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
BRELAND – ACM Lift Every Voice Award
Kane Brown – ACM International Award
Mary Chapin Carpenter – ACM Poet’s Award
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
Bill Mayne – ACM Service Award
Tim McGraw – ACM Icon Award
K.T. Oslin – ACM Poet’s Award
Chris Stapleton – ACM Triple Crown Award
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)
I tried to dig up as many performances as I could. Check them out below and let us know which ones were your favorites.