The 13th ANNUAL
ACM HONORS™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees
and off-camera category winners from the 54th Academy
of Country Music Awards™ took place on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at
Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
WHO:
PERFORMERS
INCLUDED: Lauren
Alaina, Caylee Hammack, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Maddie & Tae, Ashley
McBryde, Midland, Billy Joe Shaver, Tenille Townes, Keith Urban, and Chris
Young.
PRESENTERS
INCLUDED: Lauren
Alaina, Bobby Bones, Chris Janson, Barbara Mandrell, Shane McAnally, Midland,
Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, and Chris Young.
SPECIAL
AWARD RECIPIENTS: Honorees
celebrated at the 13th Annual ACM Honors included:
Brooks
& Dunn and Martina
McBride (ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award), Rodney Crowell, Kye
Fleming and Billy Joe Shaver (ACM Poet’s Award), Gayle Holcomb (ACM
Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award), Miranda Lambert (ACM Gene
Weed Milestone Award), Kacey Musgraves (ACM Jim Reeves
International Award), and A Star Is Born (ACM Tex Ritter Film
Award). The evening also honored winners of the Industry and Studio Recording
Awards, along with Songwriter of the Year Award winner, Shane McAnally.
NASHVILLE,
TN (August 21, 2019) – Earlier this evening, the Academy of Country
Music® presented the 13th Annual ACM Honors™,
an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera
category winners from the 54th Academy of Country Music
Awards™.
The
event featured a star-studded lineup of live performances and award
presentations celebrating Special Awards recipients Brooks &
Dunn and Martina McBride (ACM Cliffie Stone Icon
Award), Gayle Holcomb (ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives
Award), Miranda Lambert (ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award), Kacey
Musgraves (ACM Jim Reeves International Award), Rodney Crowell, Kye
Fleming and Billy Joe Shaver (ACM Poet’s Award)
and A Star is Born (Tex Ritter Film Award).
Also
honored were winners of the Industry and Studio Recording Awards, along with
Songwriter of the Year Award winner, Shane McAnally. The
evening was written and produced by the Academy’s Lisa Lee.
Lending
their musical talents, the house band for the evening’s celebration included
ACM Studio Recording Winner, guitar player of the year Derek Wells as
band leader, ACM Studio Recording Winner, piano/keyboard player of the
year Dave Cohen on keyboards, Justin Schipper and Kris
Donegan on guitar/utility, Mike Rinne on bass/upright,
and Evan Hutchings on drums. Backing vocalists for the event
were Lo Carter and Jason Eskridge.
Introduced
on the evening, ACM Charity Buzz, an online auction
featured signed ACM guitars, VIP show tickets, and more.
All proceeds go to ACM Lifting Lives® to continue improving lives through the
power of music.
We are still not over all of the amazing performances from last night's #ACMhonors! ✨😍 pic.twitter.com/Fh1MPT62PI— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) August 22, 2019
Highlights
from the event included:
- Interim ACM
Executive Director RAC Clark opened the evening and
welcomed Chris Young to the stage for a performance of
“Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight” in tribute to ACM Poet’s
Award winner Rodney Crowell. Later in the
evening Hannah Crowell accepted the award on behalf of
her father, who was unable to attend.
- Bobby Bones presented
both the ACM Industry Awards and ACM Studio
Recording Awards.
- Caylee
Hammack and Lauren
Alaina performed a medley of “Broken Wing” and “Independence
Day,” respectively, in tribute to Martina McBride. Following
the performance, Alaina presented McBride with
the ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award.
- Chris Janson performed a medley
of “Honky Tonk Heroes” and “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal” in tribute to Billy
Joe Shaver, who was unable to attend.
- Tenille
Townes and Maddie
& Tae performed a medley of “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed”
and “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” respectively, in tribute
to Kye Fleming before ACM Triple Crown Award
winner, Barbara Mandrell made an appearance to
present Fleming with the ACM Poet’s Award.
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- Trisha
Yearwood presented Gayle
Holcomb with the ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award –
and then surprised Holcomb and the audience with an unannounced
performance, a sultry rendition of Frank Sinatra's “One for My Baby (And
One More for the Road).
- Ashley
McBryde, joined
by Chris Harris, performed “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m
Gone” in tribute to Brooks & Dunn before they
accepted the ACM Cliffe Stone Icon Award via in-house
video.
