17th Annual ACM Honors Takes Over Downtown Nashville

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Lainey Wilson posing with fans ahead of 17th Annual ACM Honors. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM

The 17th Annual ACM Honors took over downtown Nashville on Wednesday (Aug. 21) as honorees, performers, presenters and special guests arrived at Robert’s Western World, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Everyone made their way through the honky-tonk to walk the red carpet before heading into the historic Ryman Auditorium for the event, hosted by Carly Pearce and Jordan Davis.

Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks chatting with fans ahead of 17th Annual ACM Honors. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM

Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Brandy Clark, Terri Clark, Jordan Davis, Jackson Dean, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Post Malone, Kameron Marlowe, Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack all took the stage to pay tribute to this year’s Special Award honorees Walt Aldridge, Tony Brown, Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Shannon Sanders, Lainey Wilson and Trisha Yearwood as well as celebrate Artist-Songwriter of the Year Chris Stapleton, Songwriter of the Year Jessie Jo Dillon, and the ACM Studio Recording Award and Industry Award winners.

On Sept. 24, the ceremony will air on Dr. Phil’s Merit Street for the first time as part of a larger partnership between the Academy of Country Music and Merit Street Media.

Pictured (L–R): Jordan Davis, ACM’s Damon Whiteside and Carly Pearce at the 17th Annual Honors. Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM

Post Malone and Alan Jackson at the 17th Annual ACM Honors. Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM

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