Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton and others win awards

The Academy of Country Music is celebrating some of its most successful artists this August.

Stars including Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Alan Jackson and others will receive special prizes at the annual ACM Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, August 21, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

While Carly Pearce will host the non-televised Honors ceremony for the fourth year in a row, but in 2024 she will be joined by someone new: the reigning winner of the ACM Song of the Year Award, Jordan Davis.

Tyler Hubbardeleven-time ACM Award winner, will host the evening’s portion of the ACM Studio Recording and Industry Awards.

During Honors Night, Wilson will receive a double award: She will be honored with the ACM Milestone Award and the Triple Crown Award after winning New Female Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year within three years.

Trisha Yearwood And Tony Brown receives the ACM Icon Award, Shannon Sanders receives the Lift Every Voice Award and Lukas Brünn will receive the “Lifting Lives” award.

Elsewhere, two artists were named winners of the Poet’s Award – Walt Aldridge and Alan Jackson – while Chris Stapleton was named Artist-Songwriter of the Year and Jessie Jo Dillon the Songwriter of the Year after writing songs for Jelly Roll, Brandy Clark, Megan Moroney, HARDY, Dan + Shay, Maren Morris, LeAnn Rimesand many others.

In a statement, Pearce said of her hosting duties (via Billboard), “I am thrilled to be hosting the ACM Honors for the fourth year in a row. It’s always an unforgettable evening that I look forward to, and I’m thrilled that Jordan is joining us this year!”

Davis said, “I’ve performed at ACM Honors for the past two years and love that the show celebrates the behind-the-scenes titans of this industry as well as so many of the artists I’ve looked up to for years.”