Reba McEntire to host 2010 ACM Awards; academy to honor Brooks & Dunn
Reba McEntire (Associated Press file photos)
Brooks & Dunn
As I reported last week, the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 18 on CBS. The awards show will again be hosted by Oklahoma native and music, film and television legend Reba McEntire.
In addition, the academy will tape an all-star concert special, “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo,” at the same location the following night to air at a later date on CBS, according to a news release from the network.
McEntire, who will host for the 12th time, has won 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the first-ever annual Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award for outstanding philanthropic work.
This will be the fifth year the ACM Awards will be based at the MGM Grand and the eighth year the show will be held in Las Vegas. Nearly 15 million viewers tuned into last year’s awards, a 21 percent increase over the previous year.
“No one does it better than Reba McEntire,” said Orly Adelson, President of dick clark productions and executive producer of the awards, in the news release. “She always brings spunk and personality to the show and we are honored to have the queen of country music back to host the awards for the 12th time.”
Kix Brooks and former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, the bestselling duo in the history of country music, will receive the academy’s Milestone Award in recognition of their 20-year record-breaking career during the tribute concert special, “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo.” They will be honored for holding the record for most wins by any artist in the academy’s history with 26 awards in total, including three entertainer of the year awards. They will also be honored for holding the record for most top vocal duo wins, with 15 awards, eight of which are consecutive from 2000 through 2007.
Artists already scheduled to perform at the taping of ”ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo” are superstars Carrie Underwood, who hails from Checotah; Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher; McEntire; Kenny Chesney; and Keith Urban, with many others to be announced soon.
“Brooks & Dunn have defined country music for 20 years,” said Bob Romeo, Executive Director of the Academy of Country Music, in the release. “With this all-star concert tribute, the Academy is honored to recognize Kix and Ronnie for their contributions to the country music industry, fans and to all the artists they have helped get a break in this business.
Brooks & Dunn have notched 23 No. 1 hits, sold more than 30 million records and won more than 80 major industry awards during their career. In August 2009, they announced they would retire as a duo in 2010 and embark on a final farewell tour this summer called “The Last Rodeo.”
The tour is set to make a stop in Tulsa on May 28, according to www.brooks-dunn.com.
-BAM
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