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LUKE BRYAN & ERIC CHURCH TO HEADLINE ACM WEEKEND ON FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE

MARCH 30-31, 2012 DURING “THE WEEK VEGAS GOES COUNTRY®” - Free Open-to-the-Public Concerts for Fans To Take Place for the 6th Consecutive Year Are The Most-Attended Events on Fremont Street Experience
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ACM & GAC LET FANS CHOOSE NEW ARTIST NOMINEES

The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that for the fourth consecutive year, the newcomer category for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards — New Artist of the Year—will be opened up to interactive fan voting through VoteACM.com and GACtv.com/ACM, beginning Monday, January 16, 2012.

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47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS HOSTED BY REBA & BLAKE SHELTON TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA

ENCINO, CA (January 10, 2012) – Country Music’s Party of the Year®, the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, honoring country music’s best and introducing the industry’s hottest emerging talent, will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. The show is produced by dick clark productions and will be hosted for the second consecutive year by Reba and Blake Shelton.
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“MY CAUSE” WEB FEATURE THEME FOR JANUARY IS “POVERTY IN AMERICA AWARENESS MONTH”

Encino, CA (January 5, 2012) – ACM Lifting Lives® announced today that the January theme for its monthly “My Cause” web feature is “Poverty in America Awareness Month.” The web feature drives awareness of artist-supported charitable organizations and supports fundraising efforts for those philanthropies.
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THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC PARTNERED WITH WRANGLER NATIONAL FINALS RODEO DECEMBER 1-10, 2011 - THE COX PAVILION IN VEGAS

LAS VEGAS – December 16, 2011 – For the sixth consecutive year, the Academy of Country Music hosted the Academy of Country Music Stage at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) that was held in Las Vegas from Thursday, December 1st through Saturday, December 10th.
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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE NEW ARTIST CATEGORY FOR 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

Encino, CA (November 30, 2011) – The Academy of Country Music announced today a single combined, overall category for New Artist of the Year.
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ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Encino, CA (November 28, 2011) – ACM Lifting Lives has announced its new board of directors following elections held this month.
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Country Elite Join Lionel Richie for ACM Special

You may know him from his time with the Commodores (“Brick House,” “Easy,” “Sail On”) or his legendary hits of the ‘80s (“Dancing on the Ceiling,” “Hello,” “All Night Long”), but legendary singer-songwriter Lionel Richie cut his teeth on a Southern mixture of country, R&B and Gospel music as a kid in Tuskegee, Alabama. After four decades in the music business, Richie is celebrating those roots with the Academy of Country Music through the primetime special ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends - In Concer
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THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC PARTNERS WITH WRANGLER NATIONAL FINALS RODEO TO BE HELD DECEMBER 1-10, 2011 AT THE COX PAVILION

LAS VEGAS – November 22, 2011 – For the sixth consecutive year, the Academy of Country Music will host the Academy of Country Music Stage at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) held in Las Vegas from Thursday, December 1st through Saturday, December 10th.
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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC ANNOUNCES OPEN SUBMISSIONS FOR 47th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS

ENCINO, CA (November 18, 2011) –The Academy of Country Music has opened submissions for radio awards categories the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
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