Morgan Wallen will receive the Milestone Award from the County Academy of Music yellow stone The ACM Film Awards at the 15th Academy of Country Music Honors on Wednesday, August 24 in Nashville.
Additionally, Miranda Lambert will receive the ACM Triple Crown Award, Connie Bradley has been selected for the ACM Icon Award, Paul Barnab and Dwight Wells will receive the Lifting Lives Award, and Duan Clark has been selected for the ACM. Service Award, Chris Stapleton will be honored with the ACM Spirit Award, while Sonny Trocmorton and Shania Twain have been selected as the ACM Poet’s Award winners.
Wallen had a long comeback after being seen on tape in February 2021 racially abusing a friend. The ACM Award appears to complete this journey, at least in the country music community, after he too won the album. At last year’s ACM Awards.
This year, the musician was selected as the winner of the ACM Milestone Award, which honors the contribution of Gene Wade, who has directed and produced the ACM Awards for more than 30 years. This award is given to an artist, duo / band or country music industry leader for “a specific, unprecedented or outstanding achievement in the country of music during the previous calendar year”.
Wallen is critically acclaimed Dangerous: double album The country music singer’s career took off in 2021 to new heights. Within 10 weeks of its release, it topped the Billboard 200 chart. Dangerous: double album Keep making history. The album remains at the top of the charts, being recognized as a country album with the most weeks (60) in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart across all genres and the most weeks (59) on the Billboard 200 chart. No 1 in the best country. In the album chart, to date.
yellow stone She was selected to receive the ACM Film Award, which honors the contribution of Tex Ritter, known for his career as an actress and country music. This award recognizes “a major television movie, television series, or film released in the previous calendar year that features country music.”
The ACM called the show, which “introduces viewers to numerous American and country artists beyond the mainstream,” including Zack Bryan, Carl Hayes, Turnpike Troubadour, Whiskey Myers and Lane Wilson. The musical aspirations of Kevin Costner, Kryan Bingham and Luke Grimes are said to have “brought the country music genre into the spotlight”.
“ACM Honors is a very special and unique evening where the entire country music community comes together to celebrate the achievements of artists, musicians and industry executives who have made a positive impact on the community,” said Damon Whiteside, Country Music Director. Director of the Academy. Industry during the previous year or during your career. The 15th anniversary of this event also commemorates some of the academy’s pioneers who originally inspired this honor. “
The country’s Academy of Music Awards will be broadcast live on Prime Video in 235 locations around the world, a deal that runs until 2023. Information on the sale of artists, presenters and tickets will be announced in the coming weeks.
Source: Deadline