ACM News: LeAnn Rimes, Hunter Hayes
LeAnn Rimes and American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox are set for a concert to benefit ACM Lifting Lives. Joe’s Bar in Chicago, winner of the ACM Nightclub of the Year Award, will host the Aug. 15 event and underwrite costs so that every ticket purchase will go directly to the work of the philanthropy. ACM Lifting Lives works to improve lives through the power of music.
Tickets are available through Ticketweb. General admission tickets are $25 which includes light appetizers and open bar, while VIP tickets may be purchased for $95 and includes premiere viewing area for the concert and a VIP reception to meet and greet each artist.
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In more ACM news, Atlantic Records’ newcomer Hunter Hayes stopped by the organization’s Los Angeles offices last week to perform current single, “Storm Warning,” and sign up for professional membership.
(L-R): Back row: Peter Strickland, Warner Music Nashville Sr. VP Brand Management and Sales; manager Betsy McHugh, Martingale Entertainment. Front row: Hunter Hayes and Michelle Goble, ACM Senior Vice President, Membership & Events. Photo: Michel Bourquard
