Carrie Underwood, Brooks & Dunn, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire among first performers announced for April 18 ACM Awards
Reba McEntire (Associated Press file photo)
Several Oklahoma stars are among the first group of performers announced today for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
Host Reba McEntire, who grew up in Chockie; Brooks & Dunn, which includes former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn; and Carrie Underwood, who was bred in Checotah, will be performing at the April 18 awards show.
Blake Shelton, who was born in Ada and lives in Tishomingo, and Trace Adkins will perform together; the stars last week scored a No. 1 hit with their duet “Hillbilly Bone,” which is nominated for an ACM trophy.
Other performers announced today for the awards show are Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney.
The ACM Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18 on CBS.
Reba McEntire will return to host the Academy of Country Music Awards for a record 12th time. She is nominated for top female vocalist of the year. McEntire has won 12 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Brooks & Dunn are nominated for top vocal duo of the year. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, the best-selling duo in the history of country music, will also 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” to be recorded the day after the awards show and broadcast May 23 on CBS. The duo, who plans to split this year, will be honored for holding the record for the most wins of any artist in the aecademy’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 2000-07.
Carrie Underwood is nominated for six awards, including entertainer of year. Underwood is the reigning entertainer of the year, and if she wins that category again, she will be the first female in academy history to capture two entertainer of the year trophies. Underwood is also nominated as an artist and composer for song of the year for “Cowboy Casanova” as well as vocal event of the year for “I Told You So” with Randy Travis. In addition, Underwood is nominated for top female vocalist and album of the year for “Play On.” If she wins top female vocalist, it will be the fourth consecutive year she has won the category. Underwood also won the 2006 album of the year for “Some Hearts.”
Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins are nominated for vocal event of the year for “Hillbilly Bone.” Shelton was previously nominated for vocal event of the year for “The Truth About Men” in 2003. Shelton has also been nominated twice for top male vocalist. Adkins is a previous winner of top new male vocalist, and he has been nominated for two additional ACM Awards – in 2001 for video of the year for “I’m Tryin’” and in 2008 for song of the year for “You’re Gonna Miss This.”
Jason Aldean previously won top new male vocalist in 2005. Additionally, he was nominated for song of the year and video of the year for “Amarillo Sky” in 2006.
Tim McGraw has won 15 Academy of Country Music Awards including the Career Achievement Award in 2006. He has been nominated nine times for entertainer of the year, and his last ACM win was for vocal event of the year in 2007 for “Find Out Who Your Friends Are.” McGraw released his current album, “Southern Voice,” in fall 2009.
Lady Antebellum leads the ACM Award nominations this year with seven nominations, including album of the year for “Lady Antebellum” and top vocal group. In addition, Lady Antebellum was nominated for single record of the year, song of the year and video of the year for “Need You Now.” They were also nominated as a producer for single record of the year and as a composer for song of the year.
Kenny Chesney is nominated for four awards, including entertainer of the year and top male vocalist. If he wins entertainer of the year, it will be his fifth win in the category. He is currently one of only three acts in academy history to achieve four wins for entertainer of the year. He is also nominated as an artist and producer for vocal event of the year for “I’m Alive,” with multi-platinum recording artist Dave Matthews.
- BAM
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