Reba McEntire to host the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards

Reba McEntire is back in the saddle as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards, returning to the top spot for a record 17th time.

The veteran country artist will headline the 2024 ACM Awards, which will take place on Thursday, May 16, at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

No other artist has been invited to host the annual country music celebration more often than McEntire, and few can surpass her collection of 16 ACM Award wins and nine nominations for ACM's prestigious Entertainer of the Year, including a win in 1994.

McEntire, who stars as a mentor on NBC The voiceshe also holds the ACM Award record for the most nominations for Female Artist of the Year.

“I'm tickled to bits to get to host the ACM Awards for the 17th time,” says McEntire, who will also perform on the night. “What an honor to be a part of the past, present and future of the Academy of Country Music with Amazon Prime Video. I can't wait to get to Texas and see everyone on May 16th.”

As previously reported, Luke Combs leads the nominations for the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods, including Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, album of the Year, Song of the Year and Single of the Year year.

Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen are close behind with six nods each.

Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson each received five nominations, followed by Jelly Roll and Jordan Davis with four nods each and Kelsea Ballerini and Zach Bryan with three nods each.

“There is no one better to continue to elevate this show into our new global streaming era with Amazon Prime Video,” says ACM CEO Damon Whiteside of McEntire's return as host. “With exciting new music to come, an extensive television presence and a global fan base, Reba is back and better than ever.”

McEntire “is an icon,” adds Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “She is one of the most influential artists in the music industry and we are thrilled to welcome her back as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards.”

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced nominations for the upcoming ceremony on The Bobby Bones Show on Tuesday (April 9).

The Academy of Country Music Awards, established in 1966, are produced by Dick Clark Productions. Raj Kapoor is executive producer and showrunner, with Patrick Menton serving as co-executive producer. Damon Whiteside is an executive producer for the Academy of Country Music and Barry Adelman is an executive producer for DCP. John Saade is a consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.

The ACM Awards, which bills itself as “country music's party of the year,” will be broadcast live exclusively to a global audience on Prime Video. The full rebroadcast will be available immediately after streaming on Prime Video and also the next day for free on Amazon Freevee and the Amazon Music app.