Rac Clark,
Luke Combs,
Dan + Shay and
Joe Galante will be among the recipients of special awards at the 56th
Academy of Country Music Awards.
They will be celebrated on 8/25 during the 14th annual
ACM Honors at the
Ryman Auditorium.
Hillary Lindsey will be recognized with the Songwriter of the Year Award, which she’s won in back-to-back years.
Also being honored are
Ross Copperman,
Toby Keith,
Lady A,
Loretta Lynn,
Gretchen Peters,
Curly Putman &
Rascal Flatts and
Ken Burns’
Country Music. This year’s Studio Recording Award winners will receive their awards along with the SRA and Industry Award winners from last year’s ACMs.
The
ACM Party for a Cause benefiting
ACM Lifting Lives will be held in August for the first time in Nashville.