At the 2025 ACM Honors in Nashville on Wednesday (Aug. 20), HARDY made a surprise appearance to pay tribute to his musical hero, Eric Church, who received the ACM Icon Award.
The country rocker and six-time ACM Award winner shocked the star-studded audience when he made his way onto the stage at one of Music City’s newest venues to deliver a heartfelt tribute to “The Chief,” country superstar Eric Church.
HARDY, wearing a brown Nuthin Fancy Co hat, a Mossy Oak “Bottomland” shirt, jeans and his signature Ray Bans glasses, was joined by Church’s former bandmate and longtime friend Joanna (JoJo) Cotten before strumming the opening notes to “HomeBoy.” The song, written by Eric Church and Casey Beathard and produced by Jay Joyce, appears as the sixth track on Church’s 2011 album, Chief, which also featured fan-favorite hits like “Springsteen” and “Drink In My Hand.”…