On this week's Top 20 Country Countdown, Nan is joined on the set by Trace Adkins and Lady Antebellum! Nan gets the scoop on Trace's big ACM win, his upcoming summer tour with Toby Keith and some details about a very special Wounded Warrior project he is working on. All this and the Top 20 videos you voted for at GACTV.com!

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SUNDAY, May 24
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NASHVILLE, TN- April 22, 2009...Country star Trace Adkins will perform "Til The Last Shot's Fired" as the closing performance of the National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday, May 24. The event will broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol from 8:00pm-9:30pm ET on PBS (check local listings). Each year, the program generates a concert audience of hundreds of thousands on-site at the US Capitol as well as millions more at home watching on television. The tribute will also be broadcast to troops serving around the world on the American Forces Radio and Television Network.

The song, from Adkins' new album X (TEN), takes a look at military history and personal sacrifice. On this performance, he will be accompanied by his band and the National Symphony Orchestra, along with the U.S. Army Chorus, The Soldiers' Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band, and the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters.

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Trace performed April 14th LIVE on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN. He not only gave a great performance he hung out with fans and signed autographs backstage. Trace's daughter's also got a chance to hang out with Dad at work and meet one of their favorite young country stars...Taylor Swift. Take a look at a few pictures from the show!

If you missed Trace's amazing performance with the West Point Cadet Glee Club or his acceptance speech when he won single of the year, don't worry! GAC will present an encore presentation of the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday May 31 at 8 PM/CT. This year, GAC and GACTV.com expanded their longstanding partnership with the Academy of Country Music by hosting the first-ever fan vote for nominees in the Top New Artist categories.

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By: Craig Shelburne - CMT

Trace Adkins won an ACM Award on Sunday night (April 5) for “You’re Gonna Miss This,” but he also mentioned that he was the first to record “In Color,” which won for song of the year. “In Color” was written by Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto.

“Yeah, I cut it,” Adkins told reporters backstage in Las Vegas. “I was actually in Vegas. I was playing at the Hilton, and Jamey, Dallas Davidson and Randy Houser [co-writers of 'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk'] all came to the show that night,

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Written by Craig Shelburne - CMT

LAS VEGAS -- For those of us who routinely cover events like the ACM Awards, which were held in Las Vegas on Sunday night (April 5), the pressroom is nothing special -- just some computers, a couple of TVs and a few dozen jaded journalists. Trace Adkins, however, hesitated at the microphone before fielding questions.

"So this is what the winners' room looks like," he deadpanned.

Despite a decade-long career, Adkins is perennially overlooked by industry awards, but he finally broke the dry spell when "You're Gonna Miss This" won the ACM trophy for single of the year.

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By: Whitney Self - CMT

I can’t say there was much of anything Sunday night (April 5) that really piqued my interest during the Academy of Country Music Awards show telecast. I saw mostly the same artists, heard many of the same songs and was rather disappointed in many of the performances, save maybe Jamey Johnson or Lee Ann Womack. However, there was one moment and one performance in particular that made this show award-winning in my book. This would be when Lt. Andrew Kinard, a soldier whom had been injured in Iraq, so eloquently presented Trace Adkins and the West Point Glee Club performing “Til the Last Shot’s Fired.” He told the audience, “As you listen to this song, please consider: It’s not about the war, it’s about the warrior.”

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Trace Adkins Joins For Big, Bold Summer Outing

Songwriter, entertainer and Show Dog Nashville proprietor Toby Keith has never been accused of thinking small, and his 2009 summer tour won't do anything to change that. Fresh from his 25th No. 1 single, Toby, band and crew will saddle up for Toby Keith America's Toughest Tour.

And the lineup isn't just tough, it's big with the addition of hit-maker Trace Adkins. Not only are both artists large in stature – twin towers of musical muscle – they're also two of the most recognizable performers in the world of music.

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Country Giant Also Delivers One of the More Notable Performances of the Evening

Country star Trace Adkins walked away a winner at the 2009 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards last night in Las Vegas, Nevada, winning the "Single of the Year" Award for his 2008 multi-week #1 hit, "You're Gonna Miss This." The award marks his first ACM win since 1996, when he took home the trophy for Top New Country Male.

No one has been more surprised by the song's success than the singer himself, who said in his acceptance speech,

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People magazine caught up with Trace Adkins on the red carpet of the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Find out how Trace answered : You know You Are A Country Star When...? WATCH HERE!

The Boot - by Beville Darden

Trace Adkins has his first ACM Award since 1996, taking home honors in 2009 for Single of the Year for 'You're Gonna Miss This.' No one was more surprised about the win than Trace himself.

"I have to tell you the truth. This song was recorded by a father whose oldest daughter had just gotten married. It was very personal to me, and I didn't think other people would relate to it the way I did," he said. "So it was put on a greatest hits album as a bonus track -- never gonna be a single, and Mike Dungan [President, Capitol Records Nashville] called one day and told me it was gonna be a single. And I said, 'Go ahead, but ain't nobody gonna play it.' I'm glad I'm an idiot!"

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Think you know all there is to know about Trace? Check out Trace on the cover of the April 27th, 2009 issue of Country Weekly. The magazine will explore 25 things you don't know about Trace! more!

Trace was awarded Single of the Year for "Your Gonna Miss This" at the ACM Awards Sunday Night. When accepting his award Trace said, "This song was recorded by a father whose oldest daughter had just gotten married. It was very personal to me, and I didn't think other people would relate to it the way that I did". "Your Gonna Miss This" is on the American Man - Greatest Hits Volume Two CD. Congratulations Trace!

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On Memorial Day weekend, Trace will take part in the National Memorial Day Concert broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on PBS (Sunday, May 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET -check local listings). This marks the second time Trace has performed at this special event that honors the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. Filmed in front of a concert audience of hundreds of thousands and millions more at home, the tribute will also be broadcast on the American Forces Radio and Television Network to our troops serving around the world. For more information about the special tribute, visit pbs.org/memorialdayconcert