Brooks & Dunn to Receive 2026 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
Brooks & Dunn will receive the 2026 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 60th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville on November 18, broadcast on ABC and Disney+ (and Hulu the following day). The CMA lauds the duo’s more than three decades shaping country music, with 20 No. 1 hits, Hall of Fame inductions, and a lasting impact on the genre.
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About Kix Brooks
Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III is an American country music artist, actor, and film producer best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn and host of radio's American Country Countdown. Prior to the duo's foundation, he was a singer and songwriter and had songs chart twice on Hot Country Songs and released an album on Capitol Records. Brooks and Ronnie Dunn performed as Brooks & Dunn for 20 years and then both members began solo careers. Brooks’ solo career after Brooks & Dunn includes the album New to This Town.
Everything about Kix Brooks →- Occupation
- singer, singer-songwriter, mandolinist, radio personality
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 12, 1955
- Website
- http://www.kixbrooks.com/