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The Country Music Association Announces Nominees for the 2019 CMA International Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 07, 2019
The Country Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2019 CMA International Awards, which honors industry executives and artists who have supported and made a difference to the growth and promotion of Country Music in the International market place. Nominees from Australia, Canada, Ger...
Grand Ole Opry Member, Jeannie Seely, Included in American Currents: The Music of 2018 at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
by Tori Hartshorn - January 17, 2019
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has announced Country music royalty and a fifty-one year member of the Grand Ole Opry, Jeannie Seely will be included in the opening of its first exhibition of 2019, American Currents: The Music of 2018, on Friday, March 8, 2019. The exhibit runs throu...
CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Encore Presentation Airs Today
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2018
“CMA Country Christmas,” the two-hour primetime annual holiday special, will air a special encore presentation Today, Dec. 22 at 8:00 PM/ET (7:00 PM/CT) on the ABC Television Network. Hosted by and featuring performances from iconic entertainer Reba McEntire, “CMA Country Christmas” also ...
Platinum Country Music Star Josh Turner Plays The McCoy
by Stephi Wild - December 14, 2018
Multi-platinum country music artist Josh Turner has garnered multiple Grammy, Country Music Association, and Academy of Country Music award nominations with hits including "Your Man," "Why Don't We Just Dance," "Firecracker," "Would You Go with Me," "All Over Me," and "Time Is Love," the most played...
Clint Black To Come To Hershey Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2018
A Clint Black Christmas is coming to Hershey Theatre today, December 14, 2018 at 8:00 PM....
CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Encore Presentation Airs 12/22
by Tori Hartshorn - December 12, 2018
“CMA Country Christmas,” the two-hour primetime annual holiday special, will air a special encore presentation Saturday, Dec. 22 at 8:00 PM/ET (7:00 PM/CT) on the ABC Television Network. Hosted by and featuring performances from iconic entertainer Reba McEntire, “CMA Country Christmas” al...
Star-Studded CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Airs 12/10 On ABC
by Tori Hartshorn - December 03, 2018
'CMA Country Christmas' airs Monday, Dec. 10 at 8:00 PM/ET (7:00 PM/CT) on the ABC Television Network. Reba McEntire hosts and performs for the second year during the ninth broadcast of the holiday music special. Other legendary acts and Country favorites taking the stage include Tony Bennett, Dan +...
Billboard Journalist Tom Roland Receives the 2018 CMA Media Achievement Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2018
Billboard journalist Tom Roland was presented with the 2018 CMA Media Achievement Award backstage Wednesday, Nov. 14 during “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards” at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Country Music Hall of Fame member and three-time CMA Awards winner Bill Anderson addressed journalists ...
Country Music Community Reacts to Passing of Roy Clark
by Tori Hartshorn - November 15, 2018
The country music community is mourning the loss of Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member Roy Clark who passed away this morning following complications of pneumonia. He was 85....
Ashley Gorley Named ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2018
The stars of country music gathered for the 56 th annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Country Music Awards on Monday, November 12, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville. The writers and publishers of country music's most-performed songs of the past year were...
Blake Shelton Releases Cover of Outlaw Legend Bobby Bare's TEQUILA SHEILA
by Tori Hartshorn - November 02, 2018
After announcing “Friends and Heroes 2019” earlier this week, country music superstar Blake Shelton continues to show old-school country some modern-day love with his cover of “Tequila Sheila” (listen HERE). Originally released in 1980 by Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry me...
ABC to Air CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 29, 2018
The ninth-annual “CMA Country Christmas” will air Monday, Dec. 10 at 8:00 PM/ET (7:00 PM/CT) on the ABC Television Network. Iconic entertainer Reba McEntire, who returns as host for a second year, will also perform during the holiday music special. Joining Reba are legendary acts and Country ...