- Midland performed a medley
of “Burn Out” and “Make a Little” in tribute to ACM Songwriter of
the Year, Shane McAnally, before his acceptance
speech. McAnally was previously announced as Songwriter of the Year at
the ACM Party for a Cause: Stories, Songs & Stars event
in Las Vegas, NV in April.
- Following the
acceptance of his award, McAnally returned to the stage
to accept the ACM Jim Reeves International Award on
behalf of his friend and frequent collaborator, Kacey
Musgraves, who was unable to attend.
- A Star is Born music
supervisors, Julia Michels and Julianne
Jordan accepted the Tex Ritter Film Award on
behalf of the film.
- Reigning ACM
Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban, and Miranda Lambert –
the all-time most awarded artist in Academy history – ended the night with
a performance of “The House That Built Me.” Following their performance, Lambert accepted
the ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award.
Below
is a full list of special award recipients:
ACM
Cliffie Stone ICON Award – Brooks & Dunn and Martina
McBride were chosen to receive the Cliffie Stone Icon Award. This
award is presented to a country music artist, duo/group or industry leader who
throughout their career has advanced the popularity of the genre through their
contributions in multiple facets of the industry such as songwriting,
recording, production, touring, film, television, literary works, philanthropic
contributions and other goodwill efforts.
Brooks & Dunn dominated country radio for two decades, from 1991’s “Brand New Man” to 2009’s “Cowgirls Don’t Cry.” They landed their first ACM Awards for 1991 Vocal Duo and New Vocal Duet or Group. They claimed the Vocal Duo category 16 times, setting a record that may never be broken. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn shot out of the gate as Brand New Man won the 1992 ACM Award for Album of the Year, while “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” picked up Single Record of the Year. They earned Entertainer of the Year honors for 1995 and 1996, the only duo to ever win the award. They picked up a third Entertainer award and a Music Video of the Year trophy for “Only in America” for 2001 Among their 41 Top 10 hits are signature songs include “My Next Broken Heart,” “My Maria,” ‘Ain’t Nothin’ ‘Bout You” and “Red Dirt Road,” while the stunning “Believe” picked up 2005 ACM Song of the Year. Known as one of country’s most dynamic live acts, Brooks & Dunn is in the midst of a Las Vegas residency with Reba. The duo’s newest project, Reboot, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s country albums chart this year.
Martina
McBride built
her magnificent career with an incredible voice and a talent for finding
emotional songs that resonated with her audience.
Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled “The Time Has Come,” McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard’s country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with “My Baby Loves Me,” which positioned her as one of country music’s most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: “Wild Angels,” “A Broken Wing,” “Wrong Again,” “I Love You,” and “Blessed.” Dramatic music videos such as “Independence Day” and “Concrete Angel” brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011’s “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina’s Table.
Beginning with an auspicious debut single titled “The Time Has Come,” McBride has placed more than 50 titles on Billboard’s country airplay chart and earned three consecutive ACM Female Vocalist awards (2001-2003). She enjoyed a career breakthrough in 1993 with “My Baby Loves Me,” which positioned her as one of country music’s most empowering artists. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1995. Over the next decade she notched five No. 1 hits: “Wild Angels,” “A Broken Wing,” “Wrong Again,” “I Love You,” and “Blessed.” Dramatic music videos such as “Independence Day” and “Concrete Angel” brought her most cinematic songs to life, while in the recording studio she developed her ability as a producer. Known for her work with the YWCA and abused women, McBride received the 2003 ACM Humanitarian Award. She connected with her core country music audience on 2011’s “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” which became an anthem for women and their families facing breast cancer. In addition to her performing career, McBride has authored two cookbooks and stars in the Food Network series, Martina’s Table.
Past
recipients of the ACM Cliffie Icon Award include Alabama, Bob
Beckham, Garth Brooks, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Larry
Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard,
Emmylou Harris, Alan Jackson, George Jones, The Judds, Brenda
Lee, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, The Oak
Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Jerry
Reed, Tex Ritter, Marty Robbins, Kenny Rogers, Billy
Sherrill, Ricky Skaggs, The Statler Brothers, George
Strait, Mel Tillis, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Conway
Twitty, Porter Wagoner, Keith Whitley, Hank
Williams, Hank Williams Jr., Bob Wills and Dwight
Yoakam, among others.
ACM
GARY HABER LIFTING LIVES AWARD – Gayle Holcomb was chosen to
receive the Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award. This award is presented to a country
music artist, duo/group or industry professional who is devoted to improving
lives through the power of music, has a generosity of spirit, and is committed
to serving others, voted on by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors.
