MUSIC SUPERSTARS JASON ALDEAN, KELSEA BALLERINI, DIERKS BENTLEY, LUKE BRYAN, CAM, MAREN MORRIS, COLE SWINDELL, KEITH URBAN AND LADY ANTEBELLUM TO PERFORM ON THE "10th ANNUAL ACM HONORS(TM)," WHICH MAKES ITS TELEVISION DEBUT ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 ON CBS

Multi-ACM Award(R)-Winning Group Lady Antebellum to Host and Perform on the Special, Which Will Tape August 30 at Nashville's Historic Ryman Auditorium

Music Event to Recognize "51st Academy of Country Music Awards" Special Honorees and Off-Camera Winners

Jason Aldean to Accept Prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award

Music superstars Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Maren Morris, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum will take the stage to perform at the 10th ANNUAL ACM HONORS(TM), which makes its television debut on Friday, Sept. 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Ten-time Academy of Country Music Award-winning group Lady Antebellum will also host the evening, which is dedicated to celebrating the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The ACM HONORS will be held on Tuesday, August 30, at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.

Jason Aldean, reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, will be honored with the Academy's prestigious Triple Crown Award. This award is given to those who have won New Male/Female Vocalist of the Year, Male/Female Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. Aldean's Entertainer of the Year win this year made him eligible for this honor, as he was previously recognized with the New Male Vocalist of the Year in 2005 and Male Vocalist of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The Triple Crown Award has been awarded to only six artists, including: Brooks & Dunn (2005), Kenny Chesney (2005), Mickey Gilley (2005), Merle Haggard (2005), Barbara Mandrell (2005) and Carrie Underwood (2009).

As previously announced, the Special Awards recipients include Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Eddie Rabbitt (awarded posthumously), Tanya Tucker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Jeff Walker (awarded posthumously), Jimmy Webb, Little Big Town and The Statler Brothers. Studio Recording Awards recipients include Jim "Moose" Brown, Dave Cobb, Shannon Forrest, Paul Franklin, Justin Niebank, Danny Rader, Michael Rhodes and Derek Wells. In addition, Ross Copperman will be honored as Songwriter of the Year.

The seven-time Grammy Award-winning group Lady Antebellum has secured nine chart-topping hits while earning six platinum singles and selling over 11 million albums worldwide. The trio has earned "Vocal Group of the Year" honors from both the ACM AWARDS and CMA AWARDS three years in a row. It's their universal appeal that continues to resonate across the globe, and fans in North America can catch the multi-Platinum trio next on their 2016 summer tour beginning May 27 in Baton Rouge, LA. For a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.

ACM HONORS(TM) will be produced for television by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Tiffany Moon is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.

RATING: To Be Announced

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