The Judds, Loretta Lynn to be honored, and Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill to perform on “Girls’ Night Out” special
The Judds
Loretta Lynn
The Judds and Loretta Lynn will join previously announced country superstars Miranda Lambert, Reba, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and Jennifer Nettles, on the TV concert special “Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country.” All honorees will perform and be honored at the taping on April 4 – the day after the Academy of Country Music Awards – at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
“Girls’ Night Out” will air at 8 p.m. Friday, April 22 on the CBS Television Network.
Not only will three of Oklahoma’s superstar ladies – Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Reba – be honored, but several of the state’s high-profile country gentlemen also will perform in honor of the girls during the concert.
Throughout the concert, each presenter will perform a solo and occasionally a duet with their honoree. Duets include former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn with Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts (which includes Picher-bred guitarist Joe Don Rooney of Picher) with Reba, Oklahoma City-bred Vince Gill with Carrie Underwood, as well as special performances by Tishomingo resident Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean. More are to be announced in the coming days.
The special is a tribute concert featuring an A-list lineup of performers paying respect to today’s most popular female artists in country music, all of whom will be honored with unique accolades from the Academy of Country Music for special achievements in their careers.
The “Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country” honorees:
· Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, who will be recognized for being the only female artist in the academy’s history to ever win Album of the Year twice, first for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” in 2007 and again for “Revolution” in 2009.
· Chockie native Reba, who will be recognized for winning Female Vocalist of the Year seven times—more than any other artist in the academy’s history.
· Checotah native Carrie Underwood, who will be recognized for being the only female artist in the academy’s history to ever win Entertainer of the Year twice, first in 2008 and again in 2009 (she is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, since awards recognize the previous calendar year’s work).
· The Judds, who will be recognized for being the ACM’s most award-winning female duo, having won Vocal Duo of the Year seven years in a row, 1984-90, and Song of the Year in 1984 for “Why Not Me.”
· Loretta Lynn, who will be recognized for her amazing 50-year career as a leading female artist in country music, which includes being the only female artist recognized by the academy as Artist of the Decade, Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year four times.
· Martina McBride, who will be recognized by ACM Lifting Lives for her dedication to raising social consciousness through songs such as “Independence Day” and “Concrete Angel,” which raise awareness of domestic violence and encourage female empowerment. McBride has won Female Vocalist of the Year three times (2001, 2002 and 2003).
· Jennifer Nettles, who will be recognized for being one of only two female artists in the Academy’s history to ever solo write and perform Song of the Year, in 2007, with “Stay.”
-BAM
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