Miranda Lambert Surprises Ella Langley With ACM Awards’ New Female Artist of the Year

The 2025 ACM Awards, hosted by actress and singer Reba McEntire, will air on Thursday, May 8.

Ella Langley performs at Spotify House during CMA Fest 2023 in Nashville, Tenn., on June 9, 2023. Rick Kern/Getty Images for Spotify

Country star Miranda Lambert surprised fellow singer-songwriter Ella Langley on April 25 with her very first Academy of Country Music (ACM) award.

Lambert, who holds the most wins in ACM Awards history, shared the announcement in a special video that was played during Langley’s performance at the Rock the Country festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.