Event to Take Place at Nashville’s Historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, August 21
Tickets Available at Ticketmaster.com and the Ryman Box Office
City National Bank is the Presenting Partner of the Evening and
1000 Stories Wine is the Official Wine Partner for the Academy and ACM Honors
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 will take place on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Tickets are available to the public at Ticketmaster.com.
The evening’s performers will include: Lauren Alaina, Caylee Hammack, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Maddie & Tae, Ashley McBryde, Midland, Billy Joe Shaver, Tenille Townes, Keith Urban, and Chris Young.
Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones, Chris Janson, Barbara Mandrell, Shane McAnally, Midland, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, and Chris Young are also scheduled to present.
Honorees to be celebrated at the 13th Annual ACM Honors include 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 will also honor winners of the Industry and Studio Recording Awards, along with Songwriter of the Year Award winner, Shane McAnally.
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