
Lauren Alaina
American Idol runner-up
Lauren Alaina,
Big &
Rich,
Luke Bryan,
Brett Eldredge and
Jana
Kramer will be participating in the third annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp set for June 18-22 in Nashville. The event,
a residential program open to musically-talented individuals with developmental disabilities, is a partnership between the
Academy of Country Music's Lifting Lives initiative and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
The camp will promote the study of Williams syndrome and other developmental disabilities while providing music enrichment
through performance and education. The camp includes a songwriting workshop with Eldredge and
David
Lee Murphy, a recording session with Bryan and producer Paul Worley, a dinner and karaoke with Alaina and a cookout with
Kramer. Activities conclude with the campers performing with Big & Rich at the Grand Ole Opry.