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MIRANDA
LAMBERT, MARTINA McBRIDE, JENNIFER NETTLES,
REBA & CARRIE UNDERWOOD
TO BE HONORED AT
GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT: SUPERSTAR WOMEN OF COUNTRY
TAPING SET FOR MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS
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Tickets On Sale NOW at Ticketmaster.com for Taping
of CBS Television Network Special
Encino, CA (January 26, 2011) - The Academy of Country
Music and dick clark productions announced today that country superstars Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Jennifer
Nettles, Reba and Carrie Underwood
are the first artists scheduled to appear and be honored at GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT: SUPERSTAR WOMEN OF
COUNTRY taping on Monday, April 4, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Las Vegas. The special will air at
a later date on the CBS Television Network.
Girls’ Night
Out: Superstar Women of Country is a
special tribute concert featuring an A-list lineup of performers paying respect
to today’s most incredible country music female artists, all of whom will be
honored with unique accolades from the Academy for special achievements in
their careers. Additional honorees and participating talent announcements are
forthcoming and ticket sales from the special will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the Academy.
· Miranda
Lambert – Will be recognized
for being the only female artist in the Academy’s history to ever win Album of
the Year, twice, first for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” in 2007 and again for
“Revolution” in 2009
· Martina
McBride – Will be recognized by
ACM Lifting Lives for her dedication to raising social consciousness through
songs such as “Independence Day” and “Concrete Angel,” which raise awareness of
domestic violence and encourage female empowerment; McBride has won Top Female
Vocalist three times, in 2001, 2002 and 2003
· Jennifer
Nettles – Will be recognized
for being only one of two female artists in the Academy’s history to ever solo write
and perform Song of the Year, in 2007, with “Stay”
· Reba – Will be recognized for winning Top Female
Vocalist more times than any other artist in the Academy’s history – a
whopping seven times
· Carrie
Underwood – Will be recognized
for being the only female artist in the Academy’s history to ever win
Entertainer of the Year, twice, first in 2008 and again in 2009 (she is the
reigning Entertainer of the Year, since Awards recognize the previous calendar
year’s work)
Tickets for Girls’
Night Out: Superstar Women of Country
are on sale NOW at Ticketmaster, priced at $200, $150, $100. Ticket
proceeds will go to ACM Lifting Lives.
For more information on Girls’
Night Out or the ACM Awards, visit ACMcountry.com or follow us on Twitter at
@ACMawards for more immediate updates!
About
Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country
The Academy of Country Music’s GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT:
SUPERSTAR WOMEN OF COUNTRY is dedicated to honoring today’s most incredible
female country music performers: Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Jennifer
Nettles, Reba and Carrie Underwood. The show is produced for television by dick
clark productions and will be taped at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday,
April 4, 2011 at 7:30 PM PT, to air at an as-yet-unannounced date on the CBS
Television Network. Orly
Adelson and R.A. Clark are executive producers. Barry Adelman is producer, and Bob Bardo
is the executive in charge of production. Bob Romeo is executive producer for
the Academy of Country Music. Ticket
sales from the special will benefit ACM
Lifting Lives. For more information, please visit www.acmcountry.com.
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