Level Up


Level Up


ACM LEVel Up: Lifting Every Voice program is a two-year professional development and enrichment curriculum for rising leaders in Country Music, designed to empower participants to play a pivotal role in expanding the horizons of Country Music into new audiences that transcend demographics and geography. The program’s first year is spent learning as well as collaborating to develop a proposed plan to expand Country Music’s reach into new and underrepresented audience segments; the second, implementing said plan. The program is funded wholly by the Academy of Country Music at no cost to participants.

The Lift Every Voice professional development program is currently accepting applications and nominations for its 2025 cohort, through an application deadline of Monday, November 11, 2024. Candidates are encouraged to apply (or be nominated by their peers) if they have worked in the industry for more than five years and have demonstrated a commitment and passion for making Country Music accessible and welcoming to all. 

To apply, please click HERE.

To nominate someone for the program, please click HERE.


LEVel Up, Class of 2024
  • Alexes Aiken, Westwood One
  • Jackie Ebnet, mtheory
  • Haley Fairman, United Talent Agency
  • Kenyon Glenn, ASCAP
  • David Hawkins, MY Public Relations Lab
  • Lacey Hayes, Romeo Entertainment Group
  • Gator Pizer, Farris, Self & Moore
  • Nathan Pyle, Songfluencer
  • Lizzy Stone, Wiles + Taylor & Co.
  • Bryan Webb, Apple Music
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LEVel Up, Class of 2023
  • Sabrina Butera, CAA
  • Nick Coulson, SiriusXM/The Highway
  • Ellen Ford, BBR Music Group
  • Aimee Graham, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Synnovea Halsel, Sony Music Publishing
  • Alex Heimerman, Universal Music Group Nashville
  • Roxy King, UMPG
  • Markus Koger, Smoking Section Podcast
  • Jenn Tressler, Opry Entertainment Group
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LEVel Up, Class of 2022
  • Kaela Allen, Singer/Songwriter
  • Mackenzie Cooper, Triple Tigers Records
  • Stephanie Davenport, Warner Music Nashville
  • Morgan Kenney, WME
  • Daniel Killian, FBMM
  • Shelby White, AEG Presents
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