Final Performer and Presenter Lineup for 13th Annual ACM Honors™

FINAL PERFORMER AND PRESENTER LINEUP FOR 13^TH ANNUAL ACM HONORS™

Event to Take Place at Nashville’s Historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, August 21

Tickets Available at Ticketmaster.com and the Ryman Box Office

City National Bank is the Presenting Partner of the Evening and

1000 Stories Wine is the Official Wine Partner for the Academy and ACM Honors

WHAT: The 13^th ANNUAL ACM HONORS™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 54^th Academy of Country Music Awards™. The event will take place on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Tickets are available to the public at Ticketmaster.com.

WHO: PERFORMERS INCLUDE: Lauren Alaina, Caylee Hammack, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Maddie & Tae, Ashley McBryde, Midland, Billy Joe Shaver, Tenille Townes, Keith Urban, and Chris Young.

PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones, Chris Janson, Barbara Mandrell, Shane McAnally, Midland, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, and Chris Young.

SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS: Honorees to be celebrated at the 13th Annual ACM Honors include Brooks & Dunn and Martina McBride (ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award), Rodney Crowell, Kye Fleming and Billy Joe Shaver (ACM Poet’s Award), Gayle Holcomb (ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award), Miranda Lambert (ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award), Kacey Musgraves (ACM Jim Reeves International Award), and A Star Is Born (ACM Tex Ritter Film Award). The evening will also honor winners of the Industry and Studio Recording Awards, along with Songwriter of the Year Award winner, Shane McAnally.

INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS:

CASINO OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY: Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant, OK

CASINO OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY: Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT

DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR: Nicole More – Wilson Events, Inc.

FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR: Faster Horses – Brooklyn, MI

NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR: Joe’s on Weed St – Chicago, IL

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Ed Warm – Joe’s Bar

VENUE OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAPACITY: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN

VENUE OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM CAPACITY: Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN

VENUE OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAPACITY: Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN

STUDIO RECORDING AWARD WINNERS:

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Glenn Worf

DRUMMER OF THE YEAR – Matt Chamberlain

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Derek Wells

PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Dave Cohen

SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ilya Toshinskiy

STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Mike Johnson

AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR – F Reid Shippen

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – Jay Joyce

WHEN: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Press Check-in 4:00pm CT

Red Carpet Opens at 5:00pm CT

Red Carpet Closes at 6:20pm CT

Show Begins at 6:30pm CT

WHERE: Ryman Auditorium –116 5th Ave N. Nashville, TN 37219

MORE:ACM Honors™ is an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Special Awards, Studio Recording Awards, Industry Awards and Songwriter of the Year Award. The 13^th Annual ACM Honors will take place Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. The show is executive produced by R.A. Clark and written and produced by Lisa Lee. VIP tickets to ACM Honors are priced at $750 and regular ticket prices range from $79 – $132 and are on sale to the general public at Ticketmaster.com and the Ryman box office. For more information, visit www.ACMcountry.com.

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Media Contacts:

Academy of Country Music

Brooke Primero / Melissa Moldovan

818.788.8000

Brooke@acmcountry.com

Melissa@acmcountry.com

Ryman Auditorium

Lisaann Dupont / Ebie McFarland

615-458-8715

615-327-3259
ldupont@ryman.com

ebie@ebiemediapr.com