Keith Urban, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris to Perform at 2024 ACM Honors
The ACM Honors has announced the initial lineup of performers for its industry awards ceremony, set for Aug. 21 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
Eric Church, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban will all perform in tribute to this year’s honorees. The ACM Honors recognizes achievement in special categories not televised during the annual ACM Awards in May.
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This year’s winners include Luke Bryan (ACM Lifting Lives Award), Lainey Wilson (ACM Triple Crown Award), Trisha Yearwood and Tony Brown (ACM Icon Award), Alan Jackson and Walt Aldridge (ACM Poet’s Award), and Shannon Sanders (ACM Lift Every Voice Award). Chris Stapleton will receive the Artist-Songwriter of the Year Award; Jessie Jo Dillon will be celebrated as Songwriter of the Year.
Carly Pearce and Jordan Davis host the ACM Honors, with Tyler Hubbard presenting the ACM Industry and Studio Recording Awards.
The ACM Honors traditionally features guest artists performing the songs of the honorees. At last year’s ceremony, Bailey Zimmerman performed Hardy’s “Signed Sober You” in tribute to Hardy’s win as Artist-Songwriter of the Year.
The Academy of Country Music will mark the 60th anniversary of the ACM Awards on May 8, 2025. Reba McEntire returns to host from the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas. The ACM Awards stream live on Prime Video. (The ACM Honors are not televised.)
Tickets to the ACM Honors are available (via AXS). Additional performers, along with presenters, will be announced in the coming weeks.
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