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ACM LIFTING LIVES® PARTNERS WITH THE AD COUNCIL AND COVID COLLABORATIVE FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION EDUCATION PSA FEATURING ERIC CHURCH, ASHLEY McBRYDE AND DARIUS RUCKER ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION RE-OPEN OF ACM LIFTING LIVES COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND FOR GIVING TUESDAY, TO DATE THE FUND HAS RAISED A TOTAL OF $3.5 MILLION ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2020-2021 TAYLOR SWIFT’S GIBSON ACOUSTIC GUITAR JOINS DOLLY PARTON’S DULCIMER IN STAR-STUDDED COUNTRY MUSIC AUCTION CHRISTIE’S ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF ‘NASHVILLE: AN AUCTION TO BENEFIT ACM LIFTING LIVES® COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND’ ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES PROMOTION TAYLOR WOLF UPPED TO MANAGER, ACM LIFTING LIVES CHRISTIE’S TO OFFER DOLLY PARTON’S SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL-STUDDED DULCIMER LEADING A SALE TO BENEFIT ACM LIFTING LIVES® COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND TAYLOR SWIFT RETURNS TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC STAGE WITH A WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE FROM HER FOLKLORE ALBUM AT THE “55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS” THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 8 PM ET/PT ON CBS SWIFT TO PERFORM “BETTY” FROM THE GRAND OLE OPRY HOUS LUKE COMBS PARTNERS WITH FORD IN SUPPORT OF GUITARS 4 VETS AHEAD OF “55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™” PERFORMANCE FORD AND COMBS TO DONATE GUITARS TO CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY Awards Show to be Broadcast Live from Nashville, Wednesday, Sept. Mark Wills, Ashley McBryde, Riley Green and Tenille Townes Perform for Grand Ole Opry’s 4,941st Saturday Night Broadcast Ahead of the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards™ Green and Townes Receive Surprise ACM Awards “55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™” TEAMS UP WITH WELLS FARGO AND COUNTRY STAR MICKEY GUYTON TO HELP PEOPLE FACING HUNGER IN LIGHT OF COVID-19 MUST-SEE PERFORMANCES BY BLAKE SHELTON FEATURING GWEN STEFANI, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, AND TRISHA YEARWOOD ANNOUNCED FOR THE “55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™” TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM NASHVILLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 ON CBS PRESENTERS INCLUDE LAUREN A THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO FEATURE CAYLEE HAMMACK IN “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AT 6 PM CT UPCOMING EPISODE OF “THE ACM WEEKLY” HIGHLIGHTS NEW PERFORMANCES BY TUCKER BEATHARD, RYAN GRIFFIN, WALKER HAYES, KYLIE MORGAN & XFINITY TO DELIVER SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF GABBY BARRETT’S “THE GOOD ONES” AHEAD OF THE “55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™” Awards Show to Broadcast Wednesday, Sept. 16 Live from Nashville on CBS KANE BROWN, LUKE BRYAN, ERIC CHURCH, DAN + SHAY, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, MICKEY GUYTON AND MORGAN WALLEN TO PERFORM LIVE FROM THE GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE ON THE “55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™” AWARDS SHOW TO BE BROADCAST FROM THREE ICONIC COUNTRY M THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO FEATURE CASSADEE POPE IN “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 6 PM CT UPCOMING EPISODE OF “THE ACM WEEKLY” HIGHLIGHTS NEW PERFORMANCES BY LAINE HARDY, TYLER RICH, TEDDY ROB & GRANGER SMITH ON WEDNE KELSEA BALLERINI, GABBY BARRETT, MAREN MORRIS, OLD DOMINION AND THOMAS RHETT FEATURING JON PARDI TO PERFORM FROM RYMAN AUDITORIUM, AND JIMMIE ALLEN, LUKE COMBS, MIRANDA LAMBERT AND TIM MCGRAW TO PERFORM FROM THE BLUEBIRD CAFE, ON THE 55TH ACADEMY OF THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO FEATURE HAILEY WHITTERS WITH SPECIAL GUEST NICOLLE GALYON IN “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 AT 6 PM CT UPCOMING EPISODE OF “THE ACM WEEKLY” HIGHLIGHTS NEW PERFORMANCES BY INGRID ANDRESS, LEE BRICE, RILEY GREEN AND TENILLE TOWNES ANNOUNCED AS ACM® NEW ARTIST WINNERS & PERFORMERS FOR THE “55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™,” A NIGHT OF HEART AND HITS LIVE FROM NASHVILLE, TO BE BROADCAST WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 ON CBS BY POPULAR DEMAND! THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO EXTEND POPULAR “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” WEEKLY SERIES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, AUG 19 AT 6:00PM CT UPCOMING EPISODES TO FEATURE LINDSAY ELL, CAYLEE HAMMACK, CASSADEE POPE AND HAILEY WHITTERS WITH SPEC THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO FEATURE CB30, DEVIN DAWSON, RAELYNN AND NOAH SCHNACKY ON LATEST EPISODE OF “THE ACM WEEKLY” WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 AT 8 PM CT ON ACM FACEBOOK “ON THE ROAD AGAIN (ACM LIFTING LIVES® EDITION)” FEATURING LEGEND WILLIE NELSON AND THE 55TH ACM AWARDS® NEW ARTIST NOMINEES OUT NOW ICONIC ODE TO A MUSICIAN’S