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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® ANNOUNCES NEW HIRE JESSICA CURTIS AS MANAGER, MARKETING

Encino, CA (May 7, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® announced today the hiring of Jessica Curtis, in a newly added Manager, Marketing position. Curtis will oversee several key marketing elements, including ticket promotions and digital marketing. The position is based out the Academy’s headquarters in Encino, CA.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE "54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™"

LAS VEGAS, NV (April 7, 2019) – Winners have been announced for the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, which aired LIVE earlier this evening, hosted by iconic entertainer and 16-time ACM Award® winner, Reba McEntire, on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The ACM Awards named Keith Urban as Entertainer of the Year, his first win in the category and the evening’s biggest honor. With this win, he will receive the prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award, as he pr

DIERKS BENTLEY AND BROTHERS OSBORNE WIN ACM AWARD® MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR

ENCINO, CA (April 7, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® announced today that Dierks Bentley and Brothers Osborne were announced as winners of the ACM Award Music Event of the Year category for “Burning Man” produced by Ross Copperman, Jon Randall Stewart and Arturo Buenahora Jr. and Capitol Records Nashville. The award was announced in advance of the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, airing LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET / delayed PT

OLD DOMINION WINS ACM AWARD® GROUP OF THE YEAR CATEGORY AND CHRIS JANSON WINS ACM AWARD® FOR ACM VIDEO OF THE YEAR CATEGORY

BEN SKIPWORTH NAMED WINNER AS PRODUCER AND JEFF VENABLE NAMED WINNER AS DIRECTOR FOR VIDEO OF THE YEAR CATEGORY FOR “DRUNK GIRL”

ACM LIFTING LIVES® PARTNERS WITH AFLAC AND CARLY PEARCE TO PRESENT AFLAC ACM LIFTING LIVES HONOR FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

ENCINO, CA (April 5, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® announced a return of the partnership between Aflac, the leader in supplemental insurance sales at the worksite in the U.S. and exclusive insurance partner of the ACM Awards®, and ACM Lifting Lives®, the charitable arm of the Academy of Country Music, to present the Aflac ACM Lifting Lives Honor for the second consecutive year. This year’s recognition will be given to an individual for his or her outstanding support in the music community.

CHRISSY METZ TO PERFORM WITH LAUREN ALAINA, MICKEY GUYTON, MADDIE & TAE AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD AT THE "54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™" IN MUST-SEE COLLABORATION TO SPOTLIGHT ACM LIFTING LIVES®

ENCINO, CA (April 5, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® announced today that Chrissy Metz, star of the upcoming movie BREAKTHROUGH being released by 20th Century Fox this Easter, will make her live television performance debut at the “54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™,” and be joined on stage by Lauren Alaina, Mickey Guyton, Maddie & Tae and Carrie Underwood for a must-see collaboration. The artists, who are each featured on the film’s soundtrack will perform a special rendition of the

ACM AWARD® WINNING ARTIST LAUREN ALAINA NAMED OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA CORRESPONDENT FOR THE 54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™

Encino, CA (April 4, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® announced today ACM Award® winning artist Lauren Alaina has been named the official social media correspondent for the 54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™. During The Week Vegas Goes Country®, Alaina will bring fans a front-row seat and behind-the-scenes perspective of the ACM Awards experience in real-time. Fans can watch for content posted across the ACM and CBS social platforms, as well as Alaina’s personal handles.

PEOPLE, ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC®, & DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS PARTNER FOR OFFICIAL DIGITAL RED CARPET PRE-SHOW PRECEDING THE 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™

ENCINO, CA (April 4, 2019) – PEOPLE, in partnership with the Academy of Country Music® and dick clark productions, announced today the official live streaming digital red carpet pre-show in celebration of the 54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, Country Music’s Party of the Year®. The digital pre-show, hosted by PEOPLE Now’s Jeremy Parsons and Andrea Boehlke, PEOPLE executive editor Cynthia Sanz, and ACM Award® nominee Michael Ray, will begin at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT LIVE from the red carpet at t

PEOPLE, ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC®, & DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS PARTNER FOR OFFICIAL DIGITAL RED CARPET PRE-SHOW PRECEDING THE 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™

ENCINO, CA (April 4, 2019) – PEOPLE, in partnership with the Academy of Country Music® and dick clark productions, announced today the official live streaming digital red carpet pre-show in celebration of the 54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, Country Music’s Party of the Year®. The digital pre-show, hosted by PEOPLE Now’s Jeremy Parsons and Andrea Boehlke, PEOPLE executive editor Cynthia Sanz, and ACM Award® nominee Michael Ray, will begin at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT LIVE from the red carpet at t

LUKE BRYAN, OLD DOMINION, BLAKE SHELTON AND KEITH URBAN TO PERFORM AT THE "54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™"

ENCINO, CA (April 2, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® announced today that Luke Bryan, Old Dominion, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban have been added to the exciting lineup of live performances for the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ and will be joined by a star-studded list of presenters including Lauren Alaina, Beth Behrs, Clint Black, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jessie James Decker, Hunter Hayes, Jay Hernandez, Lady Antebellum, Midland, Nancy O’Dell, Danica Patrick, Carly Pearce, Dennis Quaid,