Kacey Musgraves to Make Her ACM Awards Performance Debut! Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town Also Set to Perform
More performers for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced!
Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, and Miranda Lambert will be performing. They join previously announced performers Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Riley Green.
Kacey is making her ACM performance debut this year and will honor the special night with a new song off of her upcoming album Middle of Nowhere, releasing on May 1.
Keep reading to find out more…
In the lead-up to the big night for country music, ACM is taking over Las Vegas with a week of fun events, including “ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green Friends” at Topgolf on Friday, May 15 with Lauren Alaina, Randy Houser, and Rodney Atkins, alongside headliner Riley, as well as “ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash” at Mandalay Bay Beach Saturday, May 16 with Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Dasha, Flatland Cavalry, Tucker Wetmore, and more.
This year’s ACM show takes place in Las Vegas and will be streamed live from MGM Grand Garden Arena. Viewers at home can watch exclusively on Prime Video on Sunday, May 17 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
“Returning to the Sunday night timeslot, the Emmy-nominated, star-powered experience will feature unprecedented performances, exclusive collaborations, and unexpected moments from the biggest Country Music stars, all while celebrating the genre’s most iconic and emerging talent,” shares the press release.
Funnily enough, Miranda and Kacey used to have beef but they have since buried the hatchet and even collaborated on a new song on Kacey‘s new album! Find out what she had to say about their feud recently.