Gayle
Holcomb,
a Partner at WME and Director at Large on the ACM Board, has been a tireless
advocate for ACM Lifting Lives, the Academy’s charitable arm. Holcomb helped
launch ACM Lifting Lives in 2009, guiding the vision for the charity in its
early stages, then continued her support by serving as chairman. Holcomb made
the initial endowment to form ACM Lifting Lives’ Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief
Fund, in honor of her late mother. The gift enabled the fund to respond quickly
to unforeseen, immediate financial needs of ACM members, staff and members of
the country music community. Holcomb remains actively involved in the fund’s
charitable events, such as the ACM Lifting Lives Golf Classic at TPC, Bash at
the Beach, and Topgolf Tee Off. Holcomb, the former Academy of Country Music
board chairman, is also the recipient of the 2011 ACM Mae Boren Axton Award and
the 2007 ACM Crystal Milestone Award. During her tenure as chairman, Holcomb
was a driving force for the organization’s rapid change and growth, including
moving the awards show from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. In 2015, she was inducted
into the SOURCE Hall of Fame, which recognizes women’s contributions to the
country music industry.
Past
recipients of the ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award include Dolly
Parton, Darius Rucker and Carrie Underwood.
ACM
GENE WEED MILESTONE AWARD – Miranda Lambert was chosen as the
recipient of the Gene Weed Milestone Award. This award is presented to a
country music artist, duo/group or industry leader for a specific,
unprecedented or outstanding achievement in the field of country music during
the preceding calendar year.
Thank you @acmawards for an awesome night. I love the country music family and Nashville with all my heart. @keithurban thank you for singing with me and inspiring me for so many years. Forever a fan! And to my hot date thanks for joining me on this crazy cool journey! #acmhonors pic.twitter.com/07mHYg0geV— Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) August 22, 2019
Miranda
Lambert made
history at the 2018 ACM Awards, becoming the all-time most awarded artist in
Academy history with her wins for “Tin Man” as Song of the Year and her ninth
consecutive Female Vocalist trophy. She currently has received 32 ACM awards
including five Album of the Year awards 10 Song and Single of the Year awards
(as either an artist or songwriter) and the first-ever ACM Merle Haggard Spirit
Award. Meanwhile, Lambert and her friends Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley
resurrected the Pistol Annies in 2018 with Interstate Gospel, a
captivating collection that followed Lambert’s acclaimed solo release, The
Weight of These Wings. Highlighted by singles like “Vice” and “Tin Man,”
that platinum project won an ACM award for Album of the Year – the fifth time
she’s won in that category. The Lindale, Texas, native has acquired ACM
trophies for hits like “Smokin’ and Drinkin’,” “Automatic,” “Mama’s Broken
Heart,” “We Were Us,” “Over,” “Over You,” “The House That Built Me” and “White
Liar.” Since winning the 2006 New Female Vocalist award, Lambert has forged her
own career path – prompting her to receive the first-ever ACM Merle Haggard
Spirit Award in 2016. She supports the next generation of women creators
through a songwriting scholarship at Belmont University while continuing to
raise awareness for shelter dogs through her MuttNation Foundation.
Past recipients of the Gene Weed Milestone Award include Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, George Burns, Kenny Chesney, Jeff Foxworthy, Merle Haggard, Gayle Holcomb, Sam Hunt, Loretta Lynn, Little Big Town, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood.
ACM
JIM REEVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD – Kacey Musgraves was chosen
to receive the Jim Reeves International Award, which is presented to an artist
or industry leader for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country
music throughout the world.
Kacey
Musgraves borrowed
one of her song titles for the aptly-named Oh, What a World: Tour, which led
her around the globe in 2018. In addition to being the first country artist to
play the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, Musgraves charmed audiences in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Those international dates led to multiple shows across the United States and Canada. Musgraves headlined the C2C: Country to Country festival in early 2018, then returned in the fall to perform at Wembley Arena in London. Musgraves collected her first ACM Female Vocalist of the Year award in April. She also received Album of the Year honors for the critically acclaimed Golden Hour. That accomplishment marks her second win in that category, following 2013’s Same Trailer Different Park. She served as co-producer on both albums. Golden Hour debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s country albums chart, while Apple Music named it the Global Album of the Year in 2018. In February, Golden Hour won the Grammy for Album of the Year and Country Album of the Year. She also picked up Grammys for “Butterflies” (Best Country Solo Performance) and “Space Cowboy” (Best Country Song).
