The 18th annual “ACM Honors” went down this week and it was hosted by Carly Pearce and Russell Dickerson. Some of the highlights were the Johnny Cash tribute . . . Jamey Johnson honoring Randy Travis . . . and Ashley McBryde’s singing some Luke Combs songs.
Here were the honorees for the night:
ACM Icon Award: Eric Church and Ben Vaughn
ACM Milestone Award: Randy Travis
ACM Lifting Lives Award: Jelly Roll
ACM Artist-Songwriter Award: Lainey Wilson
ACM Poets Award: Mac McAnally
ACM International Award: Luke Combs
ACM Film Award: “Twisters”
ACM Spirit Award: Cody Johnson
Fans can catch all the highlights when CMT airs a three-hour “ACM Honors Edition” on September 27th.
Luke Bryan has racked up 31 #1 hits in his career, but one of his biggest songs never made it to the top of the charts. Back in 2011, he released “Country Girl (Shake It for Me)” as the lead single from his album “Tailgates & Tanlines”. And it only reached as high as #4 on the country charts. Luke’s label estimated that “Country Girl” was being pirated as much as 20 million times a week. This was at the peak of illegal downloading. But it also spread the song far beyond country radio, so he’s not mad. Luke said, “What a life-altering song for me . . . I’ll get to play it until I’m 80 years old, making some country girls have fun and dance.”
Blake Shelton is headed back to Vegas. He just announced that he’ll return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace for a brand-new residency in January. It’ll be called “Blake Shelton: Live in Las Vegas” . . . and it’ll feature eight shows this time around. He said, “We had so much fun earlier this year, I figured, why not do it again . . . This time we’re gonna do it more country, with more cocktails, and probably make a few more questionable decisions. Let’s go, Vegas.” Presale begins today. And if you’re looking to splurge, fans can also snag a “Pour Me a Drink” VIP package, which comes with a dedicated entrance, two cocktails, and a custom Ole Red “Walk In Stumble Out” hat.
All 10 episodes of the “Office” spin-off “The Paper” will hit Peacock on September 4th.
TV This Weekend: “NFL Preseason Football”
Dua Lipa is 30.
Ross Marquand is 44. Aaron on “The Walking Dead”.
James Corden is 47.
Howie D. of the Backstreet Boys is 52.
Kristen Wiig is 52.
Giada De Laurentiis is 55.
Ty Burrell is 58. Phil Dunphy on “Modern Family”.
James DeBarge is 62.
Tori Amos is 62.
Debbi Peterson from The Bangles is 64
Collin Raye is 65. Country stud whose hits include “My Kind of Girl”, “That’s My Story”, and “Love Me”.
Bill Parcells is 84. He used to coach the New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys.
Carl Yastrzemski is 86. Boston Red Sox Baseball Hall-of-Famer
