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Married American Country musicians Naomi Judd (1946 - 2022) and Larry Strickland attend the 24th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at Disney Studios, Burbank, California, April 10, 1989.
Naomi Judd's Widower Larry Strickland Confirms She Once Shot a Gun at Him After Learning He'd Cheated on Her
Dierks Bentley and Cassidy Black attend The 58th Annual CMA Awards at Music City Center on November 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dierks Bentley Plans on Doing 'Something Big' for 20th Wedding Anniversary with Wife Cassidy (Exclusive)
Miley Cyrus; Billy Ray Cyrus; Tish Cyrus
Miley Cyrus Makes Rare Public Statement to Address 'Rumors' Surrounding Relationships with Mom Tish and Dad Billy Ray
Kashus Culpepper; Kaitlin Butts; Chayce Beckham
Inside Opry NextStage Live from Texas 2025: See All the Portraits! (Exclusive)
Dierks Bentley Album Art
Dierks Bentley Is in the 'Sweet Spot' of His Career as He Prepares to Release 11th Studio Album (Exclusive)
Thomas Rhett and Tucker Wetmore new song
Thomas Rhett and Tucker Wetmore Give a Nod to 'Small Town Girls' in New Song Ahead of Tour Kickoff
Keith Urban; Jessie Jo Dillon; Lainey Wilson backstage acm awards exclusive
ACM Awards 2025: Go Inside the Winners' Portrait Studio! (Exclusive)
Maren Morris arrives at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton on March 27, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
Maren Morris Says She Feels Like a 'Toddler' at Dating After Divorce, Believes Men Know How to 'Cosplay Intimacy So Well'
Kimberly Williams and Brad Paisley attend the Michael J. Fox Foundation - A Country Thing: Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on April 26, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Brad Paisley Has Hilarious Reaction to Wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley Being Cast in 9-1-1: Nashville
Jelly Roll and Bunnie DeFord attend the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas.
Jelly Roll Gives Update on ‘Hard’ In Vitro Fertilization Journey with Wife Bunny Xo at the ACM Awards
Cyrus Family
Billy Ray Cyrus' 6 Kids: All About His Sons and Daughters
Alan Jackson performs onstage at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards on April 18, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.
What Is Alan Jackson's Health Condition? Inside the Country Star's Decade-Plus Journey with a Rare Disease
Lauren Alaina emotional post about feeling “left out” of ACM Awards
Pregnant Lauren Alaina Shares Emotional Post About 'Feeling Left Out' of 2025 ACM Awards: 'I'm Just Feeling Sad'
Maren Morris One Last Thing
One Last Thing with Maren Morris: Why Being Recognized by a Fan on a First Date Was the 'Most Pure Interaction' (Exclusive)
Brian Kelley performing, 2024
Brian Kelley Loves 'Being the Captain' on Solo Tour After Florida Georgia Line's Breakup (Exclusive)
Gretchen Wilson attends the 2024 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence Awards ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on September 17, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.; Pearl in the THE MASKED SINGER
Why Gretchen Wilson 'Felt Bad' About Winning The Masked Singer, but Views It as a Career 'Comeback' (Exclusive)
Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson Wins Entertainer of the Year at the 2025 ACM Awards Again: 'I'm Sorry, I Like to Make You Cry'
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson Makes Emotional Return to 2025 ACM Awards amid Health Battle: 'This Is Mind-Blowing'
LeAnn Rimes, Jessie Murph, Nicole Kidman
The Best, Worst and Most Oops Moments of the 2025 ACM Awards
Shaboozey at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas., Lainey Wilson at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas., Kelsea Ballerini at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas.
The Best Dressed Stars at the 2025 ACM Awards
Morgan Wallen attends the 57th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 08, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Morgan Wallen Skips 2025 ACM Awards Despite Seven Nominations, Continuing String of Award Show Absences
Ella Langley attends the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas;Reba McEntire attends the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas.
ACM Awards 2025: Jelly Roll Smokes a Joint Backstage, Rascal Flatts and Backstreet Boys Join Forces and More Highlights
FRISCO, TEXAS - MAY 08: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Lainey Wilson accepts the Album of the Year award for “Whirlwind” onstage during the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)FRISCO, TEXAS - MAY 08: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Chris Stapleton accepts the Male Artist of the Year award onstage during the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Will Bundy, Ella Langley onstage at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images)
ACM Awards 2025: See the Complete Winners List!
