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ACM Special Award Winners Announced!

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Congratulations to all the winners:

(Via Press Release)

The Academy of Country Music® announced today the Special Awards, Studio Recording Awards and Songwriter of the Year Award winners for the 51ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™. Honorees and winners will be celebrated during the 10th ANNUAL ACM HONORS™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards.  The event will take place in the fall at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.

The Academy of Country Music Special Awards are voted on by the ACM Board of Directors for specific achievements.  The Studio Recording and Songwriter of the Year Awards are voted on by specific categories of the Academy’s professional membership.

SPECIAL AWARDS:

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ACM LIFTING LIVES GARY HABER AWARD – Carrie Underwood has been chosen to receive the ACM Lifting Lives Gary Haber Award. This new award, named in honor of late ACM Lifting Lives Chairman Gary Haber, was created by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors to recognize a country music artist or industry professional who is committed to serving others, has a generosity of spirit and shows a dedication to helping those in need.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Glen Campbell has been chosen to receive the Career Achievement Award, which honors artists who have advanced the popularity and acceptance of country music through their endeavors in the entertainment industry in multiple areas during the preceding calendar year.

 CLIFFIE STONE PIONEER AWARD – Crystal Gayle, Tanya Tucker and The Statler Brothers have been chosen to receive the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award honoring individuals who are pioneers in the country music genre.

CRYSTAL MILESTONE AWARD – Little Big Town has been chosen to receive the Crystal Milestone Award, which is given to an artist or industry leader to commemorate a specific, remarkable achievement.

JIM REEVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD – Jeff Walker (awarded posthumously) has been chosen to receive the Jim Reeves International Award, which is presented to an artist or industry leader for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world.

MAE BOREN AXTON AWARD – Keith Urban has been chosen as the recipient of the Mae Boren Axton Award, which is given to an outstanding individual recognizing years of dedication and service to the Academy of Country Music.

 POET’S AWARD – Eddie Rabbitt (awarded posthumously) and Jimmy Webb have been chosen to receive the Poet’s Award, which honors songwriters for outstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their careers in the field of country music.

TEX RITTER AWARD – As previously announced, Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors has been chosen as the recipient of the Tex Ritter Award, which is given to recognize a movie released receiving significant exposure that featured or utilized country music, during the preceding calendar year. This award will be presented to Dolly Parton during the live 51st Academy of Country Music Awards telecast on April 3rd.

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Nick Jonas And Kelsea Ballerini To Duet On ACM Awards!

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Woah, what?! Nick Jonas and Kelsea Ballerini are performing together on the ACM Awards?! Nick Jonas is everywhere! He seems to like to be dipping his toes in the country/pop scene. He tweeted out he would be joining Country Music’s rising star on the awards show and sent everyone into a frenzy! We love these collaborations!

 

Ballerini quote tweeted Jonas and said “See You Soon”

 

Ballerini is making her way to Vegas, accompanied by Dancing With The Stars alum Derek Hough. At least we are assuming they are headed to Vegas since Ballerini is performing later this week! The two were in Nashville according to Hough’s repost of the photo!

Ballerini will be performing Thursday night in Henderson, Nevada and Friday at the ACM Party For A Cause Festival. It’s going to be one fun weekend!!

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First Annual Party For A Cause Festival Recap

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With the ACM Party For A Cause Festival just a few short days away, I thought it might be fun to post a recap of my very first PFAC experience! Prior to the introduction of this multiple day star-studded music filled event, there were free shows on Freemont Street at night during The Week Vegas Goes Country. While those free shows continued during the 2013 ACM Week, they were discontinued the following year.

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The first annual Party For A Cause Festival was hosted at The Orleans Hotel and took place Friday April 5th and Saturday April 6th, 2013. This event provided fans with an entire “ACM Experience,” as well as introducing fans to some philanthropic causes including Outnumber Hunger and the Wounded Warrior Project. The ACM Expo was free, but you had to pay to get to the festival inside to see the artists performances.

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Just look at the list of autograph signings and performances! Such a FULL packed schedule of country music FUN for the fans!

