2023 ACM HONORS RECAP

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The 2023 ACM Honors aired last night - an event filled with music and emotion. Hosted by Carly Pearce, the event was filmed August 23 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, but aired last night on Fox. Starting today the event will stream on Hulu.

Let's run down the evening's high points:

The Awards

Clint Black – ACM Poet’s Award (see Clint's acceptance speech here)

BRELAND – ACM Lift Every Voice Award (see BRELAND's acceptance speech here)

Kane Brown – ACM International Award

Mary Chapin Carpenter – ACM Poet’s Award (see Mary Chapin's acceptance video here)

Charlie Cook – ACM Service Award

Charlie Daniels – ACM Spirit Award

Mike Dungan – ACM Icon Award

Ashley Gorley – ACM Songwriter of the Year Winner

HARDY – ACM Artist/Songwriter of the Year Winner (see HARDY's acceptance speech here)

Bill Mayne – ACM Service Award

Tim McGraw – ACM Icon Award (see Nelly present this award to Tim here)

K.T. Oslin – ACM Poet’s Award

Chris Stapleton – ACM Triple Crown Award (see his acceptance speech here)

Troy Vollhoffer – ACM Lifting Lives Award

The Performances

BRELAND feat. Keith Urban – “Throw It Back”

Lee Brice – “Like I Love Country Music” (Kane Brown Cover)

Brandy Clark – “80’s Ladies”

Billy Ray Cyrus + FIREROSE with Travis Denning – “Long Haired Country Boy” (Charlie Daniels Band Cover)

Jordan Davis & Anne Wilson – “Buy Dirt”

Sara Evans – “Born to Fly”

Chris Janson – “Good Vibes”

Lady A – “A Bad Goodbye” (Clint Black Cover)

Nelly – “Over and Over”

Carly Pearce & Emily Shackelton – “What He Didn’t Do”

Dennis Quaid – “Fallen”

The War And Treaty – “Cold” (Chris Stapleton Cover)

Hailey Whitters – “Everything He Ain’t”

Trisha Yearwood – “This Shirt” (Mary Chapin Carpenter Cover)

Brett Young – “Don’t Take the Girl” (Tim McGraw Cover)

Bailey Zimmerman – “Signed, Sober You” (HARDY Cover)

Source: TasteOfCountry