CMA Awards 2024: Live updates from country music’s biggest night

Country music star George Strait will receive the 2024 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s CMA Awards.

According to a press release announcing Strait as this year’s honoree, the singer, songwriter and music producer has scored 60 No. 1 singles and sold more than 70 million albums during his more than 40-year career.

Strait is a three-time Entertainer of the Year winner at the CMA Awards, having won in 1989, 1990 and 2013. He is also the most nominated artist in CMA Awards history with 83 to date.

Past recipients of the lifetime achievement honor include Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson, Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn and Alan Jackson.

There will also be an all-start tribute to Strait during the show, featuring Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson.