ENCINO, CA (April 2, 2009) –The Academy of Country Music announced today  that ACM Award winner Jason Aldean, ACM Award Winner  Dierks Bentley, actor and country artist Billy Ray Cyrus, Oscar and Golden Globe winner Jamie Foxx, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, star of the CBS series “Ghost Whisperer,” ACM award winner Jack Ingram, actor Matthew McConaughey, star of the upcoming movie “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” five-time ACM Award winner Martina McBride, supermodel Marisa Miller, country artist Kellie Pickler, nine-time ACM Award winner Rascal Flatts, musician Darius Rucker and country artist Blake Shelton  are scheduled to present at the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.  The ceremony, hosted by Reba McEntire,  honors country music’s top talent as well as the industry’s hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from MGM GRAND in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

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About the Academy of Country Music Awards

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 http://www.acmcountry.com/.