Celebrate The CMA Awards With COUNTRY MUSIC'S BIGGEST STARS: IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
by Tori Hartshorn - October 26, 2018
In celebration of “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards,” Country Music's Biggest Night, ABC is set to air its 10th annual pre-CMA Awards Special, “Country Music's Biggest Stars: In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts,” Sunday, Nov. 11 from 9:00-10:00 PM/CT on The ABC Television Network. ...
Ricky Skaggs Formally Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 22, 2018
Last night in Nashville, Tennessee, music legend Ricky Skaggs officially became one of the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. At the official Medallion Ceremony held in the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's CMA Theatre, Hall of Fame member Garth Brooks, through tear-filled ey...
Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley & Brett Eldredge to Headline Country Thunder Arizona
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 22, 2018
As announced by Billboard this morning, Country Thunder Arizona will roar into Florence like never before this April 11-14, 2019. Today organizers announced another jaw-dropping line-up for one of America's favorite country music events....
Country Music Legend Charlie Landsborough To Visit Parr Hall On His Farewell Tour
by Stephi Wild - October 18, 2018
Country music legend Charlie Landsborough will be calling at Parr Hall next year on an extensive farewell tour....
Clint Black To Come To Hershey Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2018
A Clint Black Christmas is coming to Hershey Theatre on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 8:00 PM....
Country Music Association Celebrates 60th Anniversary
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 25, 2018
Today, the Country Music Association celebrates its 60th anniversary, as the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the City of Nashville, officially proclaim September 25, 2018 Country Music Association Day. CMA will host a special invite-only anniversary celebration Wednesday, Sept. 2...
Lee Ann Womack To Be Honored With Golden Note Award At ASCAP Country Music Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 18, 2018
Country music's finest will join ASCAP in honoring GRAMMY, CMA, ACM, AMA and Billboard Award-winning artist and songwriter Lee Ann Womack when she accepts the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award at this year's ASCAP Country Music Awards on Monday, November 12. The exclusive, invitation-only gala, wh...
54th Academy of Country Music Awards To Be Broadcast Live From Las Vegas This April
by Tori Hartshorn - September 10, 2018
The Academy of Country Music® announced today that the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®, will broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET/delayed PT on CBS. The 54TH ACM Awards, honoring and showcasing t...
Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland to Announce CMA Award Nominees Tomorrow on GMA
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 27, 2018
Final nominees for "The 52nd Annual CMA Awards," Country Music's Biggest Night, will be revealed on "Good Morning America" tomorrow, Tuesday, August 28. Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland will announce six categories (Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Male V...
Reba McEntire Returns to Host and Perform in This Year's CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018
Iconic entertainer Reba McEntire will return for a second year as host of the ninth annual “CMA Country Christmas,” the two-hour music celebration that airs on ABC during the holiday season. Marking her third time performing on the show, a lineup of legendary acts and Country favorites will also...
CUMULUS MEDIA and NASH FM 94.7 Announce NASH Next 2018 New York City Country Challenge Showcase
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 17, 2018
CUMULUS MEDIA and NASH FM 94.7, New York City's country radio station, announce NASH Next 2018 New York City Country Challenge Showcase, a live country music talent competition, Tuesday, August 21, 2018, from 6:30pm-8:30pm at Opry City Stage in Times Square, 1604 Broadway between 48th and 49th Stree...
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Return to Host 'The 52nd Annual CMA Awards' on ABC
by Tori Hartshorn - August 02, 2018
Country Music superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood return to host 'The 52nd Annual CMA Awards,' Country Music's Biggest Night, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. The beloved hosts return for the 11th time....
Bobby Bare Launches “Bobby Bare And Friends” Podcast Produced by 650 AM WSM
by Tori Hartshorn - August 01, 2018
Country music's original outlaw, Bobby Bare, has a long list of accolades: he's a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, he's celebrating a 60-year career, he's had over 50 successful hits and he even hosted his own television show in the '80s, “Bobby Bare and Frien...
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