NewsSeptember 15, 2026
Brooks & Dunn to Receive CMA's Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
Photo: Like_the_Grand_Canyon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)The Country Music Association announced that Brooks & Dunn will receive its top honor at the 60th CMA Awards, taped in Nashville this fall.
The duo behind hits like "Boot Scootin' Boogie" and "Neon Moon" joins a short list of legends who've received the award, named for Willie Nelson himself.
The recognition comes as Nashville gears up for CMA Awards week, when the industry's biggest names — and plenty of visiting fans — descend on downtown venues and Broadway honky-tonks.