Here Are the 2025 ACM Awards Winners: Full List
Two months after the bulk of the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards were presented the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the ACM announced the winners of the ACM Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards via social media on Tuesday (July 8).
All ACM Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards winners will be celebrated at the 18th Academy of Country Music Honors on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at The Pinnacle, located at Nashville Yards. The event will also recognize previously announced artist-songwriter of the year winner Lainey Wilson and songwriter of the year winner Jessie Jo Dillon, as well as this year’s Special Award recipients, which will be announced on Wednesday, July 9. Performers will be revealed in the coming weeks.
“We are thrilled to bring the Country Music industry’s favorite night, ACM Honors, to The Pinnacle, Nashville’s newest live music venue, next month,” Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, said in a statement. “This is an exciting time for the academy as we reimagine this special night through new partnerships and a new format that will elevate the show’s impact.”
Tickets for ACM Honors will be available to ACM A-List email newsletter subscribers and academy members through an exclusive pre-sale beginning Thursday, July 10, with general onsale beginning Friday, July 11, through AXS. Fans can subscribe now to the A-List to gain access to Thursday’s pre-sale.
Heading into Thursday night’s (May 8) 2025 ACM Awards, country rookie Ella Langley led the nominations pack with eight nods — and she picked up a whopping five prizes, for an impressive breakout night. Right behind her was Lainey Wilson, who nabbed four awards, including the coveted title of entertainer of the year.
Who else emerged from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, a winner? Find Billboard‘s full list of 2025 ACM Awards winners below:
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Kelsea Ballerini
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Morgan Wallen
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Muscadine Bloodline
The War and Treaty
Flatland Cavalry
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays
Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
Jessie Murph
Gavin Adcock
Shaboozey
Tucker Wetmore
Bailey Zimmerman
Restless Road
Treaty Oak Revival
Awarded to artist(s)/producer(s)/record company–label(s)
Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) – Megan Moroney; producer: Kristian Bush; Columbia Records / Sony Music Nashville
Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll; producers: BazeXX, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Devin Dawson, Charlie Handsome, Ben Johnson, mgk, The Monsters & Strangerz, Austin Nivarel, SlimXX, Ryan Tedder, Isaiah Tejada, Alysa Vanderheym; BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville / Republic Records
Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top; producer: Carson Chamberlain; Leo33
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone; producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mercury Records / Republic Records
Awarded to artist(s)/producer(s)/record company–label(s)
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey; producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry; American Dogwood / EMPIRE
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson; producer: Trent Willmon; CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen; producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mercury Records / Republic Records
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton; producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton; Mercury Nashville
Awarded to songwriter(s)/publisher(s)/artist(s)
“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson; songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson; publishers: Louisiana Lady; One Tooth Productions; Reservoir 416; Songs of One Riot Music; Sony/ATV Accent
“The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves; songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne; publishers: Songs for Indy and Owl; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen; songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak; publishers: Bell Ear Publishing; Master of my Domain Music; Poppy’s Picks; Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing; Universal Music Corporation
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley, Riley Green; songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere; publishers: Back 40 Publishing International; Langley Publishing; One Tooth Productions; Sony/ATV Tree; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp
Awarded to artist(s)/producer(s)/record company–label(s)
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan; producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Alysa Vanderheym; Black River Entertainment
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen; producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mercury Records / Republic Records
“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood; producer: Trent Willmon; CoJo Music LLC / Warner Music Nashville
“we don’t fight anymore” – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton; producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce; Big Machine Records
Awarded to producer(s)/director(s)/artist(s)
“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson; producer: Jennifer Ansell; director: Dano Cerny
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson; producer: Dustin Haney; director: Dustin Haney
“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood; producers: Christen Pinkston, Wesley Stebbins-Perry; director: Dustin Haney
“Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton; producers: Wes Edwards, Angie Lorenz, Jamie Stratakis; director: Running Bear (Stephen Kinigopoulos, Alexa Stone)
Luke Combs
ERNEST
HARDY
Morgan Wallen
Jessi Alexander
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Ian Fitchuk
Charlie Handsome
Jon Randall
Alysa Vanderheym
Brandon Bell
Josh Ditty
Buckley Miller
F. Reid Shippen
J.T. Cure
Rachel Loy
Tony Lucido
Fred Eltringham
Tommy Harden
Evan Hutchings
Nir Z
Todd Lombardo
Mac McAnally
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinskiy
Dave Cohen
Ian Fitchuk
Billy Justineau
Gordon Mote
Dan Dugmore
Josh Matheny
Justin Schipper
Kristin Wilkinson
Kris Donegan
Jedd Hughes
Sol Philcox-Littlefield
Derek Wells
Deadwood Mountain Grand – Deadwood, S.D.
Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort – Cherokee, N.C.
Yaamava’ Theater – Highland, Calif.
Golden Nugget Lake Charles – Lake Charles, La.
Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, N.J.
Mystic Lake Casino Showroom – Prior Lake, Minn.
Turning Stone Resort Casino – Verona, N.Y.
C2C Country to Country – London
CMC Rocks – Ipswich, Queensland
Stagecoach Festival – Indio, Calif.
Two Step Inn – Georgetown, Tex.
Calgary Stampede – Calgary, Alberta
California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, Calif.
Cheyenne Frontier Days – Cheyenne, Wy.
Minnesota State Fair – Falcon Heights, Minn.
Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, Tex.
Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville
Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, Okla.
Georgia Theatre – Athens, Ga.
MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston
The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia
The Rave/Eagles Club – Milwaukee, Wisc.
Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, Tenn.
CMAC – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center – Canandaigua, N.Y.
Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, Fla.
The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, Ala.
Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, Tex.
Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, Tex.
TD Garden – Boston
Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center – Knoxville, Tenn.
Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, Mich.
Deana Baker
Bobby Clay
Weston Hebert
Stacy Vee
Taylor Williamson
Brent Fedrizzi
Alex Maxwell
Patrick McDill
Anna-Sophie Mertens
Rich Schaefer
The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
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