Academy Of Country Music Honors To Be Broadcast On CBS

Music, particularly country music, does not need another televised award show. But the industry is welcoming the CBS deal to broadcast the ACM Honors which celebrate the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the Academy of Country Music Awards.

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The Academy of Country Music announced ten-time ACM Award-winning group, Lady Antebellum will host the 10TH Annual ACM Honors, an evening dedicated to celebrating the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards.

For the first time ever, ACM Honors will be produced for television by dick clark productions and broadcast at a later date on the CBS Television Network. The 10th Annual ACM Honors will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. ACM Honors performers and airdate for the primetime special will be announced in the coming weeks.

Honorees include Special Awards recipients Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Eddie Rabbitt (awarded posthumously), Tanya Tucker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Jeff Walker (awarded posthumously), Jimmy Webb, Little Big Town and The Statler Brothers. Studio Recording Awards recipients include Jim ‘Moose’ Brown, Dave Cobb, Shannon Forrest, Paul Franklin, Justin Niebank, Danny Rader, Michael Rhodes and Derek Wells. In addition, Ross Copperman will be honored as Songwriter of the Year.

via Celebrity Access