play the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, Musgraves charmed audiences in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Those international dates led to multiple shows across the United States and Canada. Musgraves headlined the C2C: Country to Country festival in early 2018, then returned in the fall to perform at Wembley Arena in London. Musgraves collected her first ACM Female Vocalist of the Year award in April. She also received Album of the Year honors for the critically acclaimed Golden Hour. That accomplishment marks her second win in that category, following 2013’s Same Trailer Different Park. She served as co-producer on both albums. Golden Hour debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s country albums chart, while Apple Music named it the Global Album of the Year in 2018. In February, Golden Hour won the Grammy for Album of the Year and Country Album of the Year. She also picked up Grammys for “Butterflies” (Best Country Solo Performance) and “Space Cowboy” (Best Country Song).
Past
recipients of the Jim Reeves International Award include Joe Allison,
Bill Boyd, Garth Brooks, Steve Buchanan, Joe Cates, Eric Church, Dick Clark,
Roy Clark, Al Gallico, Merv Griffin, Jim Halsey, Alan Jackson, Ken Kragen, Lady
Antebellum, Sam Louvello, Thurston Moore, Charlie Nagatani, Buck Owens, Rob
Potts, Dolly Parton, Rascal Flatts, Roy Rogers, Bob Saporiti, Louise Scruggs,
Dinah Shore, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Jeff Walker, Jo Walker-Meador and Bill
Ward.
ACM
Poet’s Award – Rodney Crowell, Kye Fleming and Billy Joe
Shaver were chosen to receive the Poet’s Award. This award is
presented to a country music songwriter for outstanding and longstanding
musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their career, with special
consideration given to a song or songs’ impact on the culture of country music.
Rodney
Crowell has
written for many of country music’s most prominent artists since the 1970s. A
Houston native, Crowell landed his first cut with Jerry Reed after the country
star signed him to a publishing deal in 1972. Emmylou Harris then hired him for
her Hot Band and frequently recorded his songs, introducing his prodigious
talent to her fans and other country artists. Crowell’s catalog grew to include
#1 singles like “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried” and “She’s Crazy for Leavin’,”
as well as Rosanne Cash’s “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me,” Crystal Gayle’s
“Til I Gain Control Again,” Highway 101’s “Somewhere Tonight,” Waylon Jennings’
“I Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This,” Tim McGraw’s “Please Remember Me,” Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band’s “Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream),” the Oak Ridge
Boys’ “Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight,” Bob Seger’s “Shame on the
Moon” and Keith Urban’s “Making Memories of Us.” As a recording artist, Crowell
was named ACM Top New Male Vocalist for 1988. He received a Grammy for Best
Country Song and an ACM Song of the Year nomination for “After All This Time.”
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.
Kye
Fleming’s songwriting
helped define an era of country music through radio-friendly material recorded
by Barbara Mandrell, Ronnie Milsap, and Sylvia, among many others artists of
the 1970s and 1980s.
Fleming grew up in a Navy family and toured as a folk artist before turning to professional songwriting.
Following a move to Nashville in 1977, she teamed up with songwriter Dennis Morgan for major cuts like Mandrell’s "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," “In Times Like These,” "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and “Years,” as well as Milsap’s “Smoky Mountain Rain” and “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It for the World.” Morgan and Fleming also co-wrote Sylvia’s No. 1 hit, “Nobody,” which received an ACM nomination for Song of the Year.
Fleming earned multiple Songwriter of the Year distinctions from BMI (1981-1983) and NSAI (1981-1982). She continued to land singles like Amy Grant’s “What About the Love,” Michael Johnson’s “Give Me Wings,” Willie Nelson’s “There You Are,” Charley Pride’s “Roll on Mississippi” and Steve Wariner’s “All Roads Lead to You.” She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009 and participated in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Poets & Prophets series in 2012.
Kye Fleming backstage during the 13th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 21, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Aug. 20, 2019 - Source: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images North America |
Fleming grew up in a Navy family and toured as a folk artist before turning to professional songwriting.
Following a move to Nashville in 1977, she teamed up with songwriter Dennis Morgan for major cuts like Mandrell’s "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," “In Times Like These,” "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and “Years,” as well as Milsap’s “Smoky Mountain Rain” and “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It for the World.” Morgan and Fleming also co-wrote Sylvia’s No. 1 hit, “Nobody,” which received an ACM nomination for Song of the Year.
