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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC & CBS WATCH! ANNOUNCE GEORGE STRAIT COMMEMORATIVE BOOKAZINE CELEBRATING THE KING OF COUNTRY & REIGNING ACM ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC & CBS WATCH! ANNOUNCE
GEORGE STRAIT
COMMEMORATIVE BOOKAZINE CELEBRATING
THE KING OF COUNTRY & REIGNING ACM
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
ON SALE TODAY AT NEWSSTANDS EVERYWHERE
ONE-OF-A-KIND RETROSPECTIVE PUBLICATION
FEATURES AN INTIMATE LOOK AT STRAIT’S
LIFE & CAREER
PLUS INTRODUCTION BY ACM AWARD WINNER CLINT BLACK
ENCINO, CA (October 7, 2014)
– The Academy of Country Music and CBS
Watch! magazine have partnered to present the first-ever ACM
commemorative “bookazine,” GEORGE STRAIT, available TODAY to music fans everywhere at
newsstands across the U.S. and Canada – including Wal-Mart, Kroger, Barnes
& Noble, and more. Fans may also order at Amazon via http://amzn.to/1vOdYTy.
The only official collector’s
edition, GEORGE STRAIT, celebrates country music’s finest talent and
reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year with an intimate look at Strait’s life and
includes a retrospective of 50 stellar years of the ACM Awards. This
one-of-a-kind tribute to the King of Country features exclusive photos from
Strait’s Texas ranch, behind the scenes moments, and introduction by ACM Award
winner and country mega-star, Clint
Black.
"This is an exclusive
tribute to a country music legend," said Jeremy Murphy, Watch! magazine Vice
President. "We are very pleased to have partnered with the Academy of
Country Music in celebrating George Strait's life and career, and the impact he
has had on an enduring medium. Our special edition features exclusive photos,
anecdotes and memories readers cannot find anywhere else."
In anticipation of the ACM
Awards golden anniversary telecast next spring, this GEORGE STRAIT
special publication includes some behind-the-scenes moments of past ACM Awards
and a “sneak peek” at what music fans can expect of the 50th Annual Academy of
Country Music Awards, hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, which will
be broadcast LIVE from the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in
Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at 8:00 P.M. live ET/delayed PT on the
CBS Television Network.
About George
Strait
George Strait is the
unambiguous “King of Country Music,” having sold more than 68.5 million records
and released 33 different Platinum or multi-Platinum albums, the highest number
of such certifications in the country music genre and third-highest in any
genre (following only Elvis Presley and The Beatles). With a total of 60,
George Strait has more No. 1 songs than any other artist in history and has
received more than 60 major entertainment industry awards, most recently taking
home his second ACM Entertainer of the Year and third CMA Entertainer of
the Year titles, respectively. Strait also shattered the North American indoor
concert attendance record at his final stop on The Cowboy Rides Away Tour at AT&T
Stadium in Arlington, Texas on June 7. He will continue to record new music for
longtime label home MCA Records and released the 20-track live album, The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From
AT&T Stadium on September 16. For more information, please
visit www.georgestrait.com or follow
on Twitter @GeorgeStrait.
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Media Contacts:
Brooke Primero
Academy of Country Music
818.815.4219
Kate Fisher
CBS
212.975.3818
Shelley Kapitulik
203.898.1501
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