Reba McEntire hosts the tune-filled ceremonies from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Garth Brooks, who will receive the first-ever Academy of Country Music Crystal Milestone Award, perform, along with Dolly Parton, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Rodney Atkins, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood. Among this year's nominees, the Entertainer of the Year category is an all-boys club, with Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts vying for the honor. Chesney, Paisley, Strait and Urban also compete with Atkins for Top Male Vocalist, while Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Swift and Underwood are up for Top Female Vocalist.
- Premiere:
- May 18, 2008
- Original Network:
- CBS
