The Country Music Association visited Houston yesterday, Monday, Sept. 17, with Josh Kerr, Maddie & Tae and Jon Nite, joining the CMA Foundation to meet with students at Waltrip High School followed by a CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank performance at The Heights Theater.
Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville recording artist Chris Janson tied for the top earning first-time CMA nominee with three nominations. He is up for New Artist of the Year, his current single, “Drunk Girl,” received a nomination for Song of the Year, alongside co-writers Scooter Carusoe and Tom Douglas, and a nod for Music Video of the Year, directed by Jeff Venable.
The Country Music Association has announced the final nominees for “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards,” as Chris Stapleton tops the list of finalists with five nominations. Producer and musician Dann Huff receives four nominations, the second most nominations this year, while nine artists garner three each—Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Midland, Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank announces a performance at The Heights Theater in Houston Monday, Sept. 17 at 7:00 PM featuring Josh Kerr, Maddie & Tae and Jon Nite. Maddie & Tae's Maddie Marlow (from Sugarland, TX) and Tae Dye have a strong connection to Texas, with the two first meeting during a music showcase in Dallas prior to becoming a Platinum-selling duo, while Nite was born in Amarillo, TX. Tickets for the performance cost $25 and are on sale now at CMAsongwritersseries.com.
Singer-songwriter, actress and producer Rita Wilson makes her return to Cafe Carlyle, October 16-20 with Rita Wilson: Liner Notes. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote of her debut residency: '[If you] closed your eyes at certain moments you could imagine you were cruising down a Southern California highway in the early 1970s. Sandwiched between the music of Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne on the car radio was a promising new voice whose sound fit right in with theirs.' Rita Wilson's forthcoming residency will go 'behind the music' to discover stories leading to songs that have become the soundtrack to so many lives. The performances will include friends who just happen to have written some of the most memorable songs of this century and last - for fascinating revelations about how their creations came to be.
The Country Music Association visited Chicago yesterday, Tuesday, July 24, with Illinois native Brett Eldredge and fellow songwriters Ross Copperman, Tom Douglas, Heather Morgan and Jordan Reynolds, joining the CMA Foundation and U.S. Bank to visit students at Chicago's Notes for Notes studio followed by a sold-out CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank performance at Joe's on Weed Street.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank has announced a performance at Joe's Bar on Weed Street in Chicago Tuesday, July 24 at 8:00 PM featuring Illinois native Brett Eldredge as well as Ross Copperman, Tom Douglas and Jordan Reynolds. The series hosts intimate performances with some of Country Music's most exciting songwriting talent taking turns telling the stories behind their hit songs and performing them in the raw as originally written. Tickets for the performance are on sale now at https://joesbar.com/SuSF0. General admission tickets cost $40.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank hosted a performance last night featuring Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Mac McAnally and Don Schlitz at downtown Nashville's CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to kick off CMA Fest; a limited number of four-day tickets for CMA Fest's nightly concerts at Nissan Stadium are still available at CMAFest.com/tickets or through the CMA Box Office at 1-800-CMA-FEST.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank visited Cincinnati's Memorial Hall last night, Wednesday, May 2, featuring performances by Sara Evans, Trent Harmon, Rob Hatch and Eric Paslay. The songwriters performed a wide array of songs they've penned, including "Like The Way You Love Me," "There's A Girl," "Goodnight Kiss," and "Barefoot Blue Jean Night." See below for the full set list.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series hosted a special invite-only performance for press, influencers and industry featuring Kelsea Ballerini and Lillie Mae Friday, April 27 during Stagecoach Festival. The performance, in partnership with H20+ Beauty Oasis and Disney Music Group, was held at Villa Zenyara, a resort estate in Coachella, California.
The Country Music Association has expanded its partnership with U.S. Bank to launch a community building initiative that will impact four major U.S. cities through 2018. Already a presenting partner for the critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series, U.S. Bank will broaden its support by providing much-needed resources to music education programs across the country.
Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Seattle's Paramount Theatre with three performances April 27-29, 2018. The Company will perform two Seattle premieres and a total of five works by a wide range of choreographers. Alvin Ailey's timeless and inspiring American masterpiece Revelations will provide the finale for all three programs, which will take place at 8pm on April 27-28 and at 2pm on April 29.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series returned to London's indigo at The O2 last night as part of the sixth annual C2C: Country 2 Country festival. The sold-out show featured stellar performances hosted by award-winning songwriter Brett James, who was joined by top tunesmiths including Luke Combs, Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Kip Moore. The show marked the sixth London appearance for CMA Songwriters Series. See below for the evening's full setlist.
The Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Seriesvisited the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 25 and 26, where songwriters Jordan Davis, Jillian Jacqueline, Steven Lee Olsen and Tenille Townes performed as part of the special 2018 Sundance ASCAP Music Café.
CMA Songwriters Series will return to London's indigo at The O2 Thursday, March 8 as part of the sixth annual C2C (Country 2 Country) festival. The sold-out performance will be hosted by award-winning songwriterBrett James, who will be joined by top tunesmiths Luke Combs, Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Kip Moore. This marks the fifth London appearance for the Country Music Association's critically-acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series.
CMA Songwriters Series Delights Fans And Industry In Toronto
Country Music Association's critically acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series has announced a Tuesday, Jan. 23 show at The Great Hall in Toronto featuring Dean Brody, Levi Hummon, Marcus Hummon and Jessica Mitchell.
The Country Music Association's widely praised CMA Songwriters Series presented by U.S. Bank has once again partnered with public television's critically acclaimed live music series Front and Center for its 2018 season, featuring one-of-a-kind performances from Country Music artists Clint Black, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Miranda Lambert.
FRONT AND CENTER, public television's critically acclaimed live music series, will return for an all-new season beginning in January (check local listings).
Country trio Temecula Road is excited to announce the release of their new single Everything Without You set for September 29 on all digital platforms
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