Darius Rucker will be headed to Las Vegas for the ACM Awards next weekend. He’s nominated for three awards – Single, Song and Vocal Event of the Year – for his recording of “Wagon Wheel,” which also features his friends and label mates Lady Antebellum.

“We cut it, and after we finished it, it was great. And then so Frank [Rogers] and I were talking about what we’re gonna do, and I was like, ‘You know, I’m on tour with Lady A. Let’s see if they’ll sing on the backgrounds,’” recalls Darius. “They loved the song and came in and did it, and that song went from being…I cut it to put it as the last song on my record, to end the record that way, and when they were done, I was like, ‘Man, it’ll probably be second, and [laughs] if it’s the first single, I’m OK with that too.’ It was just so great.”

While in Vegas, Darius, who’s climbing the country charts with his single “Miss You,” will once again host the ACM Lifting Lives Celebrity Golf Classic on April 5th. He’s also most likely planning a little time for gambling, as well. One game he enjoys – sometimes — is Roulette.

“Roulette’s a fun game, especially if you’re just playing the colors, and if you hit a number one time, you feel like you’re on top of the world. I mean it pays 36 to one. That’s pretty amazing,” says Darius. “I’ve hit big once, once in Roulette, but Roulette’s that kind of game where…you can lose fast, and I don’t like losing fast.”

The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 6th at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.

Darius (Lady A Wagon Wheel) OC: …own way. :20
“We cut it, and after we finished it, it was great. And then so Frank [Rogers] and I were talking about what we’re gonna do, and I was like, ‘You know, I’m on tour with Lady A. Let’s see if they’ll sing on the backgrounds.’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, ask ‘em.’ And they loved the song and came in and did it, and that song went from being…I cut it to put it as the last song on my record, to end the record that way, and when they were done, I was like, ‘Man, it’ll probably be second, and [laughs] if it’s the first single, I’m OK with that too.’ It was just so great…and it’s really great to get a song that’s so big in its own way.”

Darius Rucker (roulette) OC: …lose fast. :21
“Roulette’s a fun game, especially if you’re just playing the colors, and if you hit a number one time, you feel like you’re on top of the world. I mean it pays 36 to one. That’s pretty amazing. I’ve hit big once, once in Roulette, but Roulette’s that kind of game where you lose fast, you can lose fast, and I don’t like losing fast. I don’t mind losing. I just don’t want to lose fast.”