has announced some of the musicians, producers, engineers, venues and touring industry execs winners who will be celebrated at the 16th ACM Honors ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Aug. 23. The show serves as a music-industry-centric adjunct to theThe announcement of these winners precedes by a day the reveal of the big names that will receive special awards during the August program, along with forthcoming news of the show’s host and ticketing information.
Other winners in the studio recording award division include Derek Wells as the year’s top electric guitar player, Mark Hill as the featured bass player in the voting, Tim Galloway as acoustic guitar player, Dave Cohen as top keyboard player and fiddler Jenee Fleenor as specialty instrumentalist of the year. Galloway and Hill are first-time ACM winners in their categories.
Venue winners include the Grand Ole Opry House as theater of the year, Joe’s on Weed St. in Chicago as club of the year , Bank of NH Pavilion as outdoor venue of the year, Country Thunder in Bristol, TN as festival of the year, Harveys Lake Tahoe as casino of the year and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida as casino of the year .
Joe’s on Weed St. club owner Ed Warm will pick up his fifth ACM Award for Promoter of the Year. Troy Vollhoffer of Premier Global Production is talent buyer of the year for the first time. The winners were announced through a video rollout that included Mickey Guyton, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson.INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS:CASINO OF THE YEAR – ARENA: FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR:Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago, IL Bank of NH Pavilion – Gilford, NHTroy Vollhoffer – Premier Global Production