6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kenny Greenberg receives the Guitarist of the Year Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jana Kramer presents industry awards at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dierks Bentley hosts the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Mary Arnold accepts the Poet's Award on behalf of her late husband Roger Miller at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dierks Bentley hosts the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Clint Black performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kellie Pickler performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Vince Gill receives the Career Achievement Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Alan Jackson receives the Jim Reeves International Achievement Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Randy Houser presents the Songwriter of the Year Award to Dallas Davidson at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Luke Bryan performs during the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Concho Minick of Billy Bob's Texas receives the industry award for Nightclub of the Year at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Brian O'Connell receives the Promoter of the Year Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Alan Jackson receives the Jim Reeves International Achievement Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Gayle Holcomb receives the Mae Boren Axton Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Emmylou Harris receives the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Hunter Hayes performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: T-Bone Burnett performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Emmylou Harris receives the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kenny Chesney receives the Crystal Milestone Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Ashley Monroe performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Ricky Skaggs receives the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dierks Bentley hosts the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jamie Dailey of Dailey & Vincent performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Randy Houser performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: The Secret Sisters perform at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: The Secret Sisters perform at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Big Kenny of Big & Rich presents Gayle Holcomb with the Mae Boren Axton Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Buddy Millers performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: T-Bone Burnett performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Hunter Hayes performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Rodney Crowell performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Ricky Skaggs receives the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kenny Chesney receives the Crystal Milestone Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Ashley Monroe performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kellie Pickler performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Hunter Hayes performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Big Kenny of Big & Rich presents Gayle Holcomb with the Mae Boren Axton Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Rodney Crowell performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Rodney Crowell performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dwight Yoakam recieves the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kenny Chesney receives the Crystal Milestone Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Will Hoge performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Ricky Skaggs receives the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Ashley Monroe performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dierks Bentley performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dierks Bentley performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Darrin Vincent of Dailey & Vincent performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kellie Pickler performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Kellie Pickler performs at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Big Kenny of Big & Rich presents Gayle Holcomb with the Mae Boren Axton Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: T-Bone Burnett, Buddy Miller, and The Secret Sisters perform at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Show

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Norro Wilson presents Billy Sherrill with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Jana Kramer (L) and Hunter Hayes attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dwight Yoakam (L) and Kellie Pickler attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Academy CEO Bob Romeo (L) and Jim Reeves Award winner Alan Jackson attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Producer Frank Liddell (L) and singer/songwriter Buddy Miller attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Brian O'Connell (L) and Luke Bryan attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Vince Gill receives the Career Achievement award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Alan Jackson receives the Jim Reeves Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Piano/keyboard player of the year John Hobbs attends the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Clint Black (L) and Big Kenny attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Academy CEO Bob Romeo (L) and country music artist Jana Kramer attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Academy CEO Bob Romeo (L) and Crystal Milestone Award recipient Kenny Chesney attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award recipient Emmylou Harris attends the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artist Kenny Chesney receives the Crystal Milestone Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Academy CEO Bob Romeo (L) and country music artist Emmylou Harris, recipient of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer award, attends the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dierks Bentley (C) poses with Eric Gunderson (L) and Stephen Barker of Love & Theft backstage at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Luke Bryan and Big Kenny of Big & Rich greet one another backstage at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Hunter Hayes is pictured backstage at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Rodney Crowell and Dierks Bentley are pictured backstage at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Christiev Carothers, Kellie Pickler, and Big Kenny attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artist Ashley Monroe and musician/songwriter T Bone Burnett attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Academy CEO Bob Romeo (L) and Audio Engineer of the Year Justin Niebank attends the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Promoter Louie Messina (L) and country music artist Kenny Chesney attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Academy CEO Bob Romeo (L) and Don Romeo Talent Buyer Award recipient Jimmy Jay attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Academy CEO Bob Romeo, Christiev Carothers, and Big Kenny attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Academy CEO Bob Romeo (L) and Nightclub of the Year receipient Concho Minick of Billy Bob's Texas attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Dailey & Vincent band including Darrin Vincent (L) and Jamie Dailey (2nd from R) attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Will Hoge and Randy Houser attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Clint Black, Rodney Crowell, and Jedd Hughes attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Clint Black, Rodney Crowell, and Jedd Hughes attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Lydia Rogers and Laura Rogers of The Secret Sisters and T Bone Burnett attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Country music artists Clint Black and Emmylou Harris attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Producer of the Year Frank Liddell and Richard 'Rac' Clark attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Big Kenny and Gayle Holcomb, recipient of the Mae Boren Axton Award, attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Ricky Skaggs (L) and Buddy Miller attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events of CBS Entertainment, and country music artist Kellie Pickler attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Clint Black, and Buddy Miller attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artist Randy Houser and songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Singer/Songwriter Jana Kramer and Rod Essig, CAA, attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Emmylou Harris and Clint Black attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Emmylou Harris and Clint Black attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Big Kenny, ACM board secretary Tiffany Moon, Gayle Holcomb, winner of the Mae Boren Axton Award, and Academy CEO Bob Romeo attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Academy CEO Bob Romeo and country music artists Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, and Ashley Monroe attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Academy CEO Bob Romeo, Ricky Skaggs, and Darrin Vincent and Jamie Dailey of Dailey & Vincent attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country and bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs receives the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award at the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Emmylou Harris and Clint Black attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Rodney Crowell (L) and Bobby Braddock attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: ACM board secretary Tiffany Moon and Mae Boren Axton Award recipient Gayle Holcomb attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Gayle Holcomb, recipient of the Mae Boren Axton Award, and Academy CEO Bob Romeo attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Academy CEO Bob Romeo and country music artists Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, and Ashley Monroe attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artist Clint Black and ACM Secretary to the Board Tiffany Moon attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) T Bone Burnett, Buddy Miller, and Frank Liddell attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Country music artists Emmylou Harris, T Bone Burnett, and Clint Black attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Kellie Pickler (L) and Pam Tillis attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Big Kenny and Gayle Holcomb, recipient of the Mae Boren Axton Award, attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artist Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Rodney Crowell (L) and T Bone Burnett attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Gayle Holcomb, recipient of the Mae Boren Axton Award, and Academy CEO Bob Romeo attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) T Bone Burnett, Buddy Miller, and Frank Liddell attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Country music artist Randy Houser, songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock, and Academy CEO Bob Romeo attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)

6th Annual ACM Honors - Backstage and Audience

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 24: Country music artists Jana Kramer (L) and Hunter Hayes attend the 6th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on September 24, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)