ACM Honors at Nashville Pinnacle venue schedules Lainey Wilson, more to perform
The Academy of Country Music will hold its annual ACM Honors event on August 20 at downtown Nashville's The Pinnacle venue.
Among the artists, creatives and executives that will be honored at the event will be all of the ACM's industry and studio award winners, plus the previously announced Artist-Songwriter of the Year winner Lainey Wilson and Songwriter of the Year winner Jessie Jo Dillon.
"This is an exciting time for the Academy as we reimagine this special night through new partnerships and a new format that will elevate the show’s impact," said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R14ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R24ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeTickets for the ACM Honors will be available to Academy members through an exclusive pre-sale beginning Thursday, July 10, with general on-sale starting Friday, July 11, through AXS. Fans can also subscribe to the Academy of Country Music's email list to gain access to Thursday’s pre-sale.
Performers will be revealed in the coming weeks.
2025 ACM Industry, Studio Award Winners
The ACM's industry awards celebrate venues and talent buyers/promoters who have purchased or promoted a predetermined number of country concerts, boosting genre ticket sales.
The Academy’s studio recording awards recognize artists, musicians, producers and engineers who played a part in a commercially released single or album that achieves a top 20 chart position or better during the eligibility period.
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Veteran bass guitarist and Nashville session musician Craig Young, 2024INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS:
CASINO OF THE YEAR - THEATER: The Theater at Virgin Hotels – Las Vegas, NV
CASINO OF THE YEAR - ARENA: Harveys Lake Tahoe – Stateline, NV
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR: Windy City Smokeout – Chicago, IL
FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Houston, TX
CLUB OF THE YEAR: Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago, IL
THEATER OF THE YEAR: The Caverns – Pelham, TN
OUTDOOR VENUE OF THE YEAR: BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
ARENA OF THE YEAR: Moody Center – Austin, TX
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR: Gil Cunningham – Neste Live
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Aaron Spalding – Live Nation
Portrait of Jenee Fleenor, one of the members of the Wood Box Heroes at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.STUDIO RECORDING AWARD WINNERS:
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: (TIE) Mark Hill & Craig Young
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR: Aaron Sterling
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tim Galloway
ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brent Mason
PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Alex Wright
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jenee Fleenor
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Drew Bollman
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Dave Cobb
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