One week before the Country Music Association Awards are held in Nashville, the Academy of Country Music announced the submissions and ballot schedule for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, which are set to take place on May 8, 2025.
The ACM Awards will air exclusively on Prime Video for the fourth consecutive year. They will be held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, for the third year in a row and will be hosted by Reba McEntire for the second year in a row.
This will be McEntire's 18th time hosting or co-hosting the ACM Awards. He first hosted the show in 1986 with John Schneider and the late Mac Davis. McEntire is quickly closing in on Bob Hope's record as the most frequent host of any major awards show. Hope hosted or co-hosted the Oscars 19 times between 1940 and 1978.
The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions. Awards are voted on by ACM members. The window to join or renew membership, which opened on October 1st, closes on Friday, November 15th at 10am. CT. Prospective voters can apply for ACM membership online at www.acmcountry.com/membership.
The eligibility period for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards is from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The submission period for both the ACM Awards and the ACM Radio Awards opens on January 6, 2025 and closes on January 17, 2025.
Here are other key dates for professional Academy members for the ACM Awards and ACM Radio Awards.
ACM Awards
First round voting: February 10, 2025 – February 18, 2025
Second Round Voting: March 10, 2025 – March 17, 2025
Final round of voting: 31 March 2025 – 7 April 2025
ACM Radio Awards
First round voting: February 10, 2025 – February 24, 2025
Final round of voting: March 10, 2025 – March 24, 2025
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