Day 1, Friday 3/5/13:

Performances by Cassadee Pope, Florida Georgia Line, Justin Moore, Brantley Gilbert, and headlining the first night was The Band Perry!

 

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Florida Georgia Line performing on the Outnumber Hunger stage!

2013 was also the first year that Luke Bryan co-hosted the Awards Show with Blake Shelton, replacing his previous co-host Reba McEntire. The Academy cleverly named this duo “Bluke” and there were “Flat Blake’s” and “Flat Luke’s” passed out at the festival.

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Fans inside a restaurant at The Orleans propped their “Flat Luke’s” up in the window for all to see!

Along with this, there was also an amazing contest to win PIT TICKETS at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards!!

 

The First Annual Party For a Cause Festival is also where I met the owner of this website, Jencita. I had orginally found her on Twitter, met her in person in Vegas… and now, 3 years later, we will be road-tripping together to Vegas for the 4th Annual Party For A Cause Festival!

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Contributing author Jess & site owner, Jencita!

As you can see from that photo, night had fallen. I had won myself a pair of VIP bracelets to Kip Moore‘s late night performance at Freemont Street, so I had to hurry back to the hotel and change and get ready to see one of my favorite artists up close from the pit! Freemont Street was insane, so many people because there were such great artists, all performing for free! It was just a matter of how early you wanted to get there so you could be close enough to see! I definitely miss that aspect of ACM Week!

Day 2, Saturday 4/6/13

Day 2 of the party hosted Dustin Lynch, Love and Theft, Kix Brooks, Lee Brice, Hunter Hayes, Eli Young Band and headliner Dierks Bentley.

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Dustin Lynch cranking everyone’s tractors!

The First Annual Party For A Cause Festival was obviously such a success that they are still continuing the tradition 3 years later. If you are heading there this year, make sure to check out our Party For A Cause Survival Guide!

Which artist performance or event are you most excited for this year?! Besides the opportunity to see and meet some of my favorite artists, I’m kind of most excited for the free Red Bull as you leave the festival gates at night to give me some energy for some late night fun! It will also be my first chance to see Maren Morris, Chris Lane, Chris Janson and Granger Smith. I’m very excited to see all of them for the first time!

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ACM Awards Announces Best New Artist Winners!

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Congratulations to the ACM Awards Best New Artist winners! This year, there were 3 categories for New Artists, as opposed to the previous 1 that accompanied Male, Female or Duo/Group. With so much emerging talent, each had their own category!

AND THE WINNERS ARE

New Female Artist of the Year- Kelsea Ballerini

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New Male Artist of the Year- Chris Stapleton

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New Duo/Group of the Year- Old Dominion CePq_brWwAIM6F4

 

All three wins mark the very first ACM wins for all 3 artists. Each artist is up for additional awards! Be sure to tune in Sunday, April 3 to see if they take home the awards!

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13 Songs From ‘ACM Party For A Cause’ Day 2 You Don’t Want To Miss!

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Day 2 of ACM Party For A Cause is going to be another amazing day! With 13 incredible performers, the day will be non stop action!

Courtney Cole is the only female performer for Saturday’s ACM Party throw down! She will be kicking things off at 12:20pm on the Cabela’s Stage!

We had the chance to catch up with Cole about performing for day 2 of ACM Party For A Cause and this is what she shared with Variety Beat:

“I am so crazy excited to play the ACM’s Party For A Cause Festival! It’s a dream to play on the same stage as some of the best artists in country music for such a respected organization and a great cause! I’ve been working up an awesome setlist with songs off my latest EP, including “Ladylike,” “Loud,” and lots of other new tunes!!”

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The lineup continues with great music from Jackson Michelson, Chris Lane, A Thousand Horses, Chase Bryant, Brothers Osbourne, Chris Janson, Frankie Ballard,  Dustin Lynch, Chris Stapleton, Chris Young, Lee Brice, and headliner Dierks Bentley. Check out their set times here.

Listen to our playlist to get ready for Day 2 of ACM Party For A Cause!