10th Annual ACM Honors Country Music Special on CBS

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Music superstars Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, The Band Perry, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Dan + Shay, Alicia Keys, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and Chris Young perform at the 10th Annual ACM Honors, taped Aug. 30 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and airing on CBS Friday, Sept. 9, at 9pm ET. Aldean receives the ACM Triple Crown Award and Lambert receives the Merle Haggard Spirit Award. Lady Antebellum hosts the evening.

Other honorees include Special Awards recipients Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Eddie Rabbitt (posthumously), Tanya Tucker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Jeff Walker (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. Ross Copperman is honored as Songwriter of the Year.

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