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52nd ACM Awards New Artist Winners Announced!

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ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® ANNOUNCES

NEW ARTIST WINNERS PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE

 

WINNERS BROTHERS OSBORNE, MAREN MORRIS AND JON PARDI

WILL PERFORM ON THE “52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™”

LIVE FROM T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, SUNDAY, APRIL 2 ON CBS

Encino, CA (March 14, 2017) – The Academy of Country Music® revealed today the winners for the new artist categories for the 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™.Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris and Jon Pardi have been named New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year presented by T-Mobile, New Female Vocalist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and New Male Vocalist of the Year presented by T-Mobile, respectively. Each of the winners in the new artist categories will perform on the 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, to be broadcast LIVE from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 2 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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These awards mark the first-ever ACM Award® wins for Brothers Osborne, Morris and Pardi. Brothers Osborne are also nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year. Morris received an additional five nominations including Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (as artist and producer) and Single Record of the Year (as artist and producer).

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For more information on the awards and winners, please visit www.ACMawards.com/tmobile.

Previously announced performers include Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan,Florida Georgia Line with the Backstreet Boys, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert,Little Big Town and Maren Morris. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. For event updates, tickets and hotel information, please visitwww.ACMcountry.com.

The official red carpet pre-show for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards will live stream exclusively on Twitter on April 2, starting at 3pm PT/6pm ET. The pre-show will be available to logged-in and logged-out audiences on Twitter and connected devices.

Sponsors and partners for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards include T-Mobile and Xfinity from Comcast.

 

About the Academy of Country Music Awards

The 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry.  The show is produced for television by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete Fisher and Tiffany Moon are executive producers for the Academy of Country Music.

ACMs, Award Shows, Country

Backstreet Boys Among the 52nd ACM Awards Performers!

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ACM AWARD NOMINEES JASON ALDEAN, DIERKS BENTLEY,

LUKE BRYAN, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, LADY ANTEBELLUM,

MIRANDA LAMBERT, LITTLE BIG TOWN, AND MAREN MORRIS

TO PERFORM ON THE “52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™”

 

BACKSTREET BOYS TO JOIN FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

FOR A MUST-SEE PERFORMANCE

 

“52nd Academy of Country Music Awards” to Air Live

From T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2 on CBS

 

Click HERE for Jason Aldean’s Performance Announcement and

Click HERE for Special Message From Backstreet Boys & Florida Georgia Line

Encino, CA (March 7, 2017) – The first round of performers for the 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ has been announced and includes ACM Award nomineesJason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, and Maren Morris. Plus, the Backstreet Boys will make their debut appearance at Country Music’s Party of the Year®, performing with Florida Georgia Line for a must-see performance. The ACM Awards will broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 2 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

As previously announced, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will return to co-host the 52nd ACM Awards, which honors and showcases the biggest names and emerging talent in country music, and is produced for television by dick clark productions.

Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. For event updates, tickets and hotel information, please visit www.ACMcountry.com.

The official red carpet pre-show for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards will live stream exclusively on Twitter on April 2, starting at 3pm PT/6pm ET. The pre-show will be available to logged-in and logged-out audiences on Twitter and connected devices.

Sponsors and partners for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards include T-Mobile and Xfinity from Comcast.

About the Academy of Country Music Awards

The 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry.  The show is produced for television by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete Fisher and Tiffany Moon are executive producers for the Academy of Country Music.

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Additional Events & Superstar Announced For ACM Party For A Cause!

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ADDITIONAL EVENTS & SUPERSTAR ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR

“THE WEEK VEGAS GOES COUNTRY®” 2017

INCLUDING 5TH ANNUAL ACM PARTY FOR A CAUSE® TAKING PLACE

MARCH 30 – APRIL 2, 2017 SURROUNDING THE 52ND ACM AWARDS®

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Ticket Packages to be Available for Pre-Sale on Friday, February 17 and 

On-Sale Saturday, February 18 on www.ACMpartyforacause.com

 

Series of Fan Events To Take Over Las Vegas

 

ENCINO, CA (February 9, 2017) – The Academy of Country Music® revealed today exciting details including the musical lineup, additional industry and fan events, as well as ticket on-sale dates and hotel codes for The Week Vegas Goes Country®, including the 5th Annual ACM Party for a Cause® – along with the52nd Academy of Country Music Awards™, Country Music’s Party of the Year®, which will broadcast LIVE for the first time ever from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

 

This year, ACM Party for a Cause will consist of industry and fan events located at different venues across Las Vegas including a new host hotel, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and several others from Thursday, March 30 – Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV.

