Carrie Underwood, Lainey Wilson To Honor Alan Jackson At CMA Awards
The Country Music Association has revealed that its 2022 CMA “Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award” recipient this year will be Alan Jackson. He will accept the honor during The 56th…
The Country Music Association has revealed that its 2022 CMA "Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award" recipient this year will be Alan Jackson. He will accept the honor during The 56th Annual CMA Awards, broadcasting live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, November 9, on ABC.
Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, and Lainey Wilson will take the CMA Awards stage for an all-star tribute to the Country Music Hall of Fame member.
The CMA's CEO, Sarah Trahern, said in a press release, "We are thrilled to honor Alan Jackson this year with the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. A three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year, he is responsible for so many iconic moments in CMA Awards history. Just as Alan has been influenced by many Country legends throughout his career, he too has inspired a generation of artists to stay true to the authenticity of Country Music."
She added, "We are so excited to bring Dierks, Jon, Carrie, and Lainey together on the CMA Awards stage for what will surely be an incredible and touching tribute to an artist they each deeply admire. Having had the great fortune of working with Alan over the years, I am delighted we are honoring him with this milestone award next month."
The CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award is for an iconic artist with the highest degree of recognition in Country Music. The award recognizes an artist who has achieved both national and international prominence and stature through concert performances, humanitarian efforts, philanthropy, streaming numbers, record sales, and public representation at the highest level. The artist receiving this award has positively impacted and contributed to the genre's growth throughout the course of years, which has proven to have an unprecedented historical impact on fans and industry alike.
Previous recipients of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award include Willie Nelson (2012), Kenny Rogers (2013), Johnny Cash (2015), Dolly Parton (2016), Kris Kristofferson (2019), Charley Pride (2020), and Loretta Lynn (2021).
Alan Jackson celebrates his 61st birthday today (10/17). So, we celebrate this country music megastar in pictures.
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 19: Recording artist Alan Jackson performs onstage during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for dcp)
Terry Wyatt/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 03: Singer-songwriter Alan Jackson performs during Broadway Smash: Preds Party with a Purpose on June 3, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Universal Music Group Nashville)
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 04: Alan Jackson and Kristen Bell attend the 2014 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 4, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 06: Musician Alan Jackson performs onstage during the American Country Awards 2010 held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 6, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 22: Kris Kristofferson and Alan Jackson attend the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Medallion Ceremony to celebrate 2017 hall of fame inductees Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed And Don Schlitz at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum)
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Alan Jackson performs onstage at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Anna Webber/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 23: Alan Jackson and Chris Stapleton attend the 11th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for ACM)
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 15: Alan Jackson (L) and Jon Pardi perform during the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesFLORENCE, AZ - APRIL 15: Singer/Songriter Alan Jackson performs on Day 4 of the 2012 Arizona Country Thunder Music Festival on April 15, 2012 in Florence, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images For Country Thunder)
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 11: Singer Alan Jackson performs onstage during the 2015 CMA Festival on June 11, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
