Kacey Musgraves was literally “sitting on the washing machine” when she took the stage for her performance of “Dry Spell” at the 2026 ACM Awards on Sunday (May 17) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Drawing inspiration from her music video from the song off new album Middle of Nowhere — which arrived on March 11 — Musgraves brought the suggestiveness of the visual to the stage for her first-ever performance at the ACMs, though toned down and brightened up for the awards ceremony’s 61st edition. Rather than the oversized camo hoodie, black gym shorts, white socks and slides in the video, the country star rocked a white tank top, Daisy Dukes and strappy silver heels to deliver the first single off her latest release.
“For a late-night call, for a real good time/ Ain’t no new notches on my belt/ And I’m tired of keeping my hands to myself,” she crooned as she walked around the grocery-store set on stage. “911, it’s officially a cry for help/ Y’all, I’m going through a dry spell, yep.”
“Dry Spell” has so far reached a high of No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. She has so far charted eight songs on the all-genre tally.
Musgraves was not nominated for an ACM Award this year, but previously won album of the year in 2019 for her 2018 album, Golden Hour. The set debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in 2018, and stayed on the chart for 94 weeks.
Shania Twain hosted the 2026 ACM Awards; it was her first time helming the show.
The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
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