GARTH RECEIVES ACM MILESTONE AWARD

April 20, 2015 — Some of the biggest names in country music history were honored last night with the ACM’s prestigious 50th Anniversary Milestone Award. Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Reba, George Strait, Taylor Swift, and Brooks & Dunn were each recognized for advancing the popularity and acceptance of country music by accomplishing milestones unique to the Academy of Country Music.

Garth Brooks, the most awarded ACM Entertainer of The Year, has won twenty-one (21) ACM Awards including six (6) ACM Entertainer of the Year trophies, making him the most awarded Entertainer of the Year in the Academy’s history. He has also been recognized as ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade for the 1990s and received a 40th Anniversary Milestone Award. Entertainment Tonight Host and friend, Nancy Odell presented the 50th Anniversary Milestone award to Garth at the Texas stadium event.