Lainey Wilson Opens 2026 ACM Awards with High-Energy Performance of New Single 'Can't Sit Still'
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Lainey Wilson opened the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with a high-energy performance of her new single "Can't Sit Still." The reigning Entertainer of the Year delivered a country-rock number with backup dancers in white outfits and cowboy hats, accompanied by strobe effects. The performance evoked comparisons to Shania Twain, who hosted the event. This marked Wilson's first time performing the track live.
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The reigning Entertainer of the Year delivered the boisterous country-rock number while joined onstage by a troupe of back-up dancers clad in all white outfits with matching cowboy hats.
The song's frenetic pace was complemented by some wild strobe effects, while parts of the performance seemed to evoke the work of one of Wilson's predecessors (and tonights's ACM Awards host), Shania Twain.
Lainey Wilson delivered a wild performance of her new single, 'Can't Sit Still,' at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards.
