Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, Leann Rimes & Jessica Simpson to Announce Nominees for the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, Leann Rimes & Jessica Simpson to Announce Nominees for the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

COUNTRY MUSIC'S PARTY OF THE YEAR(TM) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 2009

 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:       A press conference announcing the nominees for the 44th ANNUAL               ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the               Year(TM), a three-hour special produced by dick clark               productions and broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden Arena in               Las Vegas Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT               on the CBS Television Network.    WHO:        Superstars of country music JULIANNE HOUGH, KELLIE PICKLER,               LEANN RIMES, & JESSICA SIMPSON will read the nominations.    WHEN:       Wednesday, February 11th, 2009               6:45 a.m. CT - Press Check-In               7:30 a.m. CT - Press Conference    WHERE:      Country Music Hall of Fame (R) and Museum               222 Fifth Avenue South               Nashville, TN 37208    MORE:      The 44th Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to              honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent              in the country music industry.  The show is produced for              television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast              LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday,              April 5, 2009 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS              Television Network.  Orly Adelson and R.A. Clark are executive              producers, Barry Adelman is producer and Bob Bardo is              executive in charge of production.               For more information on the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC and the              ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, please visit              www.acmcountry.com. For more information on the ACADEMY OF              COUNTRY MUSIC CHARITABLE FUND, please visit www.acmcf.org.    RSVP:      For media credentials, contact either Enjoli Duval or Julie              Smith at BNC via phone (310.854.4800) or email              (eduval@bncpr.com; jsmith@bncpr.com).  

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Source: Academy of Country Music; dick clark productions

CONTACT: Julie Smith, jsmith@bncpr.com, or Enjoli Duval,
eduval@bncpr.com, both of BNC, +1-310-854-4800, for the Academy of Country
Music and dick clark productions

Web Site: http://www.acmcountry.com/

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