ACM Names More Big Names For May 18th Show
Chesney & Strait Sing Shiftwork Live For The First Time

The Academy of Country Music has announced that Toby Keith, Kellie Pickler and LeAnn Rimes will perform during the 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards and that Kenny Chesney and George Strait will perform a special live duet for the first time ever.

The ceremony honoring country music’s top talent and the industry’s hottest emerging talent will be broadcast from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas next Sunday (5/18) on CBS.

The Academy also announced that Criss Angel, Clint Black, Brooks & Dunn, Kaley Cuoco, Sara Evans, Jewel, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Brad Mates of Emerson Drive, Dr. Phil & Robin McGraw, Randy Owen, John Rich, Carrie Underwood, Clay Walker and Trisha Yearwood will make special appearances.

As a special performance, superstars Kenny Chesney and George Strait will perform their duet Shiftwork from Chesney’s album Poets & Pirates. This will be the first time the pair have performed this song live.

Both Chesney and Strait are nominated for multiple Academy of Country Music awards, including Entertainer of the Year which fans can vote for by clicking here.