The Academy of Country Music Awards are heading back to Frisco in 2024.
Prime Video and the Academy of Country Music announced Thursday that the 59th awards will take place again at the Ford Center at The Star in May.
More details, including hosts, nominees, performers, ticket sales and a timeline for voting, will be announced in coming months, according to a release.
“We’re eager to see everyone back in Texas once again at the home of the Dallas Cowboys next May for another groundbreaking ACM Awards show!” said Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside.
The announcement came as the Academy of Country Music struck a two-year deal with Prime Video to carry both the 2024 awards and the 60th anniversary awards in 2025 on the platform.
This year’s awards at The Star in May drew 7.7 million viewers on Prime Video plus more on other Amazon platforms, according to the release. Dolly Parton hosted for the second year in a row alongside first-timer Garth Brooks.
The show started with Keith Urban performing his song “Texas Time,” just one of several nods to the surroundings. Dak Prescott and Emmitt Smith were on hand in tribute to the Dallas Cowboys theme. Arlington-born singer Mickey Guyton was a presenter.
Chris Stapleton took home entertainer of the year, the night’s biggest prize, beating out Longview-born Miranda Lambert, who went into the night with a record-breaking 37 ACM wins.
Lainey Wilson was awarded female artist of the year. Morgan Wallen won male artist of the year but missed the ceremony after injuring his vocal cords.
Stapleton dedicated the win to his children “sitting at home. They give up a lot [for] my time and my wife’s time, so we can go do this,” he said. “And this is for them.”
On the red carpet that night, West Texas native Randall King shouted out to Deep Ellum staple Adair’s Saloon. “We used to play Adair’s. We’d play there for 10% of the bar. It’s a good time,” he said, making his way through throngs of press.
Next year’s show will be the third time country music’s oldest awards show has paid a visit to North Texas. In 2015, the awards took place at AT&T Stadium, part of an effort to earn the Guinness World Record for the most attended awards show.
