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Luke Bryan Named Entertainer of the Year, Miranda Lambert Evening's Most-Awarded Artist with 4 Wins LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners have been announced for the 48(th) ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded ceremony broadcast LIVE tonight on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fans named Luke Bryan, Entertainer of the Year, the evening's biggest honor and his first win in that category. This year marked a record...

GARY ALLAN, FAITH HILL, SHANIA TWAIN, TRISHA YEARWOOD, CHRIS YOUNG AND ELI YOUNG BAND ADDED AS PRESENTERS ENCINO, Calif., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music announced today GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer to perform with Brad Paisley at the 48(th) ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. In addition, country superstars Gary Allan, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, Chris Young and Eli Young Band have been added to present. The...

TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS ENCINO, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced today that Awards co-host Blake Shelton will open the telecast with a can't miss exciting performance featuring co-host Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley on guitar, Sheryl Crow, and Pistol Annies, including Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. This marks the world premiere performance of "Boys...

ARTISTS JOIN INCREDIBLE ALL-STAR LINEUP INCLUDING JASON ALDEAN, DIERKS BENTLEY, LUKE BRYAN, TAYLOR SWIFT, KEITH URBAN, NE-YO, PITBULL AND LADY ANTEBELLUM SPECIAL TO AIR SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK ENCINO, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced today that music luminaries John Fogerty and Faith Hill, along with hot new country chart-toppers Florida Georgia Line in a special collaboration with...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Free 'Ram Ride and Drive' returns to Las Vegas for 'The ACM Experience'  Test rides feature the 2013 Ram 1500 - the 2013 Motor TrendTruck of the Year, North American Truck of the Year and Truck of Texas 25,000-square-foot track provides one-of-a-kind interactive experience for country music fans Ram sponsored Raminator monster truck will provide car crushing entertainment throughout the weekend Participating fans can win free tickets...

TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2013 AT 8:00 PM LIVE ET/DELAYED PT ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK ENCINO, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced today that 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs, Vegas star Michael Chiklis, Grammy award-winner Sheryl Crow, The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco, music star John Fogerty, omg! INSIDER co-anchor Kevin Frazier, San Francisco 49ers NFL...

COWBOY TROY, GREG BATES, CRAIG CAMPBELL, DOG & BETH CHAPMAN, EASTON CORBIN, KENNY FOSTER, CHRIS JANSON, DUSTIN LYNCH, JOE NICHOLS, DANIELLE PECK, CASSADEE POPE, THOMAS RHETT, WILLIE & JEP ROBERTSON, RAY SCOTT, THE HENNINGSENS, JOEY + RORY & THOMPSON SQUARE TO APPEAR AT THE ACM EXPERIENCE ENCINO, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music announced today the country music artists and television stars who will be interacting with fans during the...

Bonus Special Events Recently Added Include ACM Songwriter Show hosted by Dallas Davidson & Don Schlitz and Sneak Peek of Scenes from the Lifetime Original Movie "Ring of Fire," Starring Jewel, With Acoustic Performance ENCINO, Calif., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music announced today the line-up of free music performances and special events held during the open-to-the-public ACM EXPERIENCE, a family-friendly country music lifestyle event held April 5-7,...

Viewers Part of LIVE Telecast with Fan Tweets Featured In-Show For 2nd Year, Audience Integrated Into "Light Show" As Part of Brad Paisley's On-Air Performance ENCINO, Calif., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions are revealing fan engagement initiatives for the 48(th) Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Fans will have multiple ways to interact and participate in the events leading up to and throughout the broadcast of the ACM...

STARTING TODAY Country Music Fans Have the Power to Vote for Entertainer of the Year and ACM New Artist of the Year at www.VoteACM.com ENCINO, Calif., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music, the Ram Truck brand and Kohl's Department Stores announced today that fan voting is now open for the Entertainer of the Year award, which will be powered by Ram for the fourth year in a row, as well as the ACM New Artist of the Year award, which will be...