FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CRAIG MORGAN, POINT OF GRACE, DENNIS AGAJANIAN AND MORE
TO PERFORM ON THE 15th ANNUAL INSPIRATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

The ICM Awards to be Held on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Trinity Music City USA

NASHVILLE, TN-October 1, 2009—The 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards Show (ICM Awards) announces that Craig Morgan, Point of Grace, Dennis Agajanian as well as the Carter Twins, Halfway to Hazard, Katalyst and Jordyn Shellhart are all confirmed to perform on the award show. In addition, Megan Alexander, Host of Inside Edition, has been added as a presenter. The award show will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. CST at the Trinity Music City USA Auditorium located in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

Additional performers confirmed to date are: Multi-platinum recording artist Ricky Skaggs & The Whites; The Cherryholmes; 2008 ICM Entertainer of the Year CrossCountry the Band; Jason Crabb; Randy Houser; Adam Gregory; James Payne, 2008 ICM Music Evangelist of the Year and past ICM Living Legend winner; Tommy Brandt, 2008 ICM Male Vocalist, and 2008 Entertainer of the Year Del Way, who is also nominated for four ICM awards this year. Greg McDougal and female vocalist nominee Amanda Fessant have been added as well. More performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

The annual Inspirational Country Music Awards are dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent among artists who perform Christian and Inspirational Country music. Inspirational Country music is inspired by Faith, Family, and Country™. The 2009 ICM Awards will be aired on TCT Networks, The Worship Network, Cornerstone TeleVision, NRB Network, My Family TV, CTS Television Canada, Angel Two Network, Total Living Network, Golden Eagle Broadcasting (Oral Roberts University) and DayStar Television Network.

The Inspirational Country Music Convention and Awards Show is a yearly event that draws music fans, broadcast media (radio, print, and TV) and the industries top artists to Nashville to showcase music and to discuss industry related issues. The member-voted ICM Awards Show is the keynote event of Inspirational Country Week, slated for October 11-15, in Nashville, TN. The convention and show are presented by the 501C-3 not-for-profit corporation, founded in 1992, The Christian Country Music Association. http://www.ccma.cc/