The Academy of Country Music has announced additional events which will add to the all-star lineup for The Week Vegas Goes Country. These newly added festivities will kick-off on Friday, March 31 with the ACM Party for a Cause: Barnival Songwriter Showcase, continue Saturday, April 1 with an ACM Party for a Cause: Tailgate Party presented by Country Rebel at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country, and close out on Sunday, April 2 with ACM Pool Party for a Cause: Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. 

Each of the festivities for The Week Vegas Goes Country will feature performances by some of the biggest names and hottest new talent in country music including Lauren Alaina, Drew Baldridge, Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Bailey Bryan, Scooter Carusoe, Brent Cobb, Easton Corbin, Billy Currington, Dan + Shay, Clare Dunn, Russell Dickerson, Lindsay Ell, Seth Ennis, Ryan Follese, Kenny Foster, Ashley Gorley, Walker Hayes, HISH, Ryan Hurd, Chris Janson, Ryan Kinder, Lady Antebellum, Luke Laird, LANCO, Tracy Lawrence, Jackie Lee, LOCASH, Love & Theft, Shane McAnally, Scotty McCreery, Alyssa Micaela, Midland, William Michael Morgan, Kip Moore, Jerrod Niemann, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Jon Pardi, Eric Paslay, RaeLynn, Michael Ray, John Rich, Darius Rucker, Runaway June, Dylan Scott, Aubrie Sellers, Dee Jay Silver, Chris Stapleton, Michael Tyler, Clay Walker, Aaron Watson, Hailey Whitters, Brett Young and more to be announced!

TICKET ON-SALE INFORMATION:

ACM PROFESSIONAL MEMBER AND ACM A-LIST MEMBER TICKET ON-SALE: Both can purchase tickets beginning at 10:00 AM (PT) Friday, February 17, 2017 by visiting www.partyforacause.com.The pre-sale code will be emailed prior to the on-sale.

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKET ON-SALE: Tickets will go on-sale to the general public at 10:00 AM (PT) Saturday February 18, 2017 at www.partyforacause.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017:

6:00 PM                95.5 The Bull’s 9th Annual All-Star Guitar Pull

Location: Red Rock Ballroom, Red Rock Casino Resort Spa

Performers: Lauren Alaina, Jon Pardi, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton

10:00 PM             ACM After Party for a Cause at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country

Location: Stoney’s Rockin’ Country

Performers: Alyssa Micaela, Midland, Michael Ray

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FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017:

7:00 PM                LOCASH with Ryan Follese and Michael Tyler at House of Blues

Location: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

Performers: LOCASH, Ryan Follese, Michael Tyler

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8:00 PM                ACM Party for a Cause: WME Bash at the Beach

                                Location: Mandalay Bay Beach, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

                                Performers: Jake Owen and more to be announced

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8:30 PM                ACM Party for a Cause: Songwriter Showcase presented by AIMP

Location: The Pearl, Palms Casino Resort

Performers: Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and more to be announced

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10:00 PM             ACM After Party for a Cause at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill

Location: Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Harrah’s Las Vegas

Performers: Lindsay Ell, Ryan Kinder

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10:00 PM             ACM After Party for a Cause at Virgil’s Real BBQ

Location: Virgil’s Real BBQ, The LINQ Promenade

Performers: Bailey Bryan, Kenny Foster

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10:00 PM             ACM Party for a Cause: Barnival Songwriter Showcase

                                Location: Mizuya Lounge, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

                                Performers: Scooter Carusoe, Brent Cobb, Aubrie Sellers, Hailey Whitters

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SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017:

12:00 PM             ACM Party for a Cause: Tailgate Party presented by Country Rebel at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country

