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[09/25/18 - 06:31 AM]
CMT Honors Country Music Icon Loretta Lynn with "Artist of a Lifetime" Award Presented by Ram Trucks at This Year's All-Female "Artists of the Year" Celebration
Sissy Spacek will bestow the award to Lynn, who joins previous recipients of the honor including Shania Twain (2016), Kenny Rogers (2015), and Merle Haggard (2014).

[via press release from CMT]

CMT HONORS COUNTRY MUSIC ICON LORETTA LYNN WITH "ARTIST OF A LIFETIME" AWARD PRESENTED BY RAM TRUCKS AT THIS YEAR'S ALL-FEMALE "ARTISTS OF THE YEAR" CELEBRATION

Sissy Spacek To Present Honor To Music Legend At This Year's Live Show Wednesday, October 17

NASHVILLE - September 25, 2018 - In a year of celebrating the achievements of women in country music, CMT today announced that Loretta Lynn will be honored with the "Artist of a Lifetime" award presented by Ram Trucks at this year's all-female "CMT Artists of the Year" event premiering live Wednesday, October 17 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. Academy Award winner and "Coal Miner's Daughter" actress Sissy Spacek will bestow the award to Lynn, who joins previous recipients of the honor including Shania Twain (2016), Kenny Rogers (2015), and Merle Haggard (2014).

"I'm always so proud when I receive any awards for my music, but when I heard it was this year's "Artist of a Lifetime" award it made me really happy," says Loretta Lynn. "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."

Loretta Lynn has long been established as the undisputed Queen of Country Music, with more than 50 years of recording and touring to her name. A self-taught guitarist and songwriter, Lynn was one of the most distinctive performers in Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s. She shook up Nashville by writing her own songs, many of which tackled boundary-pushing topics drawn from her own life experiences as a wife and mother. "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Fist City" and "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" are just three of 16 country No. 1 singles. She has sold over 45 million records worldwide. Lynn's latest studio album, Wouldn't It Be Great, (Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment) will be released Friday, September 28.

Sissy Spacek has been one of the industry's most respected actresses in a career spanning four decades. Her many honors include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, five additional Oscar nominations, a Grammy nomination, three Golden Globe Awards and numerous critics awards. In 1980, Spacek starred as Loretta Lynn in the acclaimed biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter," winning the Oscar and Golden Globe Award for her performance. Spacek also swept the New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review, and National Society of Film Critics Awards for her portrayal of the country music legend. Some of Spacek's other film credits include "A Home at the End of the World," "The Straight Story," "Affliction," "JFK," "The Long Walk Home," "Hot Rod," "Night, Mother," "Four Christmases," "Get Low", "The Help" and "The Old Man and The Gun".

For the first-time ever the annual "CMT Artists of the Year" special is dedicated to the women of country music - past, present and future. This year's all-female "Artists of the Year" celebration will honor Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini,

Maren Morris, Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman, and Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott.

As in past years, the event will feature surprise musical pairings and guests that will be announced at a later date. In addition, CMT will further its commitment to female artists through a day-long "Women of Country Music" takeover across all CMT platforms where music lives including music hours on CMT, the 24/7 digital channel CMT Music and CMT Radio's widely-syndicated shows "CMT Radio LIVE" and "CMT After Midnite" to encourage and inspire increased female airplay on October 17.

A staunch advocate for country music's female artists, CMT launched its dedicated "Next Women of Country" campaign in 2013 as a way to give female artists voice and airplay across all CMT platforms. The franchise has received critical acclaim, and in five years since launch CMT has expanded to include tours, digital programming and more. Ballerini and Morris are both alumnae of the "Next Women" franchise.

Last year's special notched its highest ratings to date and ranked as the most watched in the event's eight-year history. More than 1.1 million fans tuned in to the premiere telecast and the encore. Socially, #CMTAOTY trended nationally on Twitter during the show and the special ranked as the #1 Most Social Entertainment Program in Primetime on Cable.

Previous "CMT Artists of the Year" performances have included Adele and Darius Rucker performing Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now;" Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini honoring Shania Twain with a medley of her biggest hits; Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Chris Stapleton in a moving Tom Petty tribute with "I Won't Back Down;" Adam Lambert and Leona Lewis paying tribute to Little Big Town's "Girl Crush;" and Maroon 5 covering Taylor Swift's "Mine." The show has featured appearances by Ellen DeGeneres, Matthew McConaughey, Selena Gomez, Billy Bob Thornton, Roger Clemens, Morgan Freeman, the cast of Nashville and more.

Former "CMT Artists of the Year" honorees include Blake Shelton (2015), Brad Paisley (2011), Carrie Underwood (2010, 2012, 2016), Cast of "Nashville" (2015), Chris Stapleton (2015, 2016, 2017), Eric Church (2012), Florida Georgia Line (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Hunter Hayes (2013), Jason Aldean (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Keith Urban (2017), Kelsea Ballerini (2016), Kenny Chesney (2011, 2012), Kenny Rogers (2015), Lady Antebellum (2010, 2011), Little Big Town (2015), Luke Bryan (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Merle Haggard (2014), Miranda Lambert (2012, 2014), Sam Hunt (2015, 2017), Shania Twain (2016), Taylor Swift (2010, 2011), Thomas Rhett (2016), Tim McGraw (2013) and Toby Keith (2012.)

CMT is the leading authority on country music and lifestyle, offering a mix of original series, music events and specials. CMT is everywhere its fans are including two cable channels (CMT and the 24-hour music channel, CMT Music), radio (CMT Radio), digital (CMT App, CMT.com) and social (CMT on Facebook, CMT on Instagram and CMT on Twitter). CMT is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB). For more information, please visit CMT Press.





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