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| 48th ACM Awards, Child Hunger Ends Here, Luke Bryan Entertainer of the Year, Stevie Wonder performs |
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 by: liaferrante - Wildwood Crest, NJ
started: 04/08/13 1:58 am | updated: 04/08/13 1:58 am |
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The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards honors country music's top talent and new artists. It was telecast tonight live in Las Vegas on CBS. The show was filled with great performances and amazing country singers. Even though there weren’t many surprises, there was plenty of talent to make up for it. Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, co-hosted the event by sharing their witty and upbeat personalities with jokes that were never-ending. The night’s opening act consisted of: Sheryl Crow, Luke Bryan, and Blake Shelton. Kenny Chesney was the second performer of the night. He sang his top chart hit, “Pirate Nation.†The whole audience was filled with pirate flags in honor of his song.
The third performance consisted of Dierks Bentley, Hunter Hayes and Brad Paisley. This was a dynamic trio that didn’t want to be missed. Hunter Hayes showed off his skills by playing guitar. Bentley, Paisley, and Hayes all shared the stage by showing off their love for country music.
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Eli Young Band presented the 59-year-old country legend, George Strait. He performed his popular song, “Give It All We Got Tonight.†Gary Allen presented the next performer, Eric Church. Church sang, “Like Jesus Does.†Next, Florida Georgia Line sang their top hit, “Cruise.†This duo consisted of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard. Lady Antebellum sang their new single, “Downtown.†The stage was covered with bright lights and the triple threat band was unstoppable. The trio is composed of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood.
The next presenters announced Vocal Duo of the Year. The nominees are “Big and Rich†Florida Georgia Line, “Love and Theft†Sugarland, and Thompson Square. The ACM goes to Thompson Square. With big smiles, they accept their award. They are a husband and wife duo which is composed of Keifer and Shawna Thompson. The next performer is Brantley Gilbert.
Carrie Underwood performed one of her top hits, “Two Black Cadillacsâ€. She sang her heart out for her performance. The stage was covered with smoke to add affect to the song. The next presenters were Miranda Lambert and John Fogerty who presented Album of the Year. The nominees were Carrie Underwood, Blown Away, Eric Church, Chief, Red Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan Tailgate and Taglines and Little Big Town, Tornado. The winner of the ACM for Album of the Year was Eric Church for his album, Chief.
The co-host, Blake Shelton performed his song, “Sure Be Cool If You did.†He played guitar and sang the song surrounded by all of his fans. The brand new single, “Done†was sung by The Band Perry as the next performance. The sibling band members are composed of Kimberly Perry, Reid Perry, and Neil Perry. Jana Kramer performed her hit single, “Whiskey". Scotty McCreery presents the New Artist of the Year award presented by Kohl’s. The three nominees are Jana Kramer, Brantley Gilbert and Florida Georgia Line. The winners were Florida Georgia Line.
Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan introduced Jason Aldean to the stage to perform the song, “1994.†Jake Owen and the famous actress from the hit show “The Big Bang Theoryâ€, Kaley Cuoco, presented the category for Vocal Group of the Year. The nominees were The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, and Zac Brown Band. The winners in this category were Little Big Town. Blake Shelton introduced his wife’s Miranda Lambert’s, performance of “Mama’s Broken Heart.â€
The next announcers are Sheryl Crow and Kasey McGraves for Song of the Year. The nominees for this category are Lee Brice, Eli Young Band “Even if it breaks your Heart, Miranda Lambert “Over You†Eric Church “Springsteen†and Hunter Hayes “Wanted.†The winner for this award is Miranda Lambert for “Over You.†Blake Shelton accepted the award with Lambert and described how grateful he is for his wife and her amazing songwriting.
The next presenters announced the nominees for the Record of the Year award. The nominees were Eli Young Band, “Even if it Breaks your Heartâ€, Miranda Lambert “Over Youâ€, Little Big Town “Pontoon", Eric Church “Springsteen and Hunter Hayes “Wanted.†The winner of the award went to Miranda Lambert for her single, “Over You.†Faith Hill introduced the next performers, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban and Taylor Swift. They sang the song “Highway Don’t Care.†Swift and McGraw sang the song together while Urban accompanied them on guitar. LL Cool J presented the next performers Brad Paisley and John Meyer. Luke Bryan sang his new single, “Crash My Party†presented by Blake Shelton.
Trisha Yearwood introduced Kelly Clarkson to the stage for her performance. One of the most inspiring performances is when Jewel helps raise awareness of Child Hunger in the U.S. by singing “Hands†and “Fill a Heart,†an original song by Tori Kelley for the Child Hunger Ends Here campaign. Willie and Korie Robertson from the popular show Duck Dynasty presented the nominees for the Male Vocalists of the Year. The nominees were Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton. The winner was Jason Aldean. The academy renamed the artist of the decade in honor of Dick Clark. Garth Brooks and George Strait performed in honor of Clark. Keith Urban presented the award for Female Vocalist of the Year. The nominees were Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, and Kacey Musgraves. The winner was Miranda Lambert.
Hunter Hayes performed his new single, “I Want Crazy.†A special performance was with Hunter Hayes and the famous Stevie Wonder singing his top chart hit, “They Can Feel it All Over.â€
Shania Twain presented the award for Entertainer of the Year. The nominees were Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift. The winner was Luke Bryan. With tears in his eyes, Bryan was speechless and ecstatic for this award.
Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Stevie Wonder end the night by performing the song, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered."
For all the winners: http://www.acmcountry.com/winners_dynamic.html
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