JASON ALEXANDER, KAROLINA KURKOVA, AND DAVID SPADE ADDED AS PRESENTERS
TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS SUNDAY,
MAY 18th AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
PERFORMERS PRESENTERS Trace Adkins Jason Alexander Rodney Atkins Criss
Angel Garth Brooks Clint Black Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Kenny Chesney
Kaley Cuoco Kenny Chesney & George Straight Sara Evans Miranda Lambert
Julianne Hough Toby Keith Jewel Montgomery Gentry Karolina Kurkova Brad
Paisley Lady Antebellum Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood Little Big Town
Kellie Pickler Brad Mates Rascal Flatts Reba McEntire LeAnn Rimes Dr. Phil
& Robin McGraw George Strait Poppy Montgomery Sugerland Randy Owen Taylor
Swift John Rich Carrie Underwood Blake Shelton Keith Urban Kimbo Slice
David Spade Clay Walker Trisha Yearwood Dwight Yoakam Carrie Underwood
ENCINO, Calif., May 16 -- The Academy of Country Music
today announced that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will perform a live
special tribute to country music legend Eddy Arnold during the 43rd ANNUAL
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Actor Jason Alexander, supermodel Karolina
Kurkova and actor David Spade, star of the CBS comedy series "Rules of
Engagement," have been added as presenters on the broadcast. Reba McEntire
will host the event for the tenth time. The ceremony honoring country
music's top talent and the industry's hottest emerging talent will be
broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 at
8:00 PM LIVE ET/tape delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
As a special performance, superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
will perform a tribute to Eddy Arnold. Both Paisley and Underwood are
nominated for multiple Academy of Country Music awards, including Paisley's
nomination for Entertainer of the Year which fans can vote for at
http://www.VoteACM.com.
The 43rd 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,
May 18, 2008 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
R.A. Clark is executive producer, 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 http://www.acmcountry.com. For more
information on the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC CHARITABLE FUND, please visit
http://www.acmcf.org.
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