ACM Awards to Return to Prime Video in 2026 With New Multi-Year Deal

The ACM Awards will return to Prime Video next year.

The Academy of Country Music and ACM Awards producer Dick Clark Productions (DCP) has struck a deal with Prime Video for the return of the show on the service for the next three years, which will take it through its 63rd ceremony in 2028.

The news follows the ACM Awards’ 60th anniversary show, which streamed live on Amazon’s Prime Video on May 8 from the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas. The show also streamed live for an international audience across more than 240 countries and territories, exclusively on Prime Video and Amazon Music’s channel on Twitch.

During this year’s ceremony, Lainey Wilson took home the night’s top honor of entertainer of the year (marking her second consecutive win in the category), as well as female artist of the year, songwriter-artist of the year and album of the year (for Whirlwind). Ella Langley earned the most trophies of the evening with five wins, followed by Wilson with four wins. Alan Jackson was the recipient of the inaugural ACM Lifetime Achievement Award, while Keith Urban was honored with the ACM Triple Crown Award.

“Our ongoing partnership with the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions has been an amazing experience for everyone involved,” said Vernon Sanders, global head of television at Amazon MGM Studios, in a statement. “With the tremendous success of this year’s 60th anniversary show hosted by the legendary Reba McEntire, we are overjoyed to continue our relationship with the Academy and DCP for the next three years. We look forward to maintaining this success and bringing even more star-studded and captivating shows to our global Prime Video customers.”

“Our powerful partnership with Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video has expanded the reach and accessibility of our show and the country music genre to viewers anytime, anywhere around the world and has redefined what an awards show experience can and should be in today’s environment,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, in a statement. “The synergies between Prime Video, Amazon Music, Twitch, and the other divisions of Amazon bring exponential value to our artists, our genre, and our fans through an immersive 360 music experience they can’t get from any other platform. I am so proud of our pioneering first four years in the streaming space, and we are excited to continue to deliver the future of country music and the ACM Awards to fans everywhere over the next three years.”

“We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Prime Video through 2028,” added Jay Penske, CEO of Dick Clark Productions. “The Academy of Country Music Awards made history in 2022 as the first major awards show to exclusively livestream and continues to break new ground, creating a world-class music event and providing dynamic, unparalleled reach through Prime Video, connecting country music with a global audience.”

“I feel like it’s just another way for us to get country music out there to the world,” added the Academy of Country Music’s winningest artist of all time, Miranda Lambert, of the partnership between the ACM Awards and Prime Video. “Country music is really popular right now, and I’m so glad more people are understanding what we’re about, and I’m so happy to be part of the ACM history, and that it’s gonna continue for three more years is really exciting.”

The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards was produced by DCP, with Raj Kapoor serving as executive producer and showrunner and Patrick Menton serving as co-executive producer. Whiteside served as executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, while Penske and Barry Adelman served as executive producers for DCP, with John Saade working as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.

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.