Keith Urban
Keith Urban Thanks 'Babygirl' Nicole Kidman While Accepting Triple Crown Award at 2025 ACM Awards
Kirstian Bush and Jennifer Nettles attend the 2024 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 7, 2024 in Austin, Texas
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Misses 2025 ACM Awards Due to Last-Minute Illness
LeAnn Rimes, Eddie Cibrian at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas.
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Step Out for Rare Date Night at the 2025 ACM Awards
FRISCO, TEXAS - MAY 08: Nicole Kidman attends the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star in Frisco on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Nicole Kidman attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Nicole Kidman Goes Back to Long Hair at 2025 ACM Awards with Keith Urban After Shocking Met Gala Bob
Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson Puts a Red Carpet Twist on Her Signature Bell-Bottoms at the 2025 ACM Awards
ACM awards shaboozey nicole kidman reba
See All the Stars Arriving on the Red Carpet for the 2025 ACM Awards
Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini Rocks Sequin Bra Top Gown for Date Night with Chase Stokes at the 2025 ACM Awards
Jelly Roll 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, Arrivals, Frisco, Texas, USA - 08 May 2025
Jelly Roll Showcases New Look, Reveals Who He Wants to Win Entertainer of the Year at the 2025 ACM Awards (Exclusive)
Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Images)FRISCO, TEXAS - MAY 08: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (L-R) Rex Linn and Reba McEntire attend the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Country Couples! See All the Perfect Pairs at the ACM Awards 2025
Megan Moroney and Kate Hudson
Megan Moroney Cosplays as Andie Anderson in 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' on 2025 ACM Awards Red Carpet (Exclusive)
Cody Johnson and Brandi Johnson
Cody Johnson Announces Wife Brandi Is Pregnant with Their Third Baby — a Boy! (Exclusive)
Rex Linn, Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire Matches with Boyfriend Rex Linn and Whips Out Some Glittering Thigh-High Boots for 2025 ACM Awards
Rex Linn and Reba McEntire during NBCUniversal Summer Press Tour on July 14, 2024 in Pasadena, California.
Reba McEntire and Rex Linn’s Relationship: Inside the Country Star and Actor’s Romance (Including Their Adorable Nicknames for Each Other!)
Carla Ballerini and Kelsea Ballerini attend the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California ; Kelsea Ballerini and Ed Ballerini at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
All About Kelsea Ballerini's Parents, Carla Denham and Ed Ballerini
Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin attend the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on Sept. 26, 2024, in Nashville.
Who Is Miranda Lambert's Husband? All About Brendan McLoughlin and His Whirlwind Romance with the Country Singer
Reba McEntire at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards Press Conference held at Ford Center at The Star on May 07, 2025 in Frisco, Texas; Ella Langley attends the opening of American Currents: State of the Music at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on March 04, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee; Keith Urban attends the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 21, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ACM Awards 2025: Host, Performers and Everything to Know
Zach Top and Amelia Taylor at The 58th Annual CMA Awards on November 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Who Is Country Singer Zach Top's Girlfriend? All About Amelia Taylor
Rodney Atkins' Kids; Country singer Rodney Atkins poses for a photo with his son, Elijah Atkins, at the 2011 National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony
Rodney Atkins' Kids: All About the Country Singer's Sons Elijah, Ryder and Scout
(L-R) Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani attend Opry 100: A Live Celebration at Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium on March 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Blake Shelton Reveals the ‘Key to Happiness’ with Gwen Stefani After 10 Years Together (Exclusive)
Blake Shelton and Keith Urban
Back on TV! See Blake Shelton and Keith Urban on Set of Their New Singing Competition Show The Road (Exclusive)
Jeannie Seely
Grand Ole Opry Legend Jeannie Seely, 84, Reveals She Underwent Two Emergency Surgeries and Spent 11 Days in ICU
Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Lionel Richie
Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Lionel Richie and More Stars Announced as Presenters for the 2025 ACM Awards
Maren Morris attends the premiere of "The Wild Robot" during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 08, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario
Maren Morris Says She's Had to 'Recalibrate' Her 'Alone-ness' During the Weeks She Spends Without 5-Year-Old Son Hayes
Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris seen during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Maren Morris Reveals Ex-Husband Ryan Hurd Lives Five Minutes Away. Why They Still Have 'Family Dinners'
Canaan James Hill, Gabby Samone, Josh King and John Foster on American Idol.
