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Loretta Lynnis comin’ home with a new award!
“I’m always so proud when I receive any awards for my music, but when I heard it was this year’s CMT Lifetime Achievement Award it made me really happy,” Lynn said in a press release. “It’s an honor to be able to make music that people enjoy and I’m really excited to have a new album coming out. Thank you CMT for acknowledging me with this award and for honoring the women in country music at Artists of the Year.”
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As one of the most unique performers in Nashville history, the"Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin'“singer is best known for her self-penned, boundary-pushing songs that draw from her personal experiences as a wife and mother. Lynn’s latest studio album,Wouldn’t It Be Great,is also set to be released Sept. 28.
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Lynn joins previous recipients of the honor includingShania Twain(2016),Kenny Rogers(2015) andMerle Haggard(2014).
While last year’s ceremony wasa night of hope and healingdedicated to the victims of thedevastating hurricanesand thetragic mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festivalin Las Vegas, this year’s all-women show focuses on the past, present and future females of country music.
Previously announced honorees includeCarrie Underwood,Miranda Lambert,Kelsea Ballerini,Maren Morris,Little Big Town’sKaren FairchildandKimberly Schlapman, andLady Antebellum’sHillary Scott.
CMT Artists of the Year event premieres live Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.
source: people.com
