LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (L-R) Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins attend the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (L-R) Frank Liddell and Lee Ann Womack attend the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (L-R) Kristen Davis and Jordan Davis attend the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (L-R) Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn attend the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (L-R) Devlin "Duck" Hodges and Lainey Wilson attend the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. (L-R) Kane Brown and Katelyn Jae Brown attend the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Kane Brown attends the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 17: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Zach Top attends the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)