Cingle Records flagship artist Rainey Qualley looked stunning on her first Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet at AT&T Stadium in Dallas Sunday night. She wore a gorgeous cream-colored Esteban Cortazar gown, exquisite jewelry by Lana, Stuart Weitman shoes and carried a gold Judith Leiber Couture clutch.
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Rainey Qualley Stuns At First ACM Awards
Artists and Celebrities Come Together For Ty Herndon’s Concert For Love And Acceptance, Supporting At-Risk Youth
On June 12th, 2015, artists and celebrities from across the country will come together for the inaugural Concert for Love and Acceptance at City Winery (609 Lafayette St.) in Nashville, Tenn.
Vonn Kiss Releases Debut Single
Singer, songwriter and guitar slinger Vonn Kiss has spent most of his life touring with a variety of artists and playing his own dates, and he is having a dream come true by stepping out to release music with his own personal stamp. His debut single, the self-penned “She Don’t Know Who I Am,”has been shipped to country radio by CDX with positive early feedback. Running point on radio promotion is Nancy Tunick and GrassRoots Promotion.
Winners Announced for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards
Winners have been announced for the 50thACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded ceremony broadcast LIVE tonight on the CBS Television Network from AT&T Stadium, Home of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, TX. The Awards show moved to Texas for the first time ever in celebration of its 50thAnniversary. Fans named Luke Bryan asEntertainer of the Year, the evening’s biggest honor and his second win in this category. The 50th ACM Awards broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Highest Attendance at an Awards Show Broadcast with a total of 70,252 fans in attendance.
ACM Charity Motorcycle Ride & Concert and ACM Lifting Lives Celebrity Golf Classic
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE COUNTRY CHECKERS CHALLENGE™ FEATURED COUNTRY MUSIC STARS KELLIE PICKLER AND THOMAS RHETT AS ‘KINGS’ OF THE CHECKERBOARD
Two of country music’s stars – Kellie Pickler and Thomas Rhett – teamed up with 12 of their colleagues who became real-life checker pieces today at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Country Checkers Challenge™during the 2015 Academy of Country Music® (ACM) Party for a Cause® Festival at Globe Life Park in Arlington, TX.
BIG & RICH SURPRISE TEXAS PROM PAIR WITH VIP TICKETS TO ACM AWARDS
Superstar country duo Big & Rich discovered late Friday that Canton, Texas teenager Jenni Sherwood’s dying wish is to attend a high school prom. [Full story here]. Jenni was diagnosed almost two years ago with desmoplastic small round tumors, for which there is no cure. Sherwood, a freshman, built up the courage to ask her acquaintance and high school junior, Clayton Cox, to take her to the prom in a Facebook message. Cox obliged – with the help of the entire neighboring Edgewood High School, and Saturday night is their big night. [WATCH HERE]
VINCE VAUGHN ACCEPTS NASHVILLE KEY TO THE CITY AS PART OF WILD WEST COMEDY FESTIVAL
Vince Vaughn was honored for his efforts in highlighting Music City as a comedy destination with the highly successful Wild West Comedy Festival.
VINCE VAUGHN TO RECEIVE THE “KEY TO THE CITY” FROM NASHVILLE MAYOR KARL DEAN ON BEHALF OF THE WILD WEST COMEDY FESTIVAL
Mayor Karl Dean, along with the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation, will present Vince Vaughn, president of Wild West Productions, with an official “Key to the City” in honor of his efforts to highlight Music City as a comedy destination via the highly successful Wild West Comedy Festival. The “Key” presented by the Mayor will be a framed piano key from Nashville artist Ben Folds’ piano that was damaged in the 2010 flood. The event will precede comedian Frank Caliendo’s festival debut.
ACM Lifting Lives Benefit Gala presented by Mattress Firm – April 17
Tonight, ACM Lifting Lives®, the Academy of Country Music’s® philanthropic arm, celebrated its first-ever fundraising gala, hosted by country music luminaries Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, at the Omni Dallas Hotel. The gala, co-hosted by Nancy O’Dell and Montel Williams, kicked off the 50th ACM Awards weekend with a supersized line-up of performances beginning with Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, and closed with Garth Brooks andTrisha Yearwood.
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