occasions can be found for buy on AXS.com.
Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest-running nation music awards present. The present made historical past in 2022 as the primary main awards ceremony to completely livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video. Fans will even give you the option to watch this 12 months’s present on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, in addition to within the Amazon Music app.
The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions (DCP). Kapoor and Patrick Menton are govt producers, with Kapoor additionally serving as showrunner. Damon Whiteside serves as govt producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Jay Penske and Barry Adelman function govt producers for DCP. John Saade will even proceed to function consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.
The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a three way partnership between Eldridge Industries and Billboard mother or father firm Penske Media.
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