BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP DAZZLES WITH FIERCE PERFORMANCES, PHILANTHROPY & MULTIPLE ACCOLADES DURING ACM AWARDS WEEKEND
 

Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, The Band Perry & Justin Moore Take Home Trophies
 

Nashville, TN  – BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP and the talented artist roster enjoyed an action-packed weekend during the 49^th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards weekend in Las Vegas. Dazzling with fierce performances, supporting philanthropic efforts and scoring five trophies, the BMLG artists certainly left a mark in Sin City!

Sibling trio THE BAND PERRY, who took home ACM Vocal Group of the Year, opened the show last night with a passionate performance of their latest single, “Chainsaw.”

ACM Vocal Duo of the Year FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, who hosted Fan Jam during the awards, sang their fourth consecutive PLATINUM-certified #1 “Stay” and an intense version of “This Is How We Roll,” featuring Luke Bryan and the acrobatic cycling of the Nitro Circus.

The talented pair then passed the fan-voted ACM New Artist of the Year torch down to JUSTIN MOORE, who accepted with a heart-felt speech and performed his Top 15 and rising “Lettin’ The Night Roll.”

After scoring ACM Video of the Year for "Highway Don't Care," a collaboration with TAYLOR SWIFT and Keith Urban, TIM McGRAW surprised the crowd with a new song, “Meanwhile Back At Momma’s,” and a surprise duet partner – wife Faith Hill.

RASCAL FLATTS, who headlined Outnumber Hunger Live! on Friday night during the ACM Party for a Cause Festival, also performed their sexy Top 10-and-rising single “Rewind” at the awards.
 

Following the ACM Awards, Big Machine Label Group artists and staff shared in the weekend’s excitement together. Pictured (L-R): First Row – THE CADILLAC THREE’s Neil Mason, Kelby Ray, Jaren Johnston, ELI YOUNG BAND’s Jon Jones, Mike Eli, Chris Thompson, James Young; Second Row – BMLG’s NIKKI BURNS, RASCAL FLATTS’ Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox, MOTLEY CRUE’s Vince Neil, TIM McGRAW, BMLG’s SCOTT BORCHETTA, ACM New Artist of the Year JUSTIN MOORE, RAELYNN, DANIELLE BRADBERY, RASCAL FLATTS’ Jay DeMarcus, ACM Vocal Group of the Year THE BAND PERRY’s Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry; Third Row – BMLG’s JAKE BASDEN, JACK PURCELL, MANDY McCORMACK, JOHN ZARLING, MATTHEW HARGIS, AMY STALEY, SANDI SPIKA BORCHETTA, ANDREW KAUTZ, KELLY RICH, LOIS WHITE, CHRIS STACEY, JACKIE CAMPBELL, MIKE MOLINAR, ALEX HEDDLE, JIMMY HARNEN, ALLISON JONES, RAY PRONTO, ACM Vocal Group of the Year THE BAND PERRY’s Reid Perry

 

Pictured (L-R): ACM New Artist of the Year JUSTIN MOORE, ACM Video of the Year winner TIM McGRAW and BMLG President/CEO SCOTT BORCHETTA happily share a moment after the show and congratulate each other on their wins.




ACM Vocal Group of the Year THE BAND PERRY celebrate their win and performance.
Pictured (L-R): ACM Vocal Group of the Year THE BAND PERRY’s Neil Perry, Republic Nashville President/BMLG EVP JIMMY HARNEN, THE BAND PERRY’s Kimberly Perry, BMLG President/CEO SCOTT BORCHETTA and THE BAND PERRY’s Reid Perry

Several BMLG artists kicked off the weekend at LINQ, with performances at Outnumber Hunger Live! during the ACM Party for a Cause festival to raise awareness about the serious epidemic. In it’s third year, Outnumber Hunger has secured over 25 million meals for local food banks across the country through an initiative with Big Machine Label Group, General Mills and Feeding America. Pictured (L-R): THOMAS RHETT, THE CADILLAC THREE’s Kelby Ray, ACM New Artist of the Year JUSTIN MOORE, CASSADEE POPE, DANIELLE BRADBERY, RAELYNN, THE CADILLAC THREE’s Jaren Johnston and Neil Mason, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE’s Tyler Hubbard, BMLG President/CEO SCOTT BORCHETTA and FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE’s Brian Kelley
 

All Images Courtesy of Getty for ACM and BMLG