David Nail

The Academy of Country Music hosted two days of all-star concerts at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas during The Week Vegas Goes Country™! ACM Weekend on Fremont Street Experience featured top newcomer category winners, Luke Bryan, Joey + Rory and Gloriana, special guests and headliners Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert performed on two different stages to crowds downtown. The weekend-long party lead up to the 45^th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and featured Emily West, The Band Perry, Danny Gokey, David Nail and Lady Antebellum on April 16, 2010 and Joey + Rory, Gloriana, Randy Rogers Band, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert on April 17, 2010.

DETAILS: Friday, April 16, 2010

7:00-7:30pm Emily West 1^st Street Stage

7:45-8:25pm The Band Perry 1^st Street Stage

8:40-9:30pm Danny Gokey 3^rd Street Stage

9:45-10:30pm David Nail 1^st Street Stage

(Single Record of the Year Nominee)

10:45-Midnight Lady Antebellum 3^rd Street Stage

(Top ACM Nominee with 7 Nods)

Saturday, April 17, 2010

7:00-7:30pm Joey + Rory 1^st Street Stage

7:45-8:25pm Gloriana 1^st Street Stage

(Top New Vocal Group winner)*

8:40-9:25pm Randy Rogers Band 3^rd Street Stage

(Top Vocal Group Nominee)

9:40-10:30 Luke Bryan 1^st Street Stage

(Top New Solo Vocalist winner)*

10:45-Midnight Miranda Lambert 3^rd Street Stage

*Joey + Rory, Gloriana and Luke Bryan competed for Top New Artist on Sunday’s LIVE telecast of the 45^th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

Fremont Street Experience

Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment zone in downtown Las Vegas that is one of the world’s most-visited attractions. Fremont Street Experience features the world’s largest video screen at 1,500 feet long 90 feet above the pedestrian mall. VivaVision, with 12.5 million digital lights and a 550,000-watt sound system, dazzles visitors nightly with light & sound shows. Encompassing 10 hotel-casinos, 60 restaurants and free entertainment, Fremont Street Experience attracts over 18 million annual visitors. Visit www.vegasexperience.com for more information.

About The LVCVA

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With approximately 140,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and 9.7 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting everincreasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more information, go to www.lvcva.com or www.VisitLasVegas.com.

About the Academy of Country Music Awards

The 45^th 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 18, 2010 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 the executive in charge of production. Bob Romeo is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music. For more information, please visit www.acmcountry.com.