Fleming earned multiple Songwriter of the Year distinctions from BMI (1981-1983) and NSAI (1981-1982). She continued to land singles like Amy Grant’s “What About the Love,” Michael Johnson’s “Give Me Wings,” Willie Nelson’s “There You Are,” Charley Pride’s “Roll on Mississippi” and Steve Wariner’s “All Roads Lead to You.” She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009 and participated in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Poets & Prophets series in 2012.
Billy Joe Shaver has embodied the Outlaw spirit of country music from the start, placing cuts in the 1970s with Johnny Cash, David Allan Coe, Tom T. Hall, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and more. After a hardscrabble youth, which can be traced through many of his most eloquent songs, Shaver met Jennings at a guitar pull in Texas. Encouraged by the legendary singer, Shaver tracked Jennings down in Nashville to pitch some songs. True to his word, Jennings took a break from his recording session and listened to Shaver sing the material -- and subsequently recorded an album almost entirely composed of Shaver’s songs, 1973’s Honky Tonk Heroes. That breakthrough paved the way for hits like John Anderson’s “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal” and Johnny Rodriguez’s “I Couldn’t Be Me Without You.” Shaver has maintained a touring and recording career for decades, performing enduring originals like "Black Rose," "Georgia on a Fast Train," "Live Forever," and "Old Five and Dimers Like Me." Other notable cuts include Bobby Bare’s “Ride Me Down Easy,” Patty Loveless’ “When the Fallen Angels Fly,” and Elvis Presley’s “You Asked Me To.” He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.
Previous recipients of the ACM Poet’s Award include Bill Anderson, Matraca Berg, Bobby Braddock, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Guy Clark, Jack Clement, Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon, Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Harlan Howard, Toby Keith, Kris Kristofferson, Bob McDill, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, Eddie Rabbitt, Fred Rose, Shel Silverstein, Don Schlitz, Cindy Walker, Jimmy Webb, Hank Williams and Norro Wilson.
Tex
Ritter FILM Award – A
Star Is Born was chosen as the recipient of the Tex Ritter Film
Award. This award recognizes an outstanding television movie, series or feature
film released during the preceding calendar year which prominently features
country music.
The
authenticity of A Star Is Born resonated with the music
community with its dazzling original songs, whether performed for thousands of
screaming fans on screen, or simply between lead actors Bradley Cooper and Lady
Gaga. Cooper, who directed the film, and Gaga, who won an Oscar and a Golden
Globe award for co-writing “Shallow,” both turned to Nashville songwriters to
convey the characters of troubled rock singer Jackson Maine and budding
songwriter Ally. Early in the film’s development, Cooper contacted producer
Dave Cobb to help create Maine’s edgy, yet earthy, sound. Cobb introduced him
to music by Jason Isbell, who crafted the song “Maybe It’s Time” after
conversations with Cooper about the character’s struggles with redemption. In
addition, Gaga co-wrote “Always Remember Me This Way” with Natalie Hemby,
Hillary Lindsey, and Lori McKenna, while “I’ll Never Love Again” is a
collaboration with Gaga, Hemby, Lindsey, and Aaron Raitiere. Among other
songwriters on the soundtrack with country music connections, Paul Kennerly
composed “Diggin’ My Grave,” Lukas Nelson served as a songwriter, music
producer, consultant and performer, and Diane Warren (“How Do I Live”)
contributed to the track “Why Did You Do That?” A Star Is Born received
eight Oscar nominations.
Past
recipients of the Tex Ritter Film Award include Beer For My Horses, The
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Country Strong, Crazy
Heart, Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors, Nashville, O
Brother, Where Art Thou, Sweet Dreams and Walk
the Line, among others.
ACM
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD – Previously announced winner Shane
McAnally has been chosen as the recipient of the Songwriter of the
Year Award. This award is presented to an individual known predominately as a
songwriter, selected by a Professional Panel of judges composed of songwriters,
publishers, producers, and performing rights organization
representatives. This is McAnally’s second ACM Songwriter of the Year
award.
Shane
McAnally - With
40 No. 1 songs and three Grammy awards under his belt, Shane McAnally is well
established as one of the top songwriters in Nashville. Throughout his career,
McAnally has won dozens of awards and accolades including three ACM awards and
a CMA award. His compositions have been recorded by Kenny Chesney, Kelly
Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert Old Dominion and countless
more. The Academy of Country Music named him Songwriter of the Year in 2014;
that same year, he won two Grammys in the Best Country Album and Best Country
Song categories for his work on Kacey Musgraves’s debut Same Trailer Different
Park. He was named Billboard’s Hot Country Songwriter of the Year in 2015.
