Dierks Bentley is looking forward to hosting this year’s ACM Awards with his buddy Luke Bryan. He says he’s already been jotting down a few ideas that could make their way onto the show, but he will also be relying quite heavily on the talents of a few other folks, as well.
“I’ve got a couple of ideas that I’ve been putting down in my phone, and we’re getting ready to do some promo stuff here pretty soon, so we’ll start getting together on that,” says Dierks. “There are some great writers that write for the ACMs, and so we’ll lean on those folks and hopefully contribute some of our own things, as well. But, I think down to the end of it, it just comes down to me having a few drinks and just being loose, you know? I’ve had some shows where I really plan out what I’m going to say, then I’ve had other shows where I’m like, take a sip of the Old Smokey Moonshine and just let it be natural and cross your fingers that you say the right things. I think it’s kind of a combination of the two.”
The 51st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd at 8pm ET on CBS.
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“I’ve got a couple of ideas that I’ve been putting down in my phone, and we’re getting ready to do some promo stuff here pretty soon, so we’ll start getting together on that. But yeah, there are some great writers that write for the ACMs and so we’ll lean on those folks and hopefully contribute some of our own things, as well. But, I think down to the end of it, it just comes down to me having a few drinks and just being loose, you know? I’ve had some shows where I really plan out what I’m going to say, then I’ve had other shows where I’m like, take a sip of the Old Smokey Moonshine and just let it be natural and cross your fingers that you say the right things. I think it’s kind of a combination of the two, you know. Obviously, there’s a lot of great writing that goes into the ACMs, but also just being loose and fun and not taking it too seriously.”
