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Anderson & Urban Join Walk of Fame

Bill Anderson and Keith Urban are the newest inductees into the Music City Walk of Fame, presented by founding sponsor Gibson Guitar. The honorees will be recognized officially with the unveiling of commemorative sidewalk markers on Sunday, May 15, at 2:30 p.m. at Walk of Fame Park in downtown Nashville. The induction ceremony, sponsored by [...]

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MusicRow Award Noms Coming Monday

It’s time again for the MusicRow Awards, honoring the very best among Nashville’s thriving musical culture. Awards nominations will be revealed in a special morning PDF release on Monday, May 9, followed that afternoon by ballots for reader voting.

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Voice Gets Louder, Adds Starpower

NBC’s new talent discovery show, The Voice is upping its star power with the addition of…

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2Trios: TBP Gets CMT Noms; Harters Play Soundcheck Benefit

The Band Perry Get CMT nominations; The Harters set to perform at musicians benefit

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Aldean Leads CMT Music Award Nominations

Jason Aldean leads the way with four nominations for the 2011 CMT Music Awards. Following closely behind with three each are Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band and The Band Perry.

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CMT’s USA Weekend Breakthrough Video Noms Revealed

Details about the 2011 CMT Awards are starting to emerge with today’s (4/25) announcement of the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year Award nominees. The fan-voted awards show airs live from Nashville June 8 on CMT and cmt.com.

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Tomorrow Is “Girls’ Night Out”

Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country – The Concert of the Year airs tomorrow night (4/22) at 9:00 PM ET on CBS. The special tribute features performances by Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, John Fogerty, Vince Gill, the JaneDear girls, The Judds, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Jennifer [...]

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Francesca Battistelli Named Dove Awards Artist of the Year

Francesca Battistelli took top honors at last night’s (4/20) GMA Dove Awards where she was named Artist of the Year. Other multi-award winners included Chris August, Jason Crabb and Point of Grace.

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GMA Dove Awards Tonight In Atlanta

The GMA Dove Awards will be handed out tonight (4/20) in Atlanta, as the show moves from its longtime Nashville home for the first time. Thanks to the new location, organizers are reporting a 60% boost in ticket sales versus the same time last year. Jason Ingram is the leading nominee heading into the ceremony [...]

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CMT Award Nominations Coming Wednesday

CMT’s Evan Farmer will present the nominees for the 2011 CMT Music Awards live on the Today show Wed., April 27, airing at 9:00 am CST. Farmer will appear with hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. The Band Perry will also be on hand during the nomination announcements to perform “You Lie.” This is the [...]

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Jack White Named Music City Ambassador

Mayor Karl Dean and the Nashville Music Council honored Jack White and his Third Man Records with the inaugural Music City Ambassador Award on Saturday, April 16.

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Reba, Paul Simon Honored

Reba celebrated her 35th No. 1 this week, and BMI saluted Paul Simon at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas.

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Awards Sales Bumps Fading Fast

Once upon a time, Nashville sales execs enjoyed a great amusement ride called the “Post Awards Bump.” Marketers would line up to ride this thrilling machine a few times each year
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Date Set for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction

The 41st Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, according to an announcement made today (4/11) by John Van Mol, Chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation. This year’s inductees will be revealed in the coming months. The [...]

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