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Carter Faith will join the performers lineup at the 2026 ACM Awards. Jason Kempin/Getty Images Blake Shelton, Carter Faith, Ella Langley, and the Red Clay Strays have all joined the lineup of performers for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony will take place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena and stream live on Prime Video beginning at 8 p.m. ET on May 17.
Other new additions to the performance lineup include Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, and Zach Top. The show’s producers have also announced that Avery Anna and Tucker Wetmore are the 2026 ACM Award Artists of the Year recipients. Previously announced performers include Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, and Miranda Lambert.
The host for this year’s awards ceremony will be Shania Twain. It’s her first time hosting the ACMs, but she has practice, having previously emceed the People’s Choice Country Awards in 2024. Tickets for 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are available now via AXS.
