Nashville, Tenn. (September 30, 2014) – Comedy and country music icon Ray Stevens is set to co-host the 2014 Inspirational Country Music Awards™, to be held on Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 P.M. at Cornerstone Nashville (726 W Old Hickory Blvd) in Nashville, Tennessee. GRAMMY® Award-winning Stevens and his co-host, Inside Edition‘s Megan Alexander, willtake the reins of the show which honors and showcases some of
the biggest names in Christian, country and inspirational music.
Stevens will also perform at the event.
am honored to have been asked to co-host this year’s awards show,” says
Stevens. “I’ll also be performing a few songs from my new gospel
album.”
the 20th anniversary of the awards show, this year’s finalists include
such notables as Vince Gill, Guy Penrod, Lady Antebellum, Rhonda
Vincent, The Isaacs, Scotty McCreery, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver,
The Roys and more.
This
year’s awards show will be broadcasted on the NRB Network as well as
GEB America with more networks to be announced in the near future (check
local schedule listings on each network for broadcast times in your
area).
The
Inspirational Country Music Awards are held in conjunction with the
annual ICM Faith, Family & Country™ Week which draws fans
to Music City every year. For tickets and more information about the
festivities visit www.faithfamilycountry.com.
About Ray Stevens
Twelve-time
nominated and two-time GRAMMY® Award winner Ray Stevens has spanned the
generations with over 50 years of comedic musical talent, including
songs such as his multi-million selling hit “The Streak” and his classic pop standard “Everything Is Beautiful.” Throughout his career, Stevens has sold more than 40 million albums
and continues daily office operations at his home base, Ray Stevens
Music / Clyde Records, located on Nashville’s historic Music Row.
Stevens has released a number of video collections and CDs throughout
the years, including his most recent in 2014, Gospel Collection, Volume 1, available through Gaither Music. The legend also recently released his career memoir, Ray Stevens Nashville.