The country music glitterati donned their boots and glitz for the 17th Academy of Country Music Honors at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium yesterday, a night that the Academy of Country Music said will air on Tuesday, Sep. 24 at 8 p.m. CT on Merit Street, marking the first broadcast of the event as part of the academy's partnership with Merit Street Media. A red carpet prelude to the venerable event saw the likes of Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Lainey Wilson, and others at Robert’s Western World in Downtown Nashville, per iHeartMedia's coverage.
Carly Pearce, revving up as a host for her fourth consecutive year, joined by co-host Jordan Davis, led the festivities; notable honorees included musical stalwarts like Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, and Chris Stapleton, the ACM Honors is hailed the "Country Music Industry’s favorite night", revealed iHeartMedia. Performances from the likes of Lee Ann Womack, Jason Aldean, and Vince Gill paid homage to the honored artists throughout the evening.
Remarkably, Merit Street Media's transmission of ACM Honors seeks to extend the ceremony's reach ubiquitously; the network is accessible through a coterie of platforms, including DirecTV, Dish, U-Verse, a free streaming app, Merit+, available to download via iPhone & Android mobile devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, and Roku, according to information provided by WSMV.
The ACM Honors event featured standout performances by Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, and Keith Urban, turning the evening into a top-tier tribute concert. More than just an awards show, it highlighted the deep roots of country music and celebrated both legends and rising stars, WWD reports.
