Country Music
Crystal Milestone Award
Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 05:41 AM
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) _ Garth Brooks will receive the first-ever Crystal Milestone Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards next weekend in Las Vegas. The honor is given to an artist or industry leader to commemorate a specific, remarkable achievement. Brooks says he's ``flattered and humbled'' by the award. He's also slated to perform a special medley of his greatest hits during the telecast. Brooks has won a total of 18 Academy of Country Music Awards throughout his career, including Artist of The Decade in 1998.

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