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| Jay Mohr |
The slogan is recognized around the world. What
happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
But NASCAR will make an exception on Dec. 5
when it gives audiences a front row seat as Jay Mohr, Lady Antebellum, Aloe
Blacc and Lennon and Maisy take the stage at the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Awards show from the Wynn Las Vegas live on FOX Sports 1.
This year, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Awards will honor 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, as well
as celebrate the other Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ Challengers. FOX Sports
1 will provide coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards beginning at 9
p.m. ET. Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will begin coverage at 8
p.m. ET.
Mohr will serve as the host for the second
consecutive year. The actor, comedian, radio host and best-selling author has
one of the most expansive backgrounds in show business. After landing his dream
job at “Saturday Night Live” and launching his career in film alongside Tom Cruise
in “Jerry Maguire,” Mohr appeared in approximately 200 network television
episodes and more than 25 feature films. Additionally, his national radio show,
“Jay Mohr Sports,” is syndicated in more than 155 markets across the U.S. With
a career in entertainment that spans over three decades, Mohr has become an
artist who knows no limits, making him the perfect person to help celebrate
NASCAR’s most prominent drivers.
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| Lady Antebellum |
“This is my fifth time hosting the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series Awards and I’m honored to share the stage once again with
some of the most talented athletes in the world,” said Mohr. “This has been an
incredibly exciting year for NASCAR and it’s not every day that you get to be a
part of a defining moment in the history of a sport.”
Keeping his NASCAR performance streak rolling
following his act at NASCAR’s season-opening, crown jewel event the 2014
DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Blacc will kick off the musical
entertainment for the night with the soulful selection that has “woken up”
audiences around the world. The singer / songwriter collaborated as vocalist
and co-writer on well-known DJ/producer Avicci’s 2013 track “Wake Me Up,” which
topped the charts in more than 100 countries across the globe, before releasing
his third album “Lift Your Spirit” in March 2014. The rapper-turned-singer uses
his surging popularity to affect social change and to deliver messages of
positivity and passion.
Later in the evening, the seven-time GRAMMY
Award winning trio Lady Antebellum will keep the audience rocking with a new
song from their fifth album entitled “747.” The 11-song disc has already
spawned the PLATINUM certified multi-week chart-topping smash hit
“Bartender,” and its new single “Freestyle” is quickly climbing the charts. The
new album follows over 11 million albums sold worldwide, nine trips to No. 1 on
the country radio charts, six Platinum singles and “Vocal Group of the Year”
honors from both the CMA and ACMs three years in a row. Lady Antebellum just
wrapped their headlining “TAKE ME DOWNTOWN TOUR,” which hit 80 cities in Canada
and the U.S. over the course of the year, and delighted both fans and
critics with the “Dallas Morning News” declaring, "Lady
Antebellum shows off its warranted leap to superstardom." For more information
visit: www.ladyantebellum.com.
Additionally, 15-year-old Lennon Stella and
her 10-year-old sister Maisy Stella from ABC’s hit drama “Nashville” will
perform. The daughters of the recording duo Brad and MaryLynne Stella, Lennon
and Maisy’s musical roots run deep. In 2013, the sisters had a show-stopping
performance of “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers on “Nashville,” which quickly entered
the top 40 of Billboard’s “Hot Country Songs” list. Later that same year,
Lennon and Maisy performed at the CMA Awards™ and presented Taylor Swift with
her Pinnacle award. They also performed at The White House this year and sang
alongside cast members from “Degrassi,” Magic Johnson, Martin Sheen, The Band
Perry, and J.R. Martinez at “We Day Minnesota” last month.
This year’s talent will join the esteemed
list of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards show artists from previous years, which
include chart-topping singers, such as John Mellencamp, Phillip Phillips, Sara
Bareilles, Dierks Bentley and Kid Rock.
“The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards present
the opportunity to spotlight the biggest names in NASCAR, and we are thrilled
to augment that star power with some of the most popular personalities in the
entertainment industry,” said Zane Stoddard, NASCAR vice president of
entertainment marketing and content development. “This year’s line-up is sure
to add to what has been one of NASCAR’s most climactic racing seasons ever.”
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