11th Annual ACM Honors Highlights

08-25-2017
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(dcp) Earlier this week, the Academy of Country Music held their 11th Annual ACM Honors with highlights of the event set to be the focus of a network television special next month.

The two hour TV special will be broadcast on the CBS network on on Friday, September 15 (9:00 � 11:00 PM ET/PT). The producers of the ACM honors dick clark productions sent over these details and some of the highlights from the event which took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville:

Hillary Scott opened the evening with a performance of �The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia� and was then joined by Little Big Town�s Karen Fairchild for a powerful duet performance of �Does He Love You� for which they received a standing ovation. The duo then welcomed Little Big Town�s Kimberly Schlapman for a special performance of �Little Rock� in tribute to Reba McEntire. Fairchild, Schlapman, and Scott then presented McEntire with the Mae Boren Axton Service Award.

Kelsea Ballerini performed �Legends� before receiving her award, which was presented to her by Lady Antebellum. Following her acceptance speech, Ballerini performed a medley of #1 hits including �Dibs,� �Love Me Like You Mean It,� and �Peter Pan.�

Chris Stapleton performed �When Did You Stop Loving Me,� and Alan Jackson performed a medley of �Marina Del Rey� and �The Fireman� in tribute to George Strait before he accepted his award to a standing ovation. Following his acceptance speech, Strait took the stage and performed �Here For A Good Time� to a dancing audience to close out the evening. Reigning Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean presented the award to Strait.

Chris Janson performed �A Boy Named Sue� and �Cover of the Rolling Stone� in tribute to Shel Silverstein, who received his award posthumously. Silverstein�s family friend Susan Nadler accepted the award from Janson on Silverstein�s behalf.

Toby Keith performed �Should�ve Been A Cowboy� and �Who�s Your Daddy?� after songwriter Jimmy Webb presented him with his award.

Maren Morris performed �Galveston� in tribute to the late Glen Campbell.

Brad Paisley performed �My Tennessee Mountain Home� in tribute to Dolly Parton.

Bobby Bones presented Bob Kingsley with his award, after which Thomas Rhett sang a medley of his hits �Die A Happy Man� and �Craving You.�

Songwriter Ross Copperman introduced Little Big Town, who performed �When Someone Stops Loving You,� written by Lori McKenna, before presenting McKenna with the award.

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