LeAnn Rimes
A free concert featuring
Julianne Hough,
Kellie
Pickler and
LeAnn Rimes will highlight a series of activities leading
up to the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards show in Las Vegas. The three vocalists will be featured in a concert
billed as Divas Downtown taking place April 4 on Fremont Street. Other events announced Thursday (Feb. 19) include the New
Artists Show, another free concert set for April 3 on Fremont Street.
Toby Keith
and
Montgomery Gentry are scheduled to participate in the ACM Chairman's
Ride, a charity motorcycle ride, on April 4. The same day,
Rascal Flatts
will host the sixth annual ACM Celebrity Golf Classic.
Reba McEntire
hosts the awards show on April 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. On April 6,
George
Strait will be honored as the ACM's Artist of the Decade during a musical tribute being taped to air on CBS. A list of
performers will be announced soon.
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