Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Lainey Wilson, and other country stars arrived at one of the historic honky tonks on Lower Broadway in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee, which transformed into a red carpet ahead of the 17th ACM Honors on Wednesday, August 21.
Artists, songwriters and music industry professionals walked the red carpet at Robert’s Western World ahead of the star-studded evening at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. Carly Pearce returned to host the ACM Honors for her fourth consecutive year. This time, she shared hosting responsibilities with “Next Thing You Know” artist Jordan Davis. Honorees of the evening included Wilson, Yearwood, Tony Brown, Shannon Sanders, Luke Bryan, Walt Aldridge, Alan Jackson, Chris Stapleton and Jessie Jo Dillon.
Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Lee Ann Womack, Terri Clark, Jackson Dean, Kameron Marlowe, Eric Church, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Keith Urban performed tributes to the honorees throughout the evening. The ACM Honors is hailed the “Country Music Industry’s favorite night.”
The 17th ACM Honors will air on Merit Street on Tuesday, September 24 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. PT, per the Academy of Country Music. See some of the stunning red carpet looks below.