2014 ACM Awards: A Review
The 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place on April 6,2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton also know as “Bluke”. The two were both in the run for entertainer of the year, along with Blake Shelton’s wife, Miranda Lambert. Entertainer of the year went to the one and only, George Strait.
The show opened with Luke and Blake coming out on stage while confetti fell on the audience. This was the second year in a row the two were hosting together. They started off by joking with each other and about some audience members, setting up for a great show ahead.
One of the best performances of the night has to go to Blake Shelton and Shakira. Who knew the two ‘The Voice’ coaches could sing so well together on stage? They were great and very entraining. Another great performance was Lady Antebellum and Stevie Nicks, they sang the song ‘Golden’, having the audience on their feet.
All the winners had short and some touching acceptance speeches. Miranda Lambert went home with three ACM’s and dedicated one of them to her friends who are going through a rough time. Lee Brice (winner of Song of the Year) had Connie Harrington, the writer of ‘I Drive Your Truck’, come up on stage, where she gave an emotional thank you to everyone making it such a big hit. Harrington wrote the song after hearing on the radio Jared Monti’s dad talking about him on the radio, Monti died in Afghanistan in 2006. His father said he still drives his truck because it reminds him of his son.
Winner’s List:
Entertainer of the Year:
George Strait
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Jason Aldean
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Miranda Lambert
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Florida Georgia Line
Vocal Group of the Year:
The Band Perry
New Artist of the Year:
Justin Moore
Album of the Year:
Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves
Single Record of the Year:
Mama’s Broken Heart – Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year:
I Drive Your Truck – Lee Brice
Video of the Year:
Highway Don’t Care – Tim McGraw Featuring Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
Vocal Event of the Year:
We Were Us – Keith Urban And Miranda Lambert
Performers:
The Band Perry, ‘Chainsaw’
Brad Paisley, ‘Eyes’
Florida Georgia Line, ‘Stay’
Blake Shelton and Gwen Sebastian, ‘My Eyes’
Lee Brice, ‘I Drive Your Truck’
George Strait ‘I Got a Car’
Eric Church, ‘Give Me Back My Hometown’
Blake Shelton and Shakira, ‘Medicine’
Lady Antebellum and Stevie Nicks ‘Golden’
Tim Mcgraw and Faith Hill, ‘Meanwhile Back at Mama’s’
Hunter Hayes, ‘Invisible’
Toby Keith, ‘Shut Up And Hold On’
Luke Bryan, ‘Play It Again’
Keith Urban, ‘Even the Stars Fall 4 U’
George Strait, Miranda Lambert, ‘I’m a Lonesome Fugitive’
Miranda Lambert, ‘Automatic’
Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan, ‘This Is How We Roll’
Rascal Flatts, ‘Rewind’
Dierks Bentley and Sheryl Crow, ‘I Hold On’
Jason Aldean, ‘When She Says Baby’
