The Academy of Country Music has announced additional performers and presenters for the 17th Annual ACM Honors, taking place this Wednesday (Aug. 21) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, hosted by Carly Pearce and Jordan Davis, who will also both take the stage at the event.
The Academy posted on its socials: “JUST ANNOUNCED
Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Lee Ann Womack and other artists have been added to the star-studded lineup, as well as Terri Clark, Jackson Dean and Kameron Marlowe. They join previously-announced performers include Eric Church, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Keith Urban.
Pearce is returning for her fourth consecutive year hosting the show, hailed the “Country Music Industry’s favorite night.” Artists will perform tributes to this year’s ACM Honorees: Walt Aldridge, Tony Brown, Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Shannon Sanders, Lainey Wilson and Trisha Yearwood.
Yearwood and Brown will accept the ACM Icon Award, while Sanders will receive the ACM Lift Every Voice Award, Bryan will receive the ACM Lifting Lives Award, Jackson and Aldridge will receive the ACM Poet’s Award, Stapleton and Jessie Jo Dillon will receive the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year award, and Wilson will receive the Milestone Award and the coveted Triple Crown Award.
The 17th ACM Honors will take place on Wednesday, August 21. The show will air on Merit Street on Tuesday, September 24 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. PT, per the Academy of Country Music.
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