#acmhonors

All drama aside, as a fan of Miranda, country music, and music in general, last night was a beautiful night. Congratulations for adding another for the shelf and another moment for the books.

(hour 4 - latenight): DC's Titans (TNT)

SMASHED 🔥 @kelseaballerini you are a powerhouse & an absolute gem to work with. It was an honor to grace the stage with you this week to pay tribute to our boss lady - the icon herself, & my country queen, @shaniatwain at the #ACMHonors // Shania, you have no idea how much you & your music has influenced my life & I am forever grateful to be a part of your glorious journey. We Love You! #LetsGoGirls - King @asielhardison - you did it again. None of us would be here without you, thank you for pulling out the greatness in all of us. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. - Catch our performance on @foxtv on SEPT 13 - 10p PST. - - - - #country #pop #pioneer #iconic #superstar #legend #grateful #joyful #fierce (at Ryman Auditorium) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chup-mHpYAf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Alan Jackson was mysteriously missing from the ACM Honors Wednesday night, where he was scheduled to accept the Cliffie Stone award. Alan's daughter Mattie Jackson Selecman accepted the award, which honors an artist who throughout their career has advanced the popularity of the genre through their contributions, on her father's behalf. Chris Stapleton was on hand to perform Alan's hit "Here in the Real World." Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'DJuE_3k2QbFiqQHNe3ybQQ',sig:'DodpER223mLLRODoc9dtTHTyKB1WM5mocdF5EYNJlBI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1021534376',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); But no Alan. Fans have since learned that the "Chattahoochee" singer was ill with a respiratory infection and could not attend the ceremony. Alan took to Instagram to share his thanks for his award and address his absence. "Just want to thank everybody at the ACMs for honoring me with the Cliffie Stone Award last night at the Ryman. I'm sorry I couldn't be there to personally accept it. Special thanks to my daughter Mattie who accepted for me. And thank you to Chris Stapleton, Jon Pardi and Lauren Alaina for honoring me with their musical talents. "And most of all thank you to all my fans for their prayers and well wishes as I continue to recover from a respiratory infection. I'm on the mend and will be back to normal soon!" Get well soon, Alan. Read the full article

One day after he was invited to be the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry, Dustin Lynch was hitting the red carpet for the ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday night (Aug. 22). Dustin was on hand to pay tribute to Songwriter of the Year recipient Rhett Akins, by performing a medley of Rhett's songs. Dustin took the stage with Rhett's writing partners, Dallas Davidson and Ben Haylip, to sing "Huntin,’ Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “I Lived It” and his very own No. 1 hit, "Small Town Boy." But it was before the festivities began that One Country's Kelly Sutton caught up with Dustin on the ACM Honors red carpet to congratulate him on his Opry invitation and get the story about how it all went down. "Why I did , we were there to honor 15th anniversary so he was stepping out talking to acts during their set," Dustin tells One Country. "So when he walked out it was like 'oh, he's about to ask me some questions and goof off and then throw it back to me.' I didn't think anything of it. He started talking about how special membership was and in his lifetime achievements it's definitely up there at the very top and how important carrying on that tradition was with new artists and that's when it hit me, 'holy cow he's about to ask me.'" And the rest is history.  Read the full article

There's a first time for everything. Jon Pardi got had a first time happen when he hosted an award show Wednesday night (Aug. 22), sharing co-hosting duties with Lauren Alaina at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Honors. The ceremony recognizes ACM Award winners in the off-camera categories, which included Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Darius Rucker, Alan Jackson and Matraca Berg. Jon and Lauren, opened the show with a tribute to Alan Jackson, who was receiving the Cliffie Stone award. The pair kicked the show off with a bang performing "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow," and then it was on with the show. One Country's Kelly Sutton caught up with Jon, who was decked out in a Manuel Jacket, on the red carpet just before he was about to take the stage as host for the first time. "Hell no, I never hosted, but they asked me and I was like, 'why not?' I'm not a great reader but I'll try, Jon shared with One Country. "I'm gonna try to ad lib as much as I can. But it gets scary when they want you to say something. That's the different push and pull. But I'm definitely gonna probably my words because it's just hard to read out loud when you aren't used to it. But you gotta try everything. "I will say this. Lauren is really good. She's a pro," Jon added. "We'll see how it goes. She may be like, 'this guy.' She's great, we're going to have fun." Jon went on to share, well...nothing, because he couldn't share the news just yet. He did inform us that he'll have a new album out next year. But we'll stay tuned for when he's ready to reveal the big news.  Read the full article

In a video presentation, U2's Bono spoke highly of Dierks, sharing that when the Arizona native sings "Home, "I feel patriotic about America and I’m not even American.” High praise from the rock star. Jon Pardi took the stage to honor his friend by performing an acoustic version of "I Hold On" and Ricky Skaggs had the honor of presenting Dierks with the award. But it was before the show that One Country's Kelly Sutton caught up with Dierks, as he strolled along the red carpet to talk about even more trailblazing moments the 42-year-old singer has on the horizon. There's a lot going on, It's crazy. I'm opening for Kenny this weekend. This is the first time I played with Kenny in like 12 years, Dierks tells One Country. "The next weekend I have my own festival in Colorado, we're launching Seven Peaks , which it's going really well as far as ticket sales go. And then I play Madison Square Garden after that. Pretty wild three weeks in a row so I'm really excited."  Read the full article