NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) – The Country Music Association announced the country music legend George Straight is the 2024 recipient of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
Strait will be presented with the honor during the 58th Annual CMA Awards, following a performance from several notable musicians who will tribute the country music icon.
“There have been few other artists as authentically Texas and authentically Country as George Strait, and Country Music fans all over the world have been better for it,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “As a three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and the most nominated artist of all time, he serves as an inspiration and icon to many of the great, new artists we know today. I am thrilled we are awarding him with this deserving honor.”
The CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to an established country music artist who has attained the highest degree of recognition in the genre. The award recognizes an who has established themselves at the forefront of country music through concert performances, humanitarian efforts, philanthropy, streaming numbers, record sales and public representation at the highest level.
With more than 70 million album sales to his name, Strait is the only act in history to have a Top 10 hit every year for over three decades.
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), Loretta Lynn (2021) and Alan Jackson (2022).
The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards are to be held on November 20, 2024, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
