COMEDY AND COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND RAY STEVENS TO CO-HOST INSPIRATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDSâ„¢

Nashville, Tenn. (September 30, 2014) – Comedy and country music icon Ray Stevens is set to co-host the 2014 Inspirational Country Music Awardsâ„¢, 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, will take 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.

“I 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.”

Celebrating 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.