Lisa Lee, Senior Vice President of creative and content for the Academy of Country Music, died from brain cancer on Saturday.
She was 52.“The Academy has lost a huge part of its heart and soul with the passing of Lisa Lee,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, in a statement. “She was a champion for Country Music and fiercely dedicated to the Academy’s mission for her over 15 years of service to the ACM.
She is irreplaceable, but her heart and spirit will live on throughout our industry. ACM Honors was her favorite event, and I know she will be singing along and smiling down on us from above on Wednesday night.”Lee was born Alicia Faye Young in Cabot, Arkansas, on December 24, 1968.
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