FINAL PERFORMER AND PRESENTER LINEUP FOR 13TH ANNUAL ACM HONORS™
FINAL PERFORMER AND PRESENTER LINEUP FOR 13TH ANNUAL ACM HONORS™
Event to Take Place at Nashville’s Historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, August 21
Tickets Available at Ticketmaster.com and the Ryman Box Office
City National Bank is the Presenting Partner of the Evening and
1000 Stories Wine is the Official Wine Partner for the Academy and ACM Honors
WHAT: The 13th ANNUAL ACM HONORS™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards™. The event will take place on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Tickets are available to the public at Ticketmaster.com.
WHO: PERFORMERS INCLUDE: Lauren Alaina, Caylee Hammack, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Maddie & Tae, Ashley McBryde, Midland, Billy Joe Shaver, Tenille Townes, Keith Urban, and Chris Young.
PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones, Chris Janson, Barbara Mandrell, Shane McAnally, Midland, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, and Chris Young.
SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS: Honorees to be celebrated at the 13th Annual ACM Honors include Brooks & Dunn and Martina McBride (ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award), Rodney Crowell, Kye Fleming and Billy Joe Shaver (ACM Poet’s Award), Gayle Holcomb (ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award), Miranda Lambert (ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award), Kacey Musgraves (ACM Jim Reeves International Award), and A Star Is Born (ACM Tex Ritter Film Award). The evening will also honor winners of the Industry and Studio Recording Awards, along with Songwriter of the Year Award winner, Shane McAnally.
INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS:
CASINO OF THE YEAR - SMALL CAPACITY: Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant, OK
CASINO OF THE YEAR - LARGE CAPACITY: Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR: Nicole More - Wilson Events, Inc.
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR: Faster Horses - Brooklyn, MI
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR: Joe's on Weed St - Chicago, IL
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Ed Warm - Joe's Bar
VENUE OF THE YEAR - SMALL CAPACITY: Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
VENUE OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM CAPACITY: Ascend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN
VENUE OF THE YEAR - LARGE CAPACITY: Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
STUDIO RECORDING AWARD WINNERS:
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Glenn Worf
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR – Matt Chamberlain
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Derek Wells
PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Dave Cohen
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ilya Toshinskiy
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Mike Johnson
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR – F Reid Shippen
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – Jay Joyce
WHEN: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Press Check-in 4:00pm CT
Red Carpet Opens at 5:00pm CT
Red Carpet Closes at 6:20pm CT
Show Begins at 6:30pm CT
WHERE: Ryman Auditorium – 116 5th Ave N. Nashville, TN 37219
MORE: ACM Honors™ is an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Special Awards, Studio Recording Awards, Industry Awards and Songwriter of the Year Award. The 13th Annual ACM Honors will take place Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. The show is executive produced by R.A. Clark and written and produced by Lisa Lee. VIP tickets to ACM Honors are priced at $750 and regular ticket prices range from $79 - $132 and are on sale to the general public at Ticketmaster.com and the Ryman box office. For more information, visit www.ACMcountry.com.
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Media Contacts:
Academy of Country Music
Brooke Primero / Melissa Moldovan
818.788.8000
Ryman Auditorium
Lisaann Dupont / Ebie McFarland
615-458-8715
615-327-3259
[email protected]