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BARNES & NOBLE TO HOST BOOK SIGNING WITH ARKANSAS NATIVES
BARNES & NOBLE TO HOST BOOK SIGNING WITH ARKANSAS NATIVES
AUTHOR LISA LEE AND REIGNING ACADEMY OF
COUNTRY MUSIC NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR JUSTIN MOORE FOR
THIS IS COUNTRY: A BACKSTAGE PASS TO
THE
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
ACM CELEBRATES FIRST-EVER COMMEMORATIVE BOOK
AT BARNES & NOBLE, LITTLE ROCK
WHAT: Barnes & Noble will host a special
signing of, This Is
Country: A Backstage Pass to the Academy of Country Music Awards with two
Arkansas natives – the book’s author LISA LEE from Cabot and reigning ACM New
Artist of the Year, JUSTIN
MOORE, who is originally from Poyen and now resides outside
Little Rock -
on Thursday, December 18th at 12:00pm at Barnes & Noble in
Little Rock located at 11500 Financial Center Parkway.
From the first informal
awards ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in 1966 to today's star-studded show
on CBS, generations of country's biggest superstars have graced the Academy of
Country Music Awards stage. Now, for the first time ever, the ACM has opened
its archive to reveal never-before-seen photos and memorabilia capturing some
of the greatest moments in the history of country music.
About the Author: Based in Los Angeles after a decade of
living in Nashville, Lisa Lee has been covering country music for more than
twenty years. She has written, produced, and corresponded for CMT/MTV Networks
and The Nashville Network. A graduate of the University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Lee is
the Academy’s Senior Vice President of Creative & Content Production and
editor of the quarterly magazine, ACM
Tempo.
About Justin Moore: Arkansas native and reigning ACM New Artist of the Year Justin Moore added
a second consecutive #1 debut to his list of accolades with OFF THE BEATEN PATH (The
Valory Music Co.), which
produced his current single "This Kinda Town" as well as
his fourth and fifth GOLD-certified #1 hits, “Point At You”
and “Lettin’ The Night." Justin has sold over 6.5 million
digital downloads and has been featured on The Voice, Nashville, USA Today and
more. Recently wrapping his OFF THE BEATEN PATH TOUR, Justin will join Miranda
Lambert’s CERTIFIED PLATINUM TOUR in 2015. Visit moorejustinmusic.com for
tour dates and more.
WHEN:
Thursday, December 18th,
2014
12noon - 1pm CT
WHERE: Barnes &
Noble
11500 Financial Center Parkway, Little
Rock, AR 72211
MEDIA RSVP: For more information on attending the
event contact Gayle Hurd at Barnes & Noble, Little Rock on (501) 954-7646
or crm2658@bn.com. To schedule
interviews with author Lisa Lee, or Justin Moore, please contact Brian Rubin by
Monday, December 15th. For more information please visit: http://www.acmcountry.com/thisiscountry.
MORE: The 50th Academy of Country
Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and
emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for
television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from AT&T
Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed
PT on the CBS Television Network.
PRESS CONTACTS:
For Barnes & Noble Event:
Barnes & Noble: Gayle
Hurd / (501) 954-7646 or crm2658@bn.com
For Interviews with Lisa Lee
and Justin Moore:
ACM: Brian Rubin /
310-854-4800 or Brian.Rubin@pmkbnc.com
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