Off-They're Rockers: The 50th ACM Awards off-camera honorees include Career Achievement Award recipients Alabama and Crystal Milestone Award winner Loretta Lynn. Luke Bryan was chosen for the Gene Weed Special Achievement Award and Eric Church will receive the Jim Reeves International Award. Barry Adelman and Tim DuBois will receive the Mae Boren Axton Award; and the Poet's Award goes to Bob McDill and the late Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.

Other honorees are:

• Casino: Hard Rock Live, Biloxi, MS/Small Capacity; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV/Medium Capacity.
• Festival: Country Thunder USA: East, Twin Lakes, WI.
• Nightclub: Joe's Bar, Chicago, IL.
• Venue: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN/Small Capacity; Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO/Medium Capacity; Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA/Large Capacity.
• Don Romeo Talent Buyer: Sally Williams, Ryman Auditorium.
• Promoter: Ed Warm, Joe's Live.
• Bass: Glenn Worf.
• Drummer: Greg Morrow.
• Guitar: Tom Bukovac.
• Piano/Keyboard: Michael Rojas.
• Specialty Instrument: Ilya Toshinsky.
• Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore.
• Audio Engineer: Chuck Ainlay.
• Producer: Jay Joyce.
• Songwriter: Luke Laird.

Off-camera honorees will be celebrated during the 9th Annual ACM Honors September 1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.