ACM Awards Performers: Ella Langley, Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, More

The Academy of Country Music has announced a round of performers for the upcoming ACM Awards in Las Vegas, including two of the top nominees, Ella Langley and Zach Top, along with other favorites ranging from Jordan Davis to the Red Clay Strays.

The full list of 11 performers announced Friday includes Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, Carter Faith, Dan + Shay, Tucker Wetmore, Blake Shelton and Avery Anna, along with the aforementioned Langley, Top, Davis and Strays.

The performing artists previously announced for the May 17 show are current Variety cover gal Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town and Riley Green.

Wetmore and Anna join the roster shortly after having been revealed this week as the winners of the male and female new artists of the year awards, among the handful of honors that the ACM traditionally rolls out prior to the telecast.

Shania Twain was previously announced as the host for the 2026 ACM Awards, which take place May 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The show will again stream live globally exclusively on Prime Video and Amazon Music, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

In the nominations unveiled in early April, Megan Moroney led the pack with nine, followed closely by Lambert with eight and Langley and Wilson with seven each. Chris Stapleton landed six. Top has five nominations for this year’s ACMs, and Green and Johnson are tied with four. See the full list of nominees here.

Wilson, the reigning entertainer of the year at the ACMs, will be defending her title against a first-time contender in that category, Moroney, along with Stapleton, Johnson, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll and Morgan Wallen.

Although Langley’s nominations do not include an entertainer of the year nod, she comes into the show with plenty of momentum for the seven awards she is up for, thanks to her Hot 100 record-breaking single “Choosin’ Texas” and the nation’s current No. 1 album, “Dandelion.”

Tickets for the live show and several ACM events leading up to the broadcast in Las Vegas can be purchased through AXS, here.

The live show is viewable on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch as well as the Amazon Music app and Prime Video.