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).

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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