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CMA Music Festival Adds Artists to 2013 Lineup

Jessica Crans — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:01:33 +0000

Nashville’s yearly CMA Music Festival has just added more fabulous country stars to this year’s lineup at LP Field! Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band are the artists just announced, adding to previous lineup of Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town.

“We have an amazing lineup of talent for this year’s Festival,” said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “I know our fans will be entertained and enthralled to see our annual family reunion of the best and brightest performers in the industry.”

This years fest will take place on June 6-9 in downtown Nashville, TN. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000, or 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378). Ticket prices range from $135 – $350 plus fees.

More artists will be announced soon…stay tuned for details! More info can be found over at cmaworld.com.

Brad Paisley Honored By ASCAP

Jennifer Swirsky — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:35:20 +0000

Last night, to kick off Country Music Association (“CMA”) Awards week, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”) recognized the most successful songwriters of 2012 during an awards ceremony at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. During the ceremony, Brad Paisley received one of the biggest nods of the evening, being named ASCAP’s Songwriter/Artist of the Year. Brad was honored for his hit songs “Camouflage,” “Old Alabama,” and “Remind Me.”

Ben Hayslip was awarded Songwriter of the Year for his co-writing efforts on Blake Shelton‘s “Honey Bee,” Luke Bryan‘s “I Don’t Want This Night to End,” Martina McBride‘s “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” and Craig Morgan‘s “This Ole Boy.” Other honors also went to Dierks Bentley, David Nail, and Darius Rucker. And, as a surprise, the King of Country, George Strait, showed up to pick up an award as well.

CMA Awards week continues tonight with the Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) awards. Thursday night is the event everyone is awaiting — the CMA Awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, which airs live from Nashville at 8:00pm ET on ABC.

Congratulations to all the award winners! We can’t wait to see who takes home the highly coveted CMA Awards on Thursday night!

Charity Auction Chock Full ‘O Country Prizes!

Jennifer Swirsky — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:27:07 +0000

Kreative Kids Foundation, founded by former Broadway sensation and current country star Laura Bell Bundy, is holding an auction that is geared directly toward all of you country fans out there. The proceeds of the auction will go to Kreative Kids Foundation, an organization which helps artistic youth strive toward a career in the arts, despite limited financial means.

Included in this auction are: two tickets and a meet and greet to any Lady Antebellum concert; two tickets and a meet and greet to any Miranda Lambert & Pistol Annies concert; two tickets and a meet and greet to any Blake Shelton concert; two tickets and a meet and greet to any Rascal Flatts concert; two tickets and a meet and greet to any Dierks Bentley concert; two tickets and a meet and greet to any Luke Bryan concert; two tickets to attend the 2013 Country Music Television Awards in Nashville; two tickets to attend the 2013 Country Music Association Awards; and two tickets to attend the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Start placing your bids now by clicking here! Bidding on all of these incredible opportunities ends tomorrow, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Don’t miss out on your chance to support a great cause and walk away with a once in a lifetime experience! And, if you win one of these exciting auctions, please let us know what you won and if you heard about the auction by visiting Keepin’ It Country! Good luck to all who participate!

Announcing the Official 2012 Chevrolet Fan Anthem

Jennifer Swirsky — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:58:31 +0000

Today, Chevy is mentioned in nearly 1000 songs, sold in more than 140 countries and continues to play a role in popular culture and the lives of many artists and fans, especially country music fans.

Chevrolet has been a partner with CMA for seven years, and with the 2012 CMA Fest wrapping up and summer in full swing, Chevrolet strives to continue to look for ways to support the music their clientele enjoys. Accordingly, Chevrolet has launched a music initiative, Official 2012 Chevrolet Fan Anthem, where country music fans contribute to a crowd-sourced country song compiled through daily fan submissions on Facebook. You can check out the Fan Anthem in development here.

The 2012 Chevrolet Fan Anthem started on June 4, and, each day, a new lyrical prompt will be available for submissions. The prior day’s three top tweets will be displayed for voting and the highest rated lyric is added to “Birth of An Anthem.” At the end of the campaign, all lyrics will be compiled to create the 2012 Chevrolet Fan Anthem. Get your country crooning on for your chance to make an appearance in Chevrolet’s Fan Anthem!

“CMA Country Christmas” to Air Tonight on ABC at 9/8c!

Jessica Crans — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:18:59 +0000

Some of country’s biggest stars will be spreading some holiday cheer tonight on ABC! Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles hosts the show airing tonight with appearances by Lauren Alaina, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Miss Piggy, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban. Tune in at 9/8c to hear them sing some Christmas favorites!

Check out Country Music Association’s YouTube Channel for exclusive interviews from the CMA Country Christmas taping!

VIDEO: Road to the CMA Awards 2011

Elise Stawarz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:47:41 +0000

The Country Music Association just posted the Road to the CMA Awards 2011, featuring interview and performance clips from some of the biggest names in country music! Check out the full show below.

The rest of the show is posted after the jump:

CMA Songwriters series goes back to DC

Jessica Z — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:37:11 +0000

On Wednesday, November 16th at 8pm, Clint Black, Patty Loveless, Tim Nichols and host, Bob DiPiero will be in Washington, DC at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium. The CMA Songwriters series is going to be back in DC again.

Susan H. Vita, who is the Chief of the Library’s Music Division said,

“We are delighted to have the Country Music Association as our long-term partner in bringing so many major Country artists to the Library. This is the second year of our collaboration in presenting some of the nation’s most notable songwriters and performers.”

In addition, the CMA Chief Executive Officer for, Steve Moore had this to say,

“The Library of Congress is home to some of America’s greatest treasures. I can think of no better place to showcase some of Nashvilles’s greatest treasures, our incomparable songwriters”

You must have a ticket for the show, which you can get from www.ticketmaster.com. However, the show is free.

Keith Urban Presents Tommy Emmanuel With CMA Award

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:28:12 +0000

Australian country music artist Tommy Emmanuel was presented with the 2011 CMA Global Country Artist Award by Keith Urban on Monday. The ceremony was part of the CMA Music Festival celebration in Nashville this week.

Emmanuel was in the middle of an acoustic set on the Chevrolet Presents The CMA Global Artist Party At The Stage in Nashville, when Urban surprised him on-stage for the presentation. He was recognized for his achievement in furthering country music’s popularity in a country outside the United States.

Previous winners of the CMA Global Country Artist Award include Paul Brandt (Canada), Troy Cassar-Daley (Australia), Lee Kernaghan (Australia), and Jason McCoy (Canada).

CMA Music Festival takes place in downtown Nashville from June 9th to June 11th. Follow us on Twitter for the latest pictures on the ground from the fanclub parties, LP Field, and to stay updated on the daily agenda for country fans.