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George Strait News: Country Icon Receives CMA Lifetime Achievement Award

George Strait has 83 career CMA Award nominations and 17 wins, including three for Entertainer of the Year. However, his biggest honor arrived on November 20. The 72-year-old received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 58^th CMA Awards after giving a rare performance of “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” alongside Chris Stapleton.

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It’s the latest accolade for one of country music’s most enduring stars. The singer has sold more than 70 million albums and recorded 60 chart-topping singles during his career.

“There have been few other artists as authentically Texas and authentically country as George Strait, and country music fans all over the world have been better for it,” CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern said in a news release. “As a three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and the most nominated artist of all time, he serves as an inspiration a