Meet American Idol's Top 7 — and See Who Got Eliminated This Week
Blake Shelton portrait, taken October 2024
Blake Shelton Was Burnt Out After The Voice. Then This Unexpected Celebrity ‘Lit a Fire Under’ Him (Exclusive)
Shaboozey attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
Shaboozey Pops in Turquoise While Making His Debut at the 2025 Met Gala
Kelsea Ballerini - ELLE Women in Music
Kelsea Ballerini Says People 'Pushing Back' on Artists Pivoting to Country Music Need to 'Check Themselves'
Rosanne Cash poses for a photo with her children in May 2022.
Rosanne Cash's 5 Children: All About Her Son and Daughters
Rayvon Owen, Thomas Rhett, Dasha
Inside PEOPLE's 2025 iHeartCountry Festival Portrait Studio! See All the Photos (Exclusive)
Sam Hunt and Wife Hannah Lee Fowler Welcome Their Second Baby
Sam Hunt Reveals He and Pregnant Wife Hannah Plan to Bring All 3 of Their Kids on Tour This Summer (Exclusive)
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire Reflects on 'Mind-Boggling' 50th Anniversary in Country and Her Favorite Song to Perform Live (Exclusive)
Eric Church and Morgan Wallen
Eric Church Reveals Morgan Wallen Called Him After Chair-Throwing Incident at His Bar, Says 'It Was a Good Thing' for Him
Rex Linn and Reba McEntire at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, Texas
Reba McEntire Says Reuniting with Reba Castmates for Happy’s Place Has Been ‘Very Nostalgic’: ‘Magic in a Bottle’ (Exclusive)
Reba McEntire Realtor Partnership
Reba McEntire Reveals the 1 Feature That Makes Her Nashville House Feel like Home (Exclusive)
Jerry Lee Lewis with wife Kerrie McCarver and son Jerry Lee Lewis III at an event on March 13, 2006 ; Jerry Lee Lewis with his daughter Phoebe Lewis during a press conference at the Royal Garden Hotel on October 24, 2008 in Kensington, West London.
Jerry Lee Lewis' Children: All About the Late Singer's Family
carly pearce and Kelsea Ballerini
Carly Pearce Responds to Kelsea Ballerini's Wig Video: 'I Feel Called Out'
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter on stage with daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi, and mother Tina Knowles at SoFi Stadium, for the second of five shows of her COWBOY CARTER TOUR
Beyoncé Brings Mom Tina Knowles Onstage at Cowboy Carter Tour to Praise Her 'No. 1 Book': 'Congratulations Mama T'
Lauren Alaina attends the Variety Power Of Women: Nashville on May 01, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee
Lauren Alaina Feels the 'Most Confident' She Ever Has While Pregnant After Recovering from Eating Disorder (Exclusive)
Luke combs Category 10 The Big Kickoff Concert
Luke Combs Puts His Priorities in Order This Year: 'My Job Is Not More Important' Than My Kids (Exclusive)
Kane Brown
Kane Brown Says There's a 'Different Feeling' Being a Boy Dad as He Talks Becoming a Family of Five (Exclusive)
Dolly Parton Today
Dolly Parton Gets 'Very Emotional' Speaking About Husband Carl Dean After His Death: 'It's a Big Adjustment'
Kelsea Ballerini, Haley Lu Richardson
Kelsea Ballerini Reveals She Auditioned to Play Jennifer Coolidge's Assistant on The White Lotus Season 2 (Exclusive)
Kolby Cooper Found His Star Rising and His Family Growing. But Still, There Was Sadness: ‘It’s the Push and Pull of the Whole Deal’
Kolby Cooper Is Trying to Figure Out 'Who's Fake and What's Real' in the Country Music Industry (Exclusive)