The host of this year's ACM Awards, and the four artists with the most nominations, are all past winners in this category. 5/5/2026 Avery Anna at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. Gilbert Flores/Penske Media Avery Anna, who was named the Academy of Country Music Awards’ new female artist of the year on Tuesday (April 28), ahead of the 61st annual ACM Awards on May 17, is a fast-rising 22-year-old singer from Flagstaff, Arizona. She is signed to Warner Music Nashville, for whom she has released two full-length albums, Breakup Over Breakfast and Let Go Letters , and two EPs: Mood Swings and forgive, forget. She co-wrote all 17 songs on Breakup Over Breakfast , which features collaborations with Parmalee, Dylan Marlowe, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose and Lori McKenna. She also co-wrote and was featured on Sam Barber’s hit “Indigo,” which reached No. 8 on Billboard ’s Hot Country Songs chart and No.…