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Artist/Song/Album Name Award Category Year Credits Winner
Little Big Town Crystal Milestone Award 2015 Winner
Loretta Lynn Crystal Milestone Award 2014 Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Coun
try Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Coun
try Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ai
n’t Woma
n Eno
ugh” and “Don’t Co
me H
ome A-Dr
inkin’ (With Lo
vin’ on Your Mi
d),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fis
t Ci
ty,” “Ra
ted X” and of course, “C
oal Min
er’s Da
ugh
ter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entert
ainer of the Ye
ar in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Lore
tta L
ynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new gener
ations of musicians. 		Winner
Merle Haggard Crystal Milestone Award 2013 Winner
Jason Aldean Crystal Milestone Award 2012 Winner
Kenny Chesney Crystal Milestone Award 2011 Winner
Jennifer Nettles Crystal Milestone Award 2008 Winner
Taylor Swift Crystal Milestone Award 2008 Winner
Garth Brooks Crystal Milestone Award 2007 Winner
Gayle Holcomb Crystal Milestone Award 2007 Gayle Holcomb, a Partner at WME and Director at Large on the ACM Board, has been a tireless advocate for ACM Lifting Lives, the Academy's charitable arm. Holcomb helped launch ACM Lifting Lives in 2009, guiding the vision for the charity in its early stages, then continued her support by serving as chairman. Holcomb made the initial endowment to form ACM Lifting Lives' Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund, in honor of her late mother. The gift enabled the fund to respond quickly to unforeseen, immediate financial needs of ACM members, staff and members of the country music community. Holcomb remains actively involved in the fund's charitable events, such as the ACM Lifting Lives Golf Classic at TPC, Bash at the Beach, and Topgolf Tee Off. Holcomb, the former Academy of Country Music board chairman, is also the recipient of the 2011 ACM Mae Boren Axton Award and the 2007 ACM Crystal Milestone Award. During her tenure as chairman, Holcomb was a driving force for the organization's rapid change and growth, including moving the awards show from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. In 2015, she was inducted into the SOURCE Hall of Fame, which recognizes women's contributions to the country music industry. Winner
Little Big Town
Crystal Milestone Award
2015
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Loretta Lynn
Crystal Milestone Award
2014
Loretta Lynn stands as one of the most dynamic and direct songwriters in Coun
try Music history. Her body of work has contributed countless classics, have made an indelible mark on Coun
try Music and has inspired generations of female artists to follow her amazing example. Early originals like “You Ai
n’t Woma
n Eno
ugh” and “Don’t Co
me H
ome A-Dr
inkin’ (With Lo
vin’ on Your Mi
d),” both released in 1966, are undisputed classics. Her catalog also offers chart-topping hits like “Fis
t Ci
ty,” “Ra
ted X” and of course, “C
oal Min
er’s Da
ugh
ter.” Her numerous ACM wins include Entert
ainer of the Ye
ar in 1975 and Artist of the Decade in 1979. A groundbreaking singer, songwriter and performer, Lore
tta L
ynn is an archetype of American music, a singular artist whose music defined a genre and whose songs continue to inform new gener
ations of musicians.
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Merle Haggard
Crystal Milestone Award
2013
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Jason Aldean
Crystal Milestone Award
2012
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Kenny Chesney
Crystal Milestone Award
2011
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Jennifer Nettles
Crystal Milestone Award
2008
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Taylor Swift
Crystal Milestone Award
2008
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Garth Brooks
Crystal Milestone Award
2007
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Gayle Holcomb
Crystal Milestone Award
2007
Gayle Holcomb, a Partner at WME and Director at Large on the ACM Board, has been a tireless advocate for ACM Lifting Lives, the Academy's charitable arm. Holcomb helped launch ACM Lifting Lives in 2009, guiding the vision for the charity in its early stages, then continued her support by serving as chairman. Holcomb made the initial endowment to form ACM Lifting Lives' Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund, in honor of her late mother. The gift enabled the fund to respond quickly to unforeseen, immediate financial needs of ACM members, staff and members of the country music community. Holcomb remains actively involved in the fund's charitable events, such as the ACM Lifting Lives Golf Classic at TPC, Bash at the Beach, and Topgolf Tee Off. Holcomb, the former Academy of Country Music board chairman, is also the recipient of the 2011 ACM Mae Boren Axton Award and the 2007 ACM Crystal Milestone Award. During her tenure as chairman, Holcomb was a driving force for the organization's rapid change and growth, including moving the awards show from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. In 2015, she was inducted into the SOURCE Hall of Fame, which recognizes women's contributions to the country music industry.
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