Vince Gill Set To Receive CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award

Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill will be honored with the 2025 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 59th annual CMA Awards on November 19 in Nashville. The award is presented to “an iconic artist” who has “positively impacted and contributed to the growth of the genre over the course of many years,” with past recipients including Johnny Cash (2015), Alan Jackson (2022), Kris Kristofferson (2019), Loretta Lynn (2021), Charley Pride (2020) and George Strait (2024). This new honor only adds to Gill’s distinguished career, which includes 22 Grammy wins, 18 CMA Awards including four wins for Song of the Year, and a record 12-year run hosting the CMA Awards. Recently signed to a lifetime deal with MCA Records, Gill released the EP, 50 Years From Home: I Gave You Everything I Had, in October, and continues to actively shape the genre both as a solo artist and collaborator, including performing live with the Eagles since 2017. (Billboard)