Trisha Yearwood Says Her Family Keeps Her Grounded After Historic CMT Music Awards Honor

Trisha Yearwood was honored for her years of philanthropy with the inaugural June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award on Sunday at the CMT Music Awards in Austin, Texas.

The talented multihyphenate accepted the award with her trademark grace and humility, and even admitted to feeling like she didn’t think she deserves it. 

“I don’t think anyone who has ever received a humanitarian award thinks they deserve it… and that is absolutely tracking,” Yearwood began her acceptance speech. 

Speaking with Fox News Digital after the star-studded event, Yearwood explained how she manages to stay so grounded.

"I was raised by really great parents," the three-time Grammy winner said. "My mom and dad, who are both passed on, but they're still with me ... My sister's my date tonight because Garth [Brooks] couldn't be here. It's family. It's about how you're raised."

"I always say, 'I don't always do the right thing, but I know what the right thing is because of how I was raised,'” Yearwood added. “It's them; it's my family."

June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award recognizes artists or industry veterans who selflessly serve. Yearwood’s philanthropy includes working with Habitat for Humanity for the past two decades, establishing Dottie’s Yard to help rescue animals, and her involvement in the Susan B. Komen Foundation and other charitable organizations. 

In her acceptance speech, Yearwood thanked CMT for naming the award after Carter Cash, “one of the most fierce, coolest, most passionate women” who "embodied the very essence of what this award's about.”

She also highlighted the similarities she shares with the icon, and how they both found ways to shine their own light while being married to larger-than-life men.

"I only hope with this to be a big a part of my community and as good a friend to fellow artists as she was,” Yearwood continued. “It can be really hard to stand up for what is right and what you believe in. June just did it. She walked the walk. She didn't just say what she believed, she lived it, and she was strong in a very human way. So I just want to say that my hope is that we can all learn a little bit from June Carter Cash's legacy and be a little bit more real, be a little bit more vulnerable, be a little bit less about me and a little bit more about us."

Congratulations, Trisha!