Miranda Lambert and Brad Paisley were each honored by the Guinness World Records prior to last night’s ACM Awards. Lambert earned the title for Most Consecutive Wins as an ACM Female Vocalist of the Year. She earned the trophy five consecutive years from 2009-2013. She was presented the honor during her rehearsal for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Pictured (L-R): Tiffany Moon, EVP, Managing Director of the Academy of Country Music; Miranda Lambert; Michael Empric, Guinness World Records. Photo: Getty Images.
Paisley earned the title for Most Consecutive Wins as ACM Male Vocalist of the Year. He was named the ACM’s Male Vocalist of the Year for five consecutive years between 2006-2010.
Pictured (L-R): Michael Empric, Guinness World Records adjudicator, Brad Paisley, and Bob Romeo, CEO of the Academy of Country Music. Photo: Getty Images
The Academy of Country Music presented the ACM Charity Motorcycle Ride & Concert, hosted by Dierks Bentley. The ride began at two separate locations – Longhorn Harley-Davidson and Strokers Dallas, and concluded at Maverick Harley-Davidson for a ‘post-ride rally concert’ featuring Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice, Clare Dunn, Joey Hyde, James Otto, Dee Jay Silver, Montgomery Gentry, and Thompson Square.
Dierks Bentley. Photo: Getty Images
Lee Brice performs during the post-ride concert. Photo: Getty Images
Pictured (L-R): Dierks Bentley and Will Hoge
Two of country music’s stars – Kellie Pickler and Thomas Rhett – teamed up with 12 of their colleagues who became real-life checker pieces at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Country Checkers Challenge during the 2015 Academy of Country Music Party for a Cause® Festival at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
Pickler’s team included Lauren Alaina, Chase Bryant, Kristian Bush, singer/producer Kyle Jacobs, Love & Theft (Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson) and Jamie Lynn Spears as well as USO representative Master Sgt. William “Spanky” Gibson and four contest winners. Also present in the photo was event host Storme Warren of Siriux SM “The Highway” and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Senior Vice President of Marketing Chris Ciavarra. Photo: Getty Images
Rhett’s team included Rhett Akins, Danielle Bradbery, Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney), Scotty McCreery, Cassadee Pope, and Rhett’s wife Lauren Rhett, along with former DAV National Commander Bobby Barrera and four contest winners. Also in the photo is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Senior Vice President of Marketing Chris Ciavarra. Photo: Getty Images
The ACM Lifting Lives Celebrity Golf Classic, hosted by Darius Rucker, brought together artists including JT Hodges, Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Chris Young, and Branch & Dean. The event, held at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, aims to raise funds and awareness to the ACM Lifting Lives’ Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund.
Pictured (L-R): Darin Murphy, Darius Rucker, Gayle Holcomb, Rob Beckham, Chris Young, JT Hodges
Chris Young. Photo: Getty Images
Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley. Photo: Getty Images
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