LIFE FEATURES NELSON WITH NEW ARTIST NOMINEES INGRID ANDRESS, GABBY BARRETT, JORDAN DAVIS, ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES $750,000 ENDOWMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TO LAUNCH THE ACM LIFTING LIVES® AUTISM LAB AT VANDERBILT KENNEDY CENTER BROTHERS OSBORNE GIVE FANS EXCLUSIVE FREE LIVE STREAM CONCERT PRESENTED BY LIGHTING LINK™ BENEFITING ACM LIFTING LIVES COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO HIGHLIGHT NEW PERFORMANCES BY DANIELLE BRADBERY, JERROD NIEMANN, PAYTON SMITH AND WALKER COUNTY ON THIRD EPISODE OF “THE ACM WEEKLY” WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 AT 8PM CT ON ACM FACEBOOK “THE ACM WEEKLY” SERIES TO BE FEATUR ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO RELEASE “ON THE ROAD AGAIN (ACM LIFTING LIVES® EDITION)” THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 SINGLE FEATURES LEGEND WILLIE NELSON AND THE 55TH ACM AWARDS® NEW ARTIST NOMINEES INGRID ANDRESS, GABBY BARRETT, JORDAN DAVIS, RUSSELL DICKE THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO FEATURE MACKENZIE PORTER IN “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 AT 6PM CT. SECOND EPISODE OF “THE ACM WEEKLY” HIGHLIGHTS NEW PERFORMANCES BY TREA LANDON, TRACY LAWRENCE, CASSADEE POPE AND PRYOR & LEE ON THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO HIGHLIGHT DUO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES MADDIE & TAE IN FOURTH EPISODE OF “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” WEEKLY SERIES WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 AT 6PM CT PRESENTED BY 1000 STORIES® BOURBON BARREL-AGED WINE, THE ACADEMY’S OFFICIAL WIN TUNE-IN ALERT THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO FEATURE GABBY BARRETT, STEPHANIE QUAYLE AND RUNAWAY JUNE ON FIRST EPISODE OF “THE ACM WEEKLY,” ON FACEBOOK WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 AT 8:00 PM CT THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF “ACM®: THE HUB” NOW LIVE! THE HUB, A SOURCE FOR INTIMATE ARTIST ACCESS, ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES, UNIQUE ARTIST & FAN ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FEATURING NEW SERIES “THE ACM WEEKLY” AND “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNE THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO FEATURE RISING STAR LAINEY WILSON IN THIRD EPISODE OF “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” WEEKLY SERIES WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 AT 6PM CT THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEE TENILLE TOWNES IN SECOND EPISODE OF “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” WEEKLY SERIES WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 AT 6PM CT PRESENTED BY 1000 STORIES® BOURBON BARREL-AGED WINE, THE ACADEMY “56TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™” TO BROADCAST LIVE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 ON CBS THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER “ACM WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY” WEEKLY SERIES FEATURING WOMEN IN COUNTRY, INCLUDING MADDIE & TAE, CARLY PEARCE, MACKENZIE PORTER, TENILLE TOWNES AND LAINEY WILSON ACM LIFTING LIVES® BRINGS MUSIC TO LIFE FOR 2020 VIRTUAL ACM LIFTING LIVES® MUSIC CAMP ACM LIFTING LIVES® MAKES ADDITIONAL $250,000 CONTRIBUTION TO ITS COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND, REACHING $1 MILLION AND HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $500,000 DIRECTLY TO IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS IN ITS FIRST WEEK, FOLLOWING THE FUND’S ANNOUNCEMENT BY BOBBY BONES IN “A SONGS REVEALED FOR “ACM® PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY,” A NEW TWO-HOUR SPECIAL AIRING SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT ON CBS BOBBY BONES TO INTRODUCE THE ACM LIFTING LIVES® COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND DURING “ACM® PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY,” A NEW TWO-HOUR SPECIAL AIRING SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT ON CBS TUNE-IN: GAYLE KING TO HOST STAR-STUDDED “ACM® PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY,” A NEW TWO-HOUR SPECIAL AIRING SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT ON CBS STAR-STUDDED LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR “ACM® PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY,” A NEW TWO-HOUR SPECIAL AIRING SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT ON CBS 55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ TO ANNOUNCE HOST AND NOMINATIONS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 RADIO AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 55TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES ACM AWARDS PRE-PARTY FOR A CAUSE, THE OFFICIAL KICK OFF TO THE ACM AWARDS® IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CROWN ROYAL FIRST AIRING SATURDAY, APRIL 17 AT 7 P.M. CT ON FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES “STREAM FOR A CAUSE” WEEKEND WITH OFFICIAL 56TH ACM AWARDS PLAYLIST TO SUPPORT THE ACM LIFTING LIVES® COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND

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