Ella Langley Leads 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards; Full List of Winners
The awards are now available to watch on Prime Video.
On Sunday, the winners were unveiled at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by country artist Shania Twain. The event was broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is now available to watch on Prime Video.
The evening’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, was awarded to Cody Johnson, marking his first time earning the coveted title. Ella Langley led the night in total wins with seven awards, followed by Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, and Stephen Wilson Jr. with two wins. Other winners included Avery Anna, Brooks & Dunn, Jessie Jo Dillon, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, The Red Clay Strays and Tucker Wetmore.
The awards event also featured 17 performances from 19 artists, including Blake Shelton, Carter Faith, Cody Johnson, Dan + Shay, Ella Langley, Jordan Davis, Kacey Musgraves, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, The Red Clay Strays, Thomas Rhett, and Zach Top, along with Avery Anna (New Female Artist of the Year) and Tucker Wetmore (New Male Artist of the Year).
The lineup of presenters included Andrew Whitworth (Super Bowl champion and Thursday Night Football analyst), Ashley McBryde (three-time ACM Award-winning artist), Carl Edwards (NASCAR Hall of Famer), Corey LaJoie (NASCAR driver and Stacking Pennies podcast co-host), Keith Urban (2025 ACM Triple Crown Award recipient and 14-time ACM Award-winning artist), Lauren Alaina (ACM Award-winning artist), Michael Bublé (five-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist), Ryan Fitzpatrick (former NFL quarterback and Thursday Night Football analyst), Shaboozey (four-time ACM Award-nominated artist), The War And Treaty (Emmy Award-winning, three-time ACM Award-nominated duo), and TJ Osborne (member of seven-time ACM Award-winning duo Brothers Osborne).
Take a look below at the full list of winners in the 14 categories voted on by Academy members.
61st Academy of Country Music Awards
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Cody Johnson
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ella Langley
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cody Johnson
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Red Clay Strays
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Avery Anna
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Tucker Wetmore
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum
Producer: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse
Publisher: Warner Chappell Music Nashville
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
Producer: Miranda Lambert, Ben West
Record Company-Label: SAWGOD / Columbia Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Choosin’ Texas - Ella Langley
Songwriters: Ella Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor
Publishers: Bada Bing & Bada Langley Publishing; Little Louder Songs; Sony Music Publishing
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
Cuckoo -Stephen Wilson Jr.
Producer: Tim Cofield
Director(s): Tim Cofield, Stephen Wilson Jr.
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jessie Jo Dillon
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ella Langley
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
Don’t Mind If I Do- Riley Green, Ella Langley
Producers: Dann Huff
Record Company-Label: Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment
Photo Credit: Brenton Ho, courtesy of Dick Clark Productions
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