2021 ACA Nashville Program Book_151st Congress of Correction

ACA GENERAL SESSION

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W ith eight Top 5 singles, six No. 1s, and 1 Billion career on-demand streams under his belt, Rodney Atkins is one of Country music’s most prominent artists. Continuing to be recog- nized as a powerful voice on Country radio, his Platinum-selling No. 1 “Watching You” earned the songwriter a BMI “Million-Air” award and the top spot on Country Aircheck ’s top-played songs of the decade list. Atkins was the second most-played male artist of the decade overall. He has also sold over 11 million units and earned ten career Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum RIAA certifications to date, including his latest Gold-certified single, “Caught Up In The Country (feat. The Fisk Jubilee Singers),” which also set the record for longest-running single in Billboard Country Airplay history at 57 weeks. Atkins recent- ly performed on NBC’s TODAY Show , GMA’s Strahan & Sara , and FOX & Friends . Atkins has released six number-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Charts including: If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows), Watching You, These Are My Peo- ple, Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy), It’s America, and Take a Back Road. Rodney’s latest single “A Little Good News” is available now.

G overnor B ill Lee is a seventh-generation Tennessean and the 50 th Governor of Tennessee. He was raised in Franklin, where he still resides today with his wife, Maria, on his family’s farm. During his first year in office, Governor Lee passed a series of legislative ini- tiatives to strengthen career and technical training, expand school choice, pursue criminal justice reform, improve public safety, and sharpen the effectiveness of government. Under his leadership, Tennessee was named the number one best fiscally managed state in the country, the best business climate in the U.S., number one in the nation for advanced industry job growth and the best state for small business growth.

Friday, Aug. 13 • 2–3:30 p.m. • Music City Center, Exhibit Hall D