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Trisha Yearwood is officially the recipient of the 2022 Country Radio Broadcasters Artist Achievement Award. The country music icon (whose list of titles also includes author, philanthropist and TV personality), known for “She's In Love With The Boy,” “Walkaway Joe” and other fan-favorite songs over the years, will be honored during the Country Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony later this month in Nashville, Tennessee.
“Trisha’s career achievements are among the ultimate imaginable: Country icon, TV star, bestselling author, philanthropist,” CRB/CRS Board President Kurt Johnson said in a statement. “Undeniably a legend. Let’s celebrate her together on this extraordinary night.”
CRS describes the Artist Career Achievement Award as one that recognizes “an individual artist or act who has made a significant contribution to the development and promotion of country music and country radio through their creativity, vision, performance, and/or leadership.”
Yearwood is in good company. Previous winners include Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Randy Travis, Vince Gill, George Strait, The Judds, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn and many others. The Country Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony, where Yearwood will receive her award, is reportedly set for June 30 at the Virgin Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.