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LEE BRICE, BRETT ELDREDGE, WYNONNA & PRODUCER ROSS COPPERMAN BRING MUSIC TO LIFE WITH ACM LIFTING LIVES MUSIC CAMP 2014

Encino, CA (June 26, 2014) – ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp is in session this week in Nashville, Tenn. with campers from around the country participating in a week of activities and excursions around Music City. The residential camp has the dual purpose of studying Williams syndrome while providing music enrichment through performance and education.
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THE BAND PERRY KICKS OFF ACM LIFTING LIVES MUSIC CAMP 2014

Encino, CA (June 24, 2014) – ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp is in session this week in Nashville, Tenn. with campers from around the country participating in a week of activities and excursions around Music City. The residential camp has the dual purpose of studying Williams syndrome while providing music enrichment through performance and education.
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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® WELCOMES KREE HARRISON FOR A VISIT

Encino, CA (June 19, 2014) – The Academy of Country Music welcomed rising singer Kree Harrison to the office while she was in Los Angeles recently. While at the Academy, she signed up for professional ACM membership, as part of the Academy’s complimentary one-year membership offered to support emerging artists.
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ACM LIFTING LIVES® & VANDERBILT KENNEDY CENTER CELEBRATE 10th ANNIVERSARY ACM LIFTING LIVES MUSIC CAMP

ENCINO, CA (June 17, 2014) – ACM Lifting Lives® and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities will partner again for the 5th Annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp, June 23-June 27, 2014, in Nashville, TN. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Music Camp and the 5th year that ACM Lifting Lives has been involved. Country music artists The Band Perry, Lee Brice, Brett Eldredge, JT Hodges, Casey James, Chris Janson, The Swon Brothers, Wynonna and pr
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DAVID YURMAN PARTNERS WITH ACM LIFTING LIVES® IN CELEBRATION OF FATHER’S DAY

Encino, CA (June 5, 2014) – David Yurman, America’s premier jewelry and timepiece designer, has partnered with the Academy of Country Music and itscharitable arm, ACM Lifting Lives® to celebrate Father’s Day.
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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC WINS TOP HONORS AT PR NEWS’ SOCIAL MEDIA ICON AWARDS

Encino, CA (June 4, 2014) – The Academy of Country Music won top honors at the Social Media Icon Awards presented by PR News at a luncheon yesterday in New York, winning the “GOOGLE+ Circle Growth” category in recognition of the Academy’s 2013 marketing campaign. This is the second Social Media Icon Award the Academy has earned, after winning top honors a year ago for its Twitter campaign.
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Sweetwater Rain Makes Generous Contribution to ACM Lifting Lives®

NASHVILLE, TN (May 30, 2014) – Rising Country music trio Sweetwater Rain recently presented ACM Lifting Lives® with a generous $10,000 donation – the second $10,000 donation the band has given to the charitable arm of the Academy of Country Music in the past year. ACM Lifting Lives President, Lori Badgett, accepted the gift on behalf of the charity.
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CARRIE UNDERWOOD HONORS MILITARY SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WITH SONG WRITTEN FOR ACM PRESENTS: AN ALL-STAR SALUTE TO THE TROOPS

ENCINO, CA (May 19, 2014) – Carrie Underwood, an 11-time Academy of Country Music Award winner, co-penned a song specifically for the Academy’s military tribute show, ACM PRESENTS: AN ALL-STAR SALUTE TO THE TROOPS. Carrie’s performance of “Keep Us Safe” will debut during the broadcast airing this Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. Coinciding with her performance, the song will be available digitally with proceeds benefiting ACM Lifting Lives®.
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ACM PRESENTS: AN ALL-STAR SALUTE TO THE TROOPS CONCERT SPECIAL FEATURING MEMBERS FROM THE U.S. ARMED FORCES ON STAGE WITH COUNTRY SUPERSTARS

ENCINO, CA (April 28, 2014) – The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions have announced additional information regarding the servicemen and women from the United States Armed Forces, who performed on stage with some of the biggest names in country music during ACM PRESENTS: AN ALL-STAR SALUTE TO THE TROOPS, taped on Monday, April 7th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In honor of Armed Forces Day (May 17) observances, the two-hour concert event, co-hosted by LL COOL J and Chris O’Don
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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC SELLS OUT TWO OF THE LARGEST STADIUMS IN THE COUNTRY IN 18 MINUTES

RESPONSE OVERWHELMING FOR 50th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM AT&T STADIUM IN ARLINGTON, TX SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015 ON CBS & ACM PARTY FOR A CAUSE: 50 YEARS OF MUSIC & MEMORIES 2-Day Outdoor Music Event to be held April 17-18, 2015 At Globe Life Park in Arlington, TX
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