ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
The Academy of Country Music Awards, also known as the ACM Awards, were first held in 1966, honoring the industry’s accomplishments during the previous year. It was the first country music awards program held by a major organization. The Academy’s signature “hat” trophy was created in 1968. The awards were first televised in 1972 on ABC. In 1979, the Academy joined with Dick Clark Productions to produce the show. The 2015 show broke the Guinness record for Most Attended Awards Show, with 70,252. (More from Wikipedia)
“Somebody’s Knockin’” earned Terri Gibbs a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song, and the accompanying album, Somebody’s Knockin’ won the Academy of Country Music Award for Best New Country Artist and the inaugural Horizon Award (for an artist gaining new recognition) from the Country Music Association Awards. Terri Gibbs toured with George Jones and sang duets with him; she also performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
(July 2014)
