The Academy of Country Music announced the special honorees for the 2025 ACM Honors show on Wednesday, with honorary awards set to go to top songwriters and executives in Nashville as well as a number of country’s stop stars. The ceremony will take this year at a new location, Nashville’s recently opened Pinnacle, on Aug. 20.
Eric Church, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Rissi Palmer, Randy Travis and Lainey Wilson will be awarded from among the ranks of artists. Mac McAnally and Jessi Jo Dillon represent the songwriters’ world in this year’s kudos, while Lori Badgett and Ben Vaughn will be celebrated for behind-the-scenes work in Nashville, and
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