The Special Award winners for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards have been revealed!

Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Bob Kingsley, Reba McEntire, “Nashville,” Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Shel Silverstein, and George Strait were the winners of each category and will be honored at the 11th Annual ACM Honors later this summer. The special evening is dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards.

The 11th Annual ACM Honors will take place Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and will be broadcast at a later date on the CBS Television Network.

Click through the gallery to learn more about each award and its respective honoree…

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