Garth Brooks will be honored with the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards. In addition to accepting the honor, Garth will perform at the ceremony, which will air April 29th on NBC, live from Las Vegas.

Garth has certainly earned the Icon honor, with nine “Billboard” number one albums, the most of any country artist. Also, he recently became the first artist to have a hit on the Hot Country Songs chart in each of five decades.

Previous BBMA Icon winners include Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.

Source: Billboard