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Photo Coverage: CMA Music Festival in Nashville
By: BWW Photo Special Jun. 11, 2010
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967. (The Entertainer of the Year award that night went to Eddy Arnold.) The second annual CMA awards were presented in October 1968; NBC taped the ceremony and broadcast it a few weeks later). Beginning in 1969, the awards were televised live, usually during October or November of each year. They continued to be broadcast on NBC until switching to CBS in 1972, where they remained until 2005. Starting in November 2006, the Annual CMA Awards are televised on ABC. The CMA Awards, for many years, were held at the home of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry; initially at the Ryman Auditorium, and from 1974 to 2004 at the Grand Ole Opry House. The 2005 ceremonies took place in New York City at Madison Square Garden. The awards show has been held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena since 2006.
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Gary Allan
Carrie Underwood
Singer Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
LeAnn Rimes
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Fly over during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stadium crowd during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Marines during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 12, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Atmosphere during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 12, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 12: Atmosphere during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field
CMA's CEO Tammy Genovese
CMA Shirt seen during the 2009 CMA Music Festival
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean welcomes crowds during the 2009 CMA Music Festival
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 13: Jamey Johnson performs in the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field
Josh Turner
Jamey Johnson
Leann Womack
Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Judd
Leann Womack
Leann Womack
Wynonna Judd
Leann Womack
Jason Michael Carroll
Keith Urban
l-r Keith Urban, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn
Keith Urban
Ean Evans of the group Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sara Evans sings to her new fiance, Jay Barker
Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter, Brandi Cyrus
Sara Evans
Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington
Jason Michael Carroll
Jessica Harp
Jennifer Nettles, left, and Krisitan Bush
Sara Evans
Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington
Carrie Underwood
Two-Foot Fred is welcomed onstage by Big Kenny
Carrie Underwood
Reba McEntire L performs with former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson
Reba McEntire L performs with former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn
Fans photograph the stars
Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn
Reba McEntire
Chuck Wicks
Little Big Town
Jason Aldean
Kid Rock
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryant
Luke Bryant
Luke Bryant
Kid Rock
Luke Bryant
Kid Rock
Zac Brown Band Zac Brown
Little Big Town
Zac Brown Band Zac Brown
Little Big Town
Jake Owen
Jake Owen
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Singer/Songwriter Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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