PHOTOS: Backstage at the 19th Academy Of Country Music Honors

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19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Dewanna Cross, Kevin Jones, Rita Forrester, John Carter Cash and Carlene Carter pose backstage after accepting the ACM Poet's Award for The Carter Family during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Paul Fleming, Mike “Wilkie” Wilkinson, and Andy Schuon, ACM CEO, pose backstage after accepting the Fair/Rodeo of the Year Award for Cheyenne Frontier Days during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Damon Whiteside, ACM Service Award recipient, Scott Zolke, Andy Schuon, ACM CEO, Gayle Holcomb, Big Kenny and Troy Vollhoffer pose backstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Gayle Holcomb, ACM Service Award recipient, Scott Zolke, Big Kenny and Troy Vollhoffer, President / CEO Premier Global Production Company, Inc. pose backstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Dewanna Cross, Kevin Jones, Rita Forrester, John Carter Cash and Carlene Carter pose backstage after accepting the ACM Poet's Award for The Carter Family during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Dewanna Cross, Kevin Jones, Rita Forrester, John Carter Cash, Carlene Carter, and Margo Price pose backstage after accepting the ACM Poet's Award for The Carter Family during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Cleto Cordero, Jonathan Saenz, Adam Gallegos, Wesley Hall, Jason Albers, Mark Collie, Reid Dillon, David Glasser, Andrea Von Foerster, and Gavin Adcock pose backstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Gayle Holcomb, ACM Service Award recipient, Scott Zolke, Big Kenny and Troy Vollhoffer, President / CEO Premier Global Production Company, Inc. pose backstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Dewanna Cross, Kevin Jones, Rita Forrester, John Carter Cash, Carlene Carter, and Margo Price pose backstage after accepting the ACM Poet's Award for The Carter Family during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Ed Warm, recipient of the Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year Award, and Adam Weiser, recipient of the Promoter of the Year Award, pose backstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

19th Academy Of Country Music Honors – Backstage NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Ed Warm, recipient of the Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year Award, and Adam Weiser, recipient of the Promoter of the Year Award, pose backstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)

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