Academy of Country Music Awards announce location, tickets for 59th ceremony

Chris Stapleton accepts the award for Entertainer of the Year during the 58th ACM Awards at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco Texas, on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Chris Stapleton accepts the award for Entertainer of the Year during the 58th ACM Awards at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco Texas, on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards will return for its 59th ceremony on Thursday, May 16. The show will stream live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas for a second year in a row.

The ACM awards will stream via Prime Video through a partnership that will extend to the awards show's 60th anniversary next year.

“Frisco, Texas and The Star District proved to be the perfect new home for the evolution of this Emmy-nominated ‘party’ bringing music’s biggest global superstars to the passionate and loyal Texas country music fans," said Damon Whiteside, ACM's CEO.

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"We’re thrilled to bring ACM Awards week to life again at the home of America’s Team, the Dallas Cowboys, along with our best-in-class partners at Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, Dick Clark Productions and ou Executive Producer, Raj Kapoor, to make this year’s show even bigger and better,” he continued.

"Fans will certainly want to be there in person to experience all the incredible moments we have in store, and we can’t wait to see everyone in Texas!”

March 11 marks the end of the first round of voting for the academy. The final rounds of voting will continue through April 22.

Last year's ceremony was hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks and featured 18 performances from 25 artists. The big winners included Chris Stapleton, HARDY and Lainey Wilson.

Information about this year's hosts, nominations or performers have yet to be announced.

The tickets for this year's awards show will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on March 8 at seatgeek.com. Presale will begin on March 6 through ACM A-List.

The ACM awards will take place on May, 16 2024.
The ACM awards will take place on May, 16 2024.

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