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THIS IS COUNTRY: A BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES TODAY
THIS IS COUNTRY: A BACKSTAGE PASS TO THE
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES TODAY
ACM CELEBRATES FIRST-EVER COMMEMORATIVE BOOK
WITH VIP PARTY;
INSTAGRAM CONTEST BEGINS TODAY FOR FANS TO
WIN A COPY!
ENCINO, CA (September 23,
2014) – The Academy of Country Music hosted a party recently in Nashville to
celebrate the release of the first-ever ACM commemorative book, This Is Country: A Backstage Pass to
the Academy of Country Music Awards. Music Industry VIPs
gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to preview the book,
which is on sale as of today, September 23, 2014, at booksellers
nationwide. All of the Academy’s proceeds from sales of the book will go
to ACM Lifting Lives, the Academy’s charitable arm. Fans can find more
information about the book and a list of retailers at http://www.acmcountry.com/thisiscountry.
As part of the event, ACM
Senior Vice President, Lisa
Lee, was given a special plaque for her work authoring the
book, presented to her by ACM CEO, Bob
Romeo and Executive Vice President/Managing Director, Tiffany Moon.
The frame included a copy of the book’s cover alongside a copy of the book’s
Library of Congress registration.
Starting today fans can
Instagram a photo of what “country” means to them with #THISISCOUNTRY and
submit their entry online via www.acmcountry.com
for a chance to win a copy of the book and an enlarged 22”x28” photo from the
book. Seven runner-ups will be selected to win a 22”x28” ACM historical
photo. Visit www.acmcountry.com
for more information.
The 224 page retrospective
includes a foreword by Reba and features contributions by country music’s
biggest stars from the 1960s to the present day, including Garth Brooks, Luke
Bryan, Loretta Lynn, Alabama’s Randy Owen, Reba, Blake Shelton, George Strait,
and Marty Stuart, and commentary from Kenny Chesney, Merle Haggard, Faith Hill,
Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Taylor Swift,
Carrie Underwood and many more.
Photo: ACM CEO Bob Romeo (left) and
ACM EVP/Managing Director Tiffany
Moon (right) pose with ACM SVP and This is Country: A Backstage Pass to the Academy of
Country Music Awards author Lisa
Lee (center) at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in
Nashville, TN. (Photo
Credit: Terry Wyatt / Courtesy of Academy of Country Music)
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CONTACTS:
Brooke Primero / Jenelle
Scott
Academy of Country Music
818.788.8000
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