43rd Academy of Country Music Awards

The 43rd ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS ceremony will honor country music’s top talent as well as the industry’s hottest emerging talent, 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.

This is the first year the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS will take place on a Sunday, the third year the show will be based at MGM Grand and the sixth year the show will be held in Las Vegas.

“Las Vegas is an ideal place for the Academy to showcase country music’s best and we couldn’t
be happier to have the show on a Sunday night,” said Bob Romeo, Executive Director of the
Academy of Country Music. “We look forward to returning to the MGM Grand for the show and-
-as has become our tradition--we have multiple nights of country music scheduled on Fremont
Street, a star-studded Motorcycle Ride and our world famous post awards concert, the All-Star
Jam. It is truly Country’s Night To Shine®.”