Ram Trucks Sends CMTT on an ACM Awards Experience Get-a-way!

Tawny Tucker ACM Red Carpet

Ram Trucks gave me a weekend of a lifetime when they sent me to Las Vegas to cover the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. For three brief days I enjoyed pampering, posh accommodations, and a primo spot on the Ram Truck Red Carpet along with a cozy seat to Country Music’s biggest party. [...]

ACM Awards Sparks Digitial Sales Explosion

The effects of Sunday night’s American Country Music Awards broadcast have had an explosive impact on digital downloads for artists featured on the show, as reported in Billboard today. The ceremony, which was the #1 most-watched show of the night, directly led to several ACM-related jumps on the Billboard charts, despite being staged in the [...]

Country Artists Visit the ACM Artist Gift Lounge

George Strait

During the ACM Awards weekend there were so many fun things going on all over Las Vegas. Backstage at the MGM Grand Hotel was no exception. When the artists had a chance to take a break from rehearsing for the big show they swung by the artist gift lounge. Inside the lounge there were vendors [...]

ACM Awards Has Highest Rating in 15 Years!

The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards was Sunday night’s top program in viewers and demographics with the event’s highest measures in viewers since 1998, in households and adults 18-49 since 2001, and in adults 25-54 since 2000, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 7th. Sunday night’s broadcast also [...]

Top Country Tweets of the 48th ACM Awards

Kacey Musgraves

10. She might not have come out with an award, but @KaceyMusgraves was a winner last night “Know when to hold em..know when to fold em?” 9. He might be a country star, but @ScottyMcCreery is also a student first… “Its 11 here in Vegas, 2 back in Raleigh, and class starts at 10. Im [...]

Brad Paisley’s Fan Jam Rocked The Orleans in Vegas

(Photo by Mark Davis/ACMA2013/Getty Images for ACM)

Last night while the ACM Awards were going on at the MGM there was another party taking place down the street at The Orleans! Brad Paisley hosted the 3rd annual Fan Jam that will surely be remembered as a success. During the 3-hour telecast we got to watch the show on a giant screen while [...]

Blake Shelton Warned Luke Bryan to Lay Off Taylor Swift Jokes

While prepping new ACM Award co-host Luke Bryan, seasoned pro Blake Shelton gave him some much needed advice….And it appears Luke took it. “I would tell him [Luke] to be prepared for the onslaught of hatred that will come from Taylor Swift’s fan base if you say any sort of a joke or if she’s [...]