Written by Jon Williams
Televised music awards shows usually focus more on performances than they do on the awards. At this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, however, a performance by two legendary artists has been put together to celebrate one of the night’s biggest honorees.
In 2009, George
Strait was named ACM’s Artist of the Decade for the 2000s; Garth
Brooks was given the same title for the 1990s. These two country music
icons will perform together for the first time ever at this year’s ACM Awards
ceremony in memory of the late Dick Clark, the late music mogul who passed away
in 2012. The Artist of the Decade Award will be renamed in Clark’s honor. Clark
had produced the show since 1979.
The Artist of the Decade Award has been awarded since the
1960s. In addition to Strait and Brooks, the title has gone to the band Alabama
(1980s), Loretta
Lynn (1970s), and Marty
Robbins (1960s).
While Strait and Brooks may be the most anticipated
performers of the night, they certainly aren’t the only ones. Other superstars
appearing at the ceremony include Blake
Shelton and Luke
Bryan (who will host the show), Miranda
Lambert, Hunter
Hayes, Eric
Church, Lady
Antebellum, the
Band Perry, Taylor
Swift, Jason
Aldean, Kenny
Chesney, Tim
McGraw, Carrie
Underwood, and Kelly
Clarkson. Many of these artists were also nominated for awards; for a
complete list of nominees, SmartBrowse ‘2013 ACM Award Nominees’ on our
website.
The ceremony will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7. It will air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Time.
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