Shania Twain will be honored with the Artist of a Lifetime award during the seventh annual CMT Artists of the Year ceremony in Nashville on October 20. Twain will become the first female to ever receive the prestigious award, which was presented to Merle Haggard and Kenny Rogers in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

·       Shania is among the ceremony’s 2016 honorees, which include CMT’s top artists of the year: Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett.

·       The 90-minute special will be taped live at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center and will air on CMT at 9 PM ET.