Category: MusicFest
Performers Added to 2012 CMA Music Festival
A host of artists joins previously announced performers Jason Aldean, The Band Perry and Carrie Underwood [...]
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Dudley Resigns From CMA
The Country Music Association announced today that Senior Vice President Bobette Dudley has submitted her resignation [...]
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Stagecoach Line-up Includes Mavericks Reunion
Country superstars head west for the annual festival [...]
Strong Ratings For CMA Fest Special
Last night’s (8/14) CMA Music Festival television special drew an average audience of 7 million viewers, about one million more fans than last year’s broadcast. CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock aired 8:00-11:00 p.m. on ABC. It came in second place most of the night, and moved into first place during the final hour. [...]
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CMA Music Festival TV Special Adds Star Power
Star appearances on the CMA Music Festival television concert special keep stacking up. Performances added to the lineup include Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Alabama with reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Brad Paisley; The Band Perry at LP Field; a late-night jam with Luke Bryan, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow; Josh Turner singing [...]
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Benefits and a Tour Overseas
Josh Turner Benefit Concert • Link The Town Pink Campaign • Stealing Angels Homecoming Tour Overseas • SOLID Yard Sale Benefit
Country’s Night To Rock TV
The ABC-TV special CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock will air Sun., Aug. 7. The concert special was taped June 9-12 at the 40th annual festival. Among the artists who will perform on the program are Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Sara Evans, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, [...]
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Photos: Stealing Angels, Toby Keith, Bonnaroo
Earlier this week songwriters Caroline Cutbirth and Tayla Lynn signed to Skyline Music Publishing. Together with Jennifer Wayne, Cutbirth and Lynn make up Skyville Records trio Stealing Angels.
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Lambert Reaches No. 1, Revs Up Pistol Annies
Hot on the heels of her latest chart-topping single, Miranda Lambert officially released the first music from her new trio, Pistol Annies. The newlywed was in Nashville to toast the success of “Heart Like Mine” on June 2 at Virago, where BMI hosted an intimate, celebratory dinner. Co-written by Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Travis Howard, [...]
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CMA Fest By The Numbers
The Country Music Association released its preliminary statistics on its 40th annual fan festival on Monday, and the results are impressive. There is no official estimate on how much economic impact this year’s festival had on downtown, but it is a safe bet that it surpassed last year’s $24 million.
Festival Fundraisers: Celeb Softball, Music City Gives Back
Saturday’s (6/11) Celebrity Softball Challenge raised big bucks for City of Hope, which fights cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses. Among those going to bat at Nashville’s Greer Stadium were Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley, David Nail, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Brett Eldredge, Chuck Wicks, Jake Owen, James Wesley, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, Kerry Collins, LoCash Cowboys, [...]
More Hot CMA Fest Pics
Brad Paisley, Brantley Gilbert, Joe Nichols, Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, and more.
Bobby Karl’s Fan Fair Finale
Chapter 369: I am pretty sure it was the hottest one on record, and I am fairly confident that it was the best attended, but I am absolutely positive that this has been the most star-loaded CMA Music Fest in history. On Wednesday (6/8), we had the legendary Oak Ridge Boys and Hall of Famer [...]
Fab Photos From Music Fest
Little Big Town host Ride For A Cure • “Idols” on the Opry • Fan Fair Hall with Dolly, Robin Meade and Due West
Photos: CMA Fest, Hot Dog Day, CMHOF
SunTrust Hot Dog Day • Shania Twain honored for 75 million in sales • Songwriter Don Schlitz at Hall of Fame • Joanna Smith at CMA Music Festival
Review: Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam Delivers
Marty Stuart sold out the historic Ryman Auditorium June 8 for his 10th Anniversary Late Night Jam. The event raised over $30,000 for MusiCares with a portion also going to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Guests included country music icons Parton, Mel Tillis and Connie Smith, along with The Quebe Sisters Band, Doug Kershaw and surprise [...]
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