Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, Leann Rimes & Jessica Simpson To Announce Nominees For The 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Academy Of Country Music) - A press conference announcing the nominees for the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year, 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 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.

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