ACADEMY MAKES RECORD DONATION OF $1 MILLION DONATION TO ACM LIFTING LIVES
SUPERSTAR ARTIST PARTICIPATION DRIVES SUCCESS OF
50TH ACADEMY
OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS & DUETS SPECIAL,
RESULTING IN RECORD $1
MILLION DONATION TO ACM LIFTING LIVES
ACADEMY REACHES 22 MILLION+ VIEWERS,
SETS GUINNESS WORLD
RECORDS™ TITLE DURING 2015 SEASON
Encino, CA (November 24,
2015) – Superstar country artists played a key role in the success of the
record setting 50
th anniversary of the Academy of Country Music Awards held
in April. The Awards telecast and
ACM
Presents: Superstar Duets
in May, both on CBS, reached a
massive 22.4 MILLION viewers, combined. The ACM Awards delivered its
largest viewing audience since 1998 and set a Guinness World Record™ for the
most attended live Awards telecast in history, with more than 70,252 in the
live audience at AT&T Stadium.
On the heels of this
unprecedented success, the Academy is announcing a record donation to ACM
Lifting Lives in the amount of $1 million, made on behalf of the artists who
participated. Ticket proceeds from several events in April, including ACM
Presents: Superstar Duets, went to ACM Lifting Lives.
“ACM Lifting Lives has done
so much in the past several years with the monies raised from ACM television
specials and Awards Show-related events,” said Duane Clark, Academy of Country
Music Board Treasurer. “As a Board, we’re proud to support the good work of ACM
Lifting Lives – and it’s our way of thanking the artists. They donate
their time and talents to make it possible for us to raise money and continue
the good work of improving lives through the power of music.”
PHOTO: [Left to right] Academy of Country Music Officers
Duane Clark (Treasurer), Ben Vaughn (Vice President), Ken Tucker (President),
Paul Barnabee (Chairman), Paul Moore (Parliamentarian) and Tiffany Moon
(Secretary).
About the Academy of
Country Music
Founded in Southern
California in 1964, the
ACADEMY
OF COUNTRY MUSIC
(ACM) is a fan-focused artist and
industry-driven organization, providing the financial resources to ensure the
on-going philanthropic work of
ACM
LIFTING LIVES
, the charitable arm of the Academy which works to
improve lives through the power of music. The Academy has a rich history in the
entertainment industry, having been founded when Southern California was a
hotbed of emerging country music and when Westerns were a staple of television
programing and film production. Comprised of more than 3,800 professional
members nationwide, the ACM is headquartered in Encino, Calif. For more
information, log onto
www.ACMcountry.com
or www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
About ACM Lifting
Lives
ACM Lifting Lives® is the
philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving lives
through the power of music. Through partnerships with artists and strong
ties in the music industry, ACM Lifting Lives develops and funds music-related
therapy and education programs, and serves members of the community who face
unexpected hardships through its Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund. Through
generous donations and the support of artists and fans, ACM Lifting Lives is
able to fund everything from disaster relief and helping communities in need,
to music education in schools and music camps for those with disabilities, to supporting
programs that use music therapy as a means to help our veterans and wounded
warriors, while providing grants to help them ease back into life. For more
information, please visit
www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
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