Vince Gill will receive the 2025 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 59th Annual CMA Awards , airing live Nov. 19 on ABC from Nashville.

The show, taking place at the Bridgestone Arena and available for streaming on Hulu the following day, will also feature a tribute performance to Gill.

The Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to an artist “who has attained the highest degree of recognition in country music ” and 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.” Artists also are chosen by their impact on and contribution to country music over the course of many years. Past recipients in

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