In
2017, Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road,” which McAnally co-wrote, broke
records by spending 34 straight weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs
chart; it was subsequently named the Song of the Year at the CMT Artist of the
Year Awards. In 2018, he contributed several songs to Musgraves’s Golden
Hour, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year, including “Space Cowboy,”
winner for Best Country Song. As a producer, McAnally has helped shape the
sound of albums by Hunt, Musgraves, Midland, Old Dominion, and more.
After
founding a music publishing company, relaunching an iconic record label and
creating an acclaimed stage musical, McAnally is expanding his reach to
television as a coach on the new NBC show Songland, a role that he
describes as “my wildest dream job that I never knew I wanted.”
Past
recipients of the ACM Songwriter of the Year Award include Ross
Copperman, Dallas Davidson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Lori McKenna and Roger
Miller.
INDUSTRY
AWARD WINNERS:
CASINO
OF THE YEAR - SMALL CAPACITY: Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant, OK
CASINO
OF THE YEAR - LARGE CAPACITY: Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
DON
ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR: Nicole More - Wilson Events, Inc.
FESTIVAL
OF THE YEAR: Faster Horses - Brooklyn, MI
NIGHTCLUB
OF THE YEAR: Joe's on Weed St - Chicago,
IL
PROMOTER
OF THE YEAR: Ed Warm - Joe's Bar
VENUE
OF THE YEAR - SMALL CAPACITY: Ryman Auditorium - Nashville,
TN
VENUE
OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM CAPACITY: Ascend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN
VENUE
OF THE YEAR - LARGE CAPACITY: Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
STUDIO
RECORDING AWARD WINNERS:
BASS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Glenn Worf
DRUMMER
OF THE YEAR – Matt Chamberlain
GUITAR
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Derek
Wells
PIANO/KEYBOARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Dave
Cohen
SPECIALTY
INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ilya Toshinskiy
STEEL
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Mike Johnson
AUDIO
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR – F Reid
Shippen
PRODUCER
OF THE YEAR – Jay Joyce
13TH
ANNUAL ACM HONORS CARPET FASHION
Caylee
Hammack:
The "Family Tree" singer wore a multi-colored Gucci Dress with mesh panel detailing adding
beige heels. There to perform “Broken Wing” in tribute to Martina McBride she
shared on Instagram:
3
years ago, I would sing this same song almost every night for $20 across the
alleyway at Tootsies Orchid Lounge for whoever would listen. Tonight, I got to
walk across that alleyway and into the backstage entrance of The Ryman to honor
the woman who brought this song to life. Martina McBride you are such an
inspiration to so many young artists who would not be who they are if it were
not for artists like you, who took chances on songs and stories that no one
else could do justice. You made the world stop and listen. To honor you tonight
was sincerely one of the biggest honors of my life.
Maddie
& Tae
Madison
Marlow:
Wore a beautiful black Sylwia Romaniuk 'Desire' jumpsuit (Product €1,900) decorated and
embroidered with black applications and wide sleeves made of silk. She added
pointy silver heels, jewels (EF COLLECTION; Graziela Gems, Makeup (NEIL
ROBISON; Meg Boes; Mac Cosmetics)
Martina
McBride
- The 2019 ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award honouree wore a short black silk mini
dress with a lace hemline adding silver jewels and sparkly red ankle strap
heels - Image
Miranda Lambert: Dress (ZARA), #thememepouch black crushed velvet (Tyler Ellis), Hair (Leah Hoffman), Makeup & Hair Artist (Lindsay Doyle), Jewelry (Sara Weinstock Jewelry), Styling (Tiffany Gifford) - Image
Tenille
Townes:
There to performed a medley in tribute to Kye Fleming the 25-year-old
"Somebody's Daughter" Canadian singer-songwriter wore a plunging
black Michael Costello Kalista Jumpsuit with sheer mesh insets and
ruffle sleeves (Product Revolve Style No. MELR-WC14)
– Instagram
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by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Academy of Country Music
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Photo
Gallery:
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Lambert, Keith Urban, Chris Young, Martina McBride & More Walk the Red
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Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com)
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ACM
Honors™
is an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera
category winners from the Academy of Country Music Awards, including the
Special Awards, Studio Recording Awards, Industry Awards and Songwriter of the
Year Award. The 13th Annual ACM Honors will take place Wednesday, August 21,
2019, at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. The show is executive produced
by R.A. Clark and written and produced by Lisa Lee.
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