11 Months Ago, google.com says (in Stars salute Strait as ACM's Artist of the Decade) LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Strait couldn't help feeling a little like he was being led out to pasture when the Academy of Country Music saluted him as their Artist of the Decade with an all-star concert. "It's almost like this was a farewell deal, ...

And blog.cmt.com says (in Does Anyone Not Love George Strait?) love George Strait — ones like Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack, Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and Sugarland — are all playing the Academy of Country Music’s ...