Shania Twain Hosts Country Music Awards 2026 on Prime Video
Shania Twain will host country music awards 2026 when the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards stream exclusively on Prime Video on Sunday, May 17, at 8 p.m. ET. The show is moving from Reba McEntire to Twain, who has won three ACM awards herself.
The broadcast comes from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, keeping the awards in the city for the 61st year. For viewers, the practical change is simple: the ACMs are available only through Prime Video, not a traditional TV channel.
Twain Takes Over in Las Vegas
Shania Twain is stepping into the host role after Reba McEntire, giving the show a familiar country name without repeating the same face. Twain’s three ACM awards add a little industry weight to the assignment, and the booking keeps the ceremony tied to one of the genre’s best-known crossover figures.
The 61st annual Academy of Country Music Awards will again use Las Vegas as its stage, with the MGM Grand Garden Arena as the venue. That keeps the event anchored to a live-audience setting even as the viewing path shifts to streaming.
Prime Video Gets the Exclusive
The exclusive Prime Video stream makes the 2026 ACM Awards a direct platform play. Anyone planning to watch live will need access there, which puts the ceremony inside the streamer’s catalog instead of a broadcast schedule.
That change also gives the awards a cleaner identity for 2026: one host, one arena, one streaming home. In a crowded awards calendar, simplicity is useful, and the ACMs now have a clear entry point for viewers who want the show live.
Blake Shelton and the Stage Lineup
Blake Shelton, Ella Langley, Riley Green, Tucker Wetmore, and Thomas Rhett are listed among the performers for the show. That lineup gives the program enough familiar names to sell the live broadcast without leaning only on the host announcement.
For the audience, the key takeaway is the schedule. The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards start at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 17, and Prime Video is the only place to watch them live.
