Wells Fargo Pledges to Help Provide 50 Million
Meals in Collaboration with Feeding America; Donates $100,000 to
ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund
Awards Show to Broadcast Live from Nashville on
Wednesday, Sept. 16, on CBS
The Academy of Country Music®, dick clark
productions, and Wells Fargo announced today 55th Academy of
Country Music Awards™ performer Mickey Guyton will
appear in a special moment airing during the telecast to help raise
awareness around the issue of hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Working with Feeding America®, the largest domestic hunger-relief
organization in the country, and its network of member food banks,
Wells Fargo is turning many of its locations across the country
into mobile food distribution centers with the goal of providing 50
million meals* to individuals and families through the Wells
Fargo Drive-Up Food Bank program.
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Country Music star Mickey Guyton will
appear in a special moment airing during the 55th Academy of
Country Music Awards on September 16 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS to help
raise awareness around the issue of hunger during the COVID-19
pandemic. (Photo: Business Wire)
Additionally, Wells Fargo is joining forces with ACM Lifting
Lives®, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music, and
donating $100,000 to the ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund.
Created in response to the growing need, the fund assists
individuals working in the Country Music industry who are suffering
a financial crisis as a result of the pandemic. This donation is in
addition to the more than $175 million the Wells Fargo Foundation
has donated to help address critical community needs such as food
assistance, financial health, small business, and housing stability
in communities across the United States since the beginning of the
pandemic.
“We are delighted to work with Wells Fargo for the 55th ACM
Awards show this year and honored to have Mickey Guyton spotlight
and raise awareness on the continued efforts of improving
communities across the country,” said Lyndsay Cruz, executive
director of ACM Lifting Lives. “Wells Fargo has provided countless
resources for people to turn to during these challenging times, and
their generous donation to the ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response
Fund will further assist those still in need in the Country Music
industry seeking financial assistance.”
Hosted by reigning ACM® Entertainer of the Year and 15-time ACM
Award winner Keith Urban, the 55th ACM Awards®, a Night of Heart
and Hits Live from Nashville, Tennessee, will be broadcast on
Wednesday, Sept. 16, (live 8:00-11:00 p.m. Eastern time/delayed
Pacific time) on the CBS Television Network, and will be available
to stream on demand on CBS All Access.
For the first time in the show’s history, the awards will take
place in Nashville, broadcasting from three iconic Country Music
venues: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman
Auditorium, and The Bluebird Cafe. As previously announced, the
55th ACM Awards will also feature performances by Jimmie
Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Kane
Brown, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay,
Florida Georgia Line, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert,
Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Old Dominion and
Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi, Blake
Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani, Tenille Townes,
Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Trisha
Yearwood and more to be announced.
Multimedia assets about the Wells Fargo Drive-Up Food Bank
program can be found in the Wells Fargo Newsroom. For more
information, visit ACMcountry.com. You can also like Academy of
Country Music on Facebook, follow on Twitter at @ACMawards, follow
on Instagram at @ACMawards, and sign
up for the free ACM A-List for more immediate updates.
*50 million meals calculation is based on 1) Projected number of
meals distributed through Wells Fargo Drive-Up Food Bank events and
2) Wells Fargo’s financial contributions to support Feeding America
food banks 7/20/20-10/31/20. $1 helps provide at least 10 meals
secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food
banks.
About Mickey Guyton
Mickey Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas, and began singing in
church at a young age. She was drawn to a variety of artists with
big voices including Dolly Parton, Cece Winans, Whitney Houston,
and LeAnn Rimes. After signing to Capitol Records Nashville,
Mickey’s first appearance was an all-star concert at the White
House captured by PBS. In 2015, she released her self-titled EP
featuring her debut single, “Better Than You Left Me.” The
following year she was nominated for her first Academy of Country
Music Award for New Female Vocalist. Mickey returned to the ACM
Awards in 2019 performing “I’m Standing With You” from the
BREAKTHROUGH movie soundtrack alongside Chrissy Metz, Carrie
Underwood, Lauren Alaina, and Maddie & Tae. During the last few
years, Mickey has been focused on her songwriting and will release
her EP, Bridges, on Sept. 11. Bridges will include “What Are You
Gonna Tell Her?”, which Variety called “... exquisitely sung,
moving and brilliant,” as well as, “Black Like Me,” a song Mickey
cowrote in March 2019 at a cross-genre writing camp. Due to demand,
“Black Like Me” was released in June and has been praised by
critics and fans alike, with HITS noting the song “nudges America’s
conscience with personal truth and gospel fervor.” Her latest
single, “Heaven Down Here,” was written in recent months as a plea
to God to spare a little love for this world in need. Mickey and
her music have been featured recently by The New York Times, CBS
This Morning, NPR, Billboard, The Los Angeles Times, Entertainment
Weekly, ELLE, Paste, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal,
American Songwriter, and Pollstar.
About the Academy of Country Music Awards™
The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards™ is dedicated to
honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in
the Country Music industry. The show is produced for television by
dick clark productions and will broadcast live on Wednesday, Sept.
16, 2020, on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to
stream live and on-demand on CBS All Access. R.A. Clark, Amy
Thurlow, Barry Adelman, Mark Bracco, and Linda Gierahn are
executive producers. Damon Whiteside is executive producer for the
Academy of Country Music.
About ACM Lifting Lives®
ACM Lifting Lives® is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of
Country Music dedicated to improving lives through the power of
music. Through partnerships with artists and strong ties in the
music industry, ACM Lifting Lives® funds music health programs
while also serving members of the music community who face
unexpected hardships through its Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief
Fund. With generous donations and the support of artists and fans,
ACM Lifting Lives® has funded national music therapy programs
serving various mental and physical health organizations. Some of
the recipients have included patients at children’s hospitals and
other healthcare facilities, recovering veterans, people with
Williams syndrome, and individuals with mental illness. For more
information, please visit www.ACMLiftingLives.org.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified,
community-based financial services company with $1.97 trillion in
assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial
needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and
headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking,
investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer
and commercial finance, through 7,300 locations, more than 13,000
ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has
offices in 31 countries and territories to support customers who
conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 266,000
team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the
United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on
Fortune’s 2020 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News,
insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at
Wells Fargo Stories.
Additional information may be found at www.wellsfargo.com |
Twitter: @WellsFargo.
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Academy of Country Music contacts: Brooke Primero /
Melissa Moldovan / Christina Canseco brooke@acmcountry.com /
818-788-8000 melissa@acmcountry.com / 818-788-8000
christina.canseco@acmcountry.com
CBS Press contacts: Andrea Ballas / Kate Fisher
andrea.ballas@cbs.com / 818-655-1581 khfisher@cbs.com /
212-975-3818
MRC (dick clark productions) contacts: Gina Sorial /
Ligia Mallmann gsorial@mrcentertainment.com / 310-255-0308
lmallmann@mrcentertainment.com / 310-255-0321
Wells Fargo contact: Holly Rockwood
holly.d.rockwood@wellsfargo.com / 415-930-0456
Mickey Guyton contact: Lori Christian
lori.christian@umusic.com
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