Country’s superstars partied before and after the Academy of Country Music Awards show and proved just why they love Vegas for the ultimate in revelry.

Show host queen Reba McEntire gave a playful mention of MGM’s new Wet Republic pool scene right before introducing a performance by Montgomery Gentry.

Reba quipped, “Have any of you been to the party pool? It’s called Wet Republic, where hundreds of people drink, swim and jump in and out of hot tubs. Wait a minute, I was just describing Montgomery Gentry’s hospitality suite.” Actually Eddie Montgomery, half of country music’s favorite duo Montgomery Gentry, soaked up the hot sun in one of Wet Republic’s neon green water lounges located in the six-inch wet deck.

Country music’s cutest couple, Miranda Lambert, Album of the Year winner and Blake Shelton were also there for Shelton’s appearance on Great American Country’s Top 20 Country Countdown hosted by Nan Kelley.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Keith Anderson also made a quick appearance for GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown. Two performances to promote the CBS-TV network awards show were broadcast live from Wet Republic’s lower pool deck: LeAnn Rimes and Trace Adkins each gave sung by satellite back to the network’s Early Show. Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts who won awards for both their Humanitarian work and as Top Vocal Group partied there the entire day.

Kix Brooks and Kenny Chesney arrived with an entourage of about 20 people at Playboy Club in the Palms after the Awards show.

Kix and Kenny kept their cowboy hats on and at one point Kenny stood on the platform and danced with the go-go girls. Kenny drank his Crown Royale and Diet Coke and Kix had Vodka RedBulls. Joe Don Rooney of country music band Rascal Flatts was at Moon nightclub in the Palms with 10 friends who at one point all got up and started table dancing! Must have been the effects of Miller Lite beers, bottles of Le Tourment Trance Absinthe, and Ketel One drinks..

Toby Keith, partied at MGM’s legendary Studio 54 and then hit Pure nightclub, where eager fans snapped photos.

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