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After three years in Texas, the Academy of Country Music’s centerpiece event sets up shop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tThe 2026 ACM Awards<\/a> are returning to their longtime home. After three consecutive years in Frisco, Texas, the Academy of Country Music\u2019s centerpiece event will be held May 17 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The show streams live on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Academy of Country Music, originally a California-based organization, first staged its awards show in Las Vegas in the early 2000s after years in Los Angeles. Since then, Las Vegas venues like the MGM Grand Garden Arena and, most recently in 2022, Allegiant Stadium, have been the primary host of the ACMs throughout the 2000s and 2010s. The ACMs celebrated their 50th show in 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, before returning to Vegas the following year.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to return to MGM Grand for the 61st ACM Awards next May, a place that holds a lot of history and special memories for the Academy. It truly feels like a homecoming for us,\u201d Damon Whiteside, CEO, Academy of Country Music, said in a statement. \u201cThere\u2019s no better place to host an exciting, global Country Music celebration than fabulous Las Vegas!\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe May 17 date also marks the show\u2019s return to Sunday night. Last year\u2019s ceremonies, hosted by Reba McEntire<\/a>, were held on a Thursday.<\/p>\n