Expect other winners to be announced before the the ACM Awards stream live on Prime Video on May 8. Other nominees include Cody Johnson, Morgan Wallen, and the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson, with seven each. Chris Stapleton scored six, and Post Malone, on the strength of his F-1 Trillion country foray, earned five.

Additional pre-show winners include The Red Clay Strays, a fiery country-rock band from Alabama that scored a win for New Duo/Group of the Year, and Zach Top, a neotraditional troubadour who took home New Male Artist of the Year.

And perhaps most exciting of all: the 2025 ACM Awards will open with a 14-minute “Songs of the Decades” performance highlight 60 years of country music and featuring McEntire, Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland and more.