With the ACM Awards only a day away, we’ve been taking the opportunity to look back at some great (and not so great), ACM moments from the past.
We recently took a look back at Miranda Lambert’s 2019 shade towards Blake Shelton during a performance of “Little Red Wagon,” Travis Tritt and actor Joe Pesci performing together in 1992, and of course, who could forget Alan Jackson’s 1994 protest performance without drumsticks? Legendary.
Miranda Lambert has had her fair share of ACM moments, whether it be performances, wins, or the aforementioned shade, but now, we’re taking it back to 2012.
If you remember to the 2012 ACM Awards, Ashton Kutcher strolled out dressed like a cowboy clown, absolutely butchered a cover of George Strait’s “I Cross My Heart,” and then introduced the nominees for Female Vocalist.
It was cringy at best, a mockery at worst… and some artists called him out for it.
Was Ashton Kutcher making fun of country or is it just me? Watching it back now and I’m kinda wondering?
— Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) April 3, 2012
Seen Ashton kutcher at the acms tonight. What a douche! I don’t care for people making a mockery of the way country artists’ dress.
— Justin Moore (@JustinColeMoore) April 2, 2012
Ashton later replied to Miranda saying that he wasn’t making fun of it.
“I Am One Of The biggest country Music fans you’ve ever met. Wasn’t making fun at all.”
@Miranda_Lambert I Am One Of The biggest country Music fans you’ve ever met. Wasn’t making fun at all.
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) April 3, 2012
More wild ACM Awards stories.
The Iowa native is a country fan in fact (how big of one is debatable), but it doesn’t appear that he was actually trying to make fun of country music. Awards shows are always pretty corny, right?
And Miranda later admitted that when the two met at the Kentucky Debry, but he still came off like a bozo.
The 56th Annual ACM Awards airs live from Nashville this Sunday, April 18th.
@aplusk here it is y’all. He is sweet and lives country music! For real!:) and he likes randaritas! pic.twitter.com/Lyg3Pl1h
— Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) May 5, 2012
And speaking of “I Cross My Heart,” here’s how it’s done.