Loretta Lynn will be honored with the Artist of a Lifetime award at the CMT Artists of the Year celebration, to be held at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Sissy Spacek, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Loretta in 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, will present Loretta with the award. This year’s Artists of the Year celebration will honor the top female country artists, including Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, and many more. In a statement, Lynn said: “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. 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.” Previously, Merle Haggard received the inaugural Artist of a Lifetime award in 2014, followed by Kenny Rogers in 2015 and Shania Twain in 2016. Loretta will release her new studio album, Wouldn’t It Be Great, on Sept. 28. The Artists of the Year celebration will air on CMT on Oct. 17 at 8 p.m.
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