ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL 2016 CLUB SHOW CHRIS YOUNG WITH SPECIAL GUEST CASSADEE POPE
ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL
2016 CLUB SHOW
CHRIS YOUNG WITH SPECIAL GUEST CASSADEE
POPE
PARTICIPATE IN ADDED
CLUB SHOW TO RAISE MONEY FOR ACM LIFTING LIVES
Encino, CA (May 26, 2016)
– ACM Lifting Lives
®announced today that ACM nominated artist and producer Chris
Young, along with special guest Cassadee Pope have been added to the string of
nationwide
ACM Lifting
Lives Club Shows
. Participating clubs have agreed to donate a
portion of each ticket sold to ACM Lifting Lives, and the money raised will go
to help fund organizations that are improving lives through the power of music.
Young and Pope, who have also extended tour dates throughout the fall, recently
topped the Country radio charts with their duet “Think of You.” Tickets for
this event may be purchased directly from CMAC (Constellation Brands – Marvin
Sands Performing Arts Center), and Ticketmaster.
Sold-out ACM Lifting Lives
Club shows have already taken place this year at
Bluebird in
Bloomington, IN;
Boondocks
in Springfield, IL; Coyote
Joe’s
in Charlotte, NC; Dusty
Armadillo
in Rootstown, OH; Joe’s Bar in Chicago, IL; Joe’s Live in
Rosemont, IL;
Midnight
Rodeo
in Springfield, MO and Stoney’s Rockin’ Country in Las Vegas, NV
featuring
Frankie
Ballard, The Cadillac Three, Russell Dickerson
, Eli Young Band, LOCASH, Old Dominion,
Parmalee, The Swon Brothers
and A Thousand Horses.
Schedule of remaining 2016
ACM Lifting Lives Club Shows:
- July 2,
2016
CMAC Events (Canandaigua, NY)
Chris Young
and Cassadee Pope
Photo (L-R): Cassadee Pope and Chris Young
Photo Credit: Getty
Images/Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music
About ACM Lifting
Lives®
ACM Lifting Lives® is
the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving
lives through the power of music. Through partnerships with artists and strong
ties in the music industry, ACM Lifting Lives develops and funds music-related
therapy and education programs, and serves members of the community who face
unexpected hardships through its Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund. Through
generous donations and the support of artists and fans, ACM Lifting Lives is
able to fund everything from disaster relief and helping communities in need,
to music education in schools and music camps for those with disabilities, to
supporting programs that use music therapy as a means to help our veterans and
wounded warriors, while providing grants to help them ease back into life. For
more information, please visit
www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
About Chris Young:
With five albums to
his credit, Chris Young has amassed eight No. 1 singles, fourteen Gold/Platinum
certifications and performed for audiences ranging from
Good Morning America to
Australia and Japan to
Jimmy
Kimmel Live
. The RCA Records artist is a dynamic live performer who
plays a powerhouse show packed with hits, including chart toppers “Gettin’ You
Home,” “Voices,” “Tomorrow,” and “I’m Comin’ Over.” He’s an international
ambassador for his genre, a talented songwriter, and a southern gentleman who
is frequently declared one of country music’s sexiest men
by People and
Nash
Country Weekly
magazines. Young is just as well known for his
classic baritone as he is for melt-your-heart ballads and is winning audiences
across the globe. Released in November of 2015 and debuting at #1 on
Billboard’s Top Country
Albums chart, Young’s first co-produced album,
I’m Comin’ Over,
also features the three-week #1 smash title track and his latest
hit, “Think Of You,” a duet with Cassadee Pope. The single and album
earned him four ACM Awards nominations, including his first in the
coveted Album of the Year category as both the artist and producer,
and a
Billboard Music Awards
nomination for Top Country Song. Join the conversation with Chris Young’s more
than 3 million followers on
Facebook,Instagram and Twitter and get tickets to catch
him on tour at
www.chrisyoungcountry.com.
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Media Contacts:
Brooke Primero /
Melissa Moldovan
Academy of Country Music
Ph 818-815-4219 / 818-815-4218
[email protected] / [email protected]
For more information
about Chris Young contact:
Cindy Hunt
Monarch Publicity
615-429-2203
[email protected]
Fount
Lynch
Sony Music Nashville
615-301-4373
[email protected]