Overview
- ACM will stage a three-day slate May 15–17 featuring Lifting Lives Country on the Green at Topgolf, Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash at Mandalay Bay Beach, and the 61st ACM Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
- Riley Green will host and headline the May 15 Lifting Lives concert, with additional guests to be revealed, benefiting the Academy’s philanthropic arm.
- Ticket pricing: Lifting Lives at $200 for VIP Early Access and $150 for general admission; Next Wave starting at $150 for VIP and $75 for general admission.
- The May 17 awards show returns to MGM Grand in what ACM calls a homecoming and will stream live on Prime Video, with an option to watch on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel.
- A-List presale opens Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. ET, general public sales start Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. ET on AXS.com, with nominees due in April and hosts and performers to be announced.