Dierks Bentley performs during the American Country Awards on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in Las Vegas. (Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP)
Fans cheer as Taio Cruz performs at Angel Stadium on June 11. Country superstar Dierks Bentley and Ludacris also performed there this year. (Associated Press)
Dierks Bentley performs at the 44rd Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
