Trisha Yearwood is having her moment at the 2024 CMT Music Awards as she becomes the first recipient of the June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award.
At Sunday's country music award show, held at the Moody Center in Austin, the singer and culinary specialist, received the first-ever June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award.
Yearwood was recognized for her work with Habitat for Humanity and her own animal rescue organization Dottie's Yard.
Actress Jane Seymour presented the award to Yearwood, who in her acceptance speech explained how much it means to her.
The She's In Love with the Boy singer began her speech saying, “I have never gotten an award like this. I will say it’s nice to know you’ve won before you got here,”
Trisha Yearwood joked, “I don’t think anybody who’s ever received a humanitarian award thinks they deserve it. And that is absolutely tracking right now.”
While expressing her gratitude to CMT Music Awards for the honor, she noted, "June Carter Cash was a force, and she was also married to a force. I know a little bit [about] a life like that."
Referencing her husband, Garth Brooks, Yearwood added, “And I know it wasn’t always easy, but she found ways to make sure to keep shining her own light. And she had no bigger fan than her husband, Johnny Cash. I also know a little bit about that.”
Yearwood concluded her speech hoping that everyone can learn from June’s legacy, “This is not one of those, ‘Oh look what I can do. Look what I accomplished.’ I really look at this as a challenge and a calling just to be better.”