                                Location: Stoney’s Rockin’ Country

Performers: Love & Theft, William Michael Morgan, Runaway June, Dylan Scott, Aaron Watson and more to be announced

1:00 PM                ACM Pool Party for a Cause at GO Pool

Location: GO Pool, Flamingo Las Vegas

Performers: Jackie Lee, Jerrod Niemann, Old Dominion, Dee Jay Silver

5:00 PM                ACM Party for a Cause at The Joint

Location: The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Performers: Drew Baldridge, Kelsea Ballerini, Ryan Hurd, Lady Antebellum, Kip Moore, Eric Paslay, Dee Jay Silver, Brett Young

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7:00 PM                ACM Party for a Cause at House of Blues presented by CAA

Location: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

Performers: Lauren Alaina, Billy Currington, Dan + Shay, Seth Ennis

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8:00 PM                ACM Party for a Cause: WME Bash at the Beach

                                Location: Mandalay Bay Beach, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

                                Performers: To Be Announced

10:00 PM             ACM After Party for a Cause at Redneck Riviera

Location: The Grand Bazaar Shops in front of Bally’s Las Vegas

Performers: John Rich, Clay Walker

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017:

12:00 PM             ACM Pool Party for a Cause: REHAB

                                Location: REHAB, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

                                Performers: HISH

8:00 PM                ACM Awards Official After Party at The Joint

Location: The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Performers: Kane Brown, Easton Corbin, Clare Dunn, Dee Jay Silver, Walker Hayes, LANCO, Scotty McCreery and more to be announced

8:00 PM                ACM Awards Official After Party at Park Theater

Location: Park Theater, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino

Performers: Russell Dickerson, Chris Janson, Tracy Lawrence, RaeLynn, Clay Walker, HISH

For more information on the ACM Party for a Cause®, visit www.ACMpartyforacause.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter at @ACMparty for more immediate updates!

 

Country

Kenny Chesney Announces 2017 Concert with Thomas Rhett and Old Dominion!

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Kenny Chesney announced today that he would be playing one stadium show in 2017! This comes after the superstar announced that he would take a break from touring next year! Chesney will play at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Gillette is almost always in Chesney’s list of tour stops. In a video on his social media accounts Chesney talks about how he couldn’t imagine his summer without making a visit to the Stadium.

The concert will happen on August 25, 2017 and coming along for the event will be Thomas Rhett and Old Dominion! Thomas Rhett’s 2017 is gearing up to be pretty busy as he is fixing to head out on his first headlining tour The Home Town Tour which kicks off in February!

Chesney has had a big year, he was on tour for much of 2016 and released a brand new album! The Spread The Love Tour which featured Miranda Lambert on the Stadium dates. Chesney also released a brand new studio album Cosmic Hallelujah a few weeks ago. He received the Pinnacle Award at the 50th annual CMA Awards earlier this month!

Tickets for Chesney’s Gillette Stadium show go on sale for American Express customers this week. Tickets will be available everywhere on December 2nd! For more information visit kennychesney.com

Country, In Memoriam

Kelsea Ballerini’s Grandparents Leave Behind Touching Love Story

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Emotions have no doubt been all over the place for CMT’s Breakout Artist, Kelsea Ballerini who lost both her grandparents within 39 hours. Ballerini was honored Wednesday night with the CMT Breakout Artist Award and dedicated the award to her grandfather.

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The CMT Artists of the Year Awards aired Thursday night and Ballerini took to instagram to thank everyone for their kind words about her grandfather.

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Ballerini has had an extraordinary year and has made history with all three of her singles off her debut album hitting #1. Ballerini will also be performing at the CMA Awards November 2, 2016.

Kelsea Ballerini Celebrates 23 and Her 3rd #1 Single!

Watch: Kelsea Ballerini Perform “Peter Pan” at the CMT Artists of the Year Awards

 

Yet, her whirlwind of emotions only heightened as her family also lost her grandmother, 39 hours after losing her grandfather. The two had been married for 62 years and literally couldn’t live without each other. She takes comfort in knowing they are both together in heaven.

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She continues; “That’s the kind of love we can all only pray to find and keep.” Prayers go out to Kelsea and her family during this most difficult time.