Become an ACM Member
From its founding in 1964 as a regional trade organization, the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC has grown in the almost-60 years since into a leading association for the Country Music industry. Today, with more than 4,600 professional members nationwide, the Academy is more dedicated than ever to serving as a powerhouse advocate for Country fans, artists, and the business sector, as well as promoting new artists, artists on the rise, and established superstars. The ACM is also a proud and active supporter of philanthropic work through its charitable arm ACM LIFTING LIVES®, which harnesses the power of the Country Music community and partners to provide aid in times of need, with a focus on health-related initiatives.
There's truly never been a better time to join the Academy of Country Music and be a member of this dynamic, historic, and vigorous community of thought leaders, power players, and creative pioneers. Indeed, 2022 has proven to be a landmark year for the Academy, with the relocation of the organization's headquarters to Nashville after decades in Los Angeles, and, in a historic partnership with Amazon, its iconic Academy of Country Music Awards™ streamed live on Prime Video in 235 territories all over the globe, the first time a major awards show has streamed exclusively.
An individual members must be a natural person whose primary professional engagement is in the creation, production and promotion, and distribution of country music, and any such person shall be eligible for membership as an individual member only upon approval of the ACM Board of such person's application for membership and upon timely payment of such annual dues as may from time to time be established by the Board for Individual Members. Individual membership dues are $100 annually and are non-transferrable or refundable.
"Once your application is submitted, payment will be placed on hold while our ACM Membership Team reviews your information. Approvals will not be processed until the first week of December, and payment will only be run if the membership(s) are approved."