Industry News CMA Announces Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, and Don Schlitz as 2017 Class of the Country Music Hall of Fame Scott Frans April 5, 2017 NASHVILLE – The Country Music Association announced today that Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, and Don Schlitz will become the 2017 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Reed will be inducted in the “Veterans Era Artist” category, while Jackson will be inducted in the
CMA Awards CMA Announces 2017 International Awards Recipients Scott Frans April 4, 2017 NASHVILLE – After a whirlwind month of international Country Music celebrations across Europe and Australia, CMA has announced the 2017 International Awards recipients. “CMA International Awards are a way to recognize our genre’s best ambassadors to fans globally. The recipients of these Awards are the
CMA Songwriters Series CMA Songwriters Series Strikes A Chord At Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Scott Frans April 3, 2017 NASHVILLE – CMA Songwriters Series returned to Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Friday featuring a powerhouse lineup to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the revered event. Songwriting legend Jim Beavers performed with CMA Award nominees Bob DiPiero and Richie McDonald, and CMA Song of the Year winner Lee Thomas Miller at 3rd and Lindsley
CMA Songwriters Series Lady Antebellum and CMA Songwriters Series Usher in an Acoustic Evening at SXSW Scott Frans March 17, 2017 Event Put The Spotlight On New Music From Lady A With HEART BREAK Collaborators busbee and Nicolle Gallyon NASHVILLE – Seven-time CMA Awards-winning trio Lady Antebellum brought the intimate CMA Songwriters Series back to the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, Thursday night as they
CMA Music Festival 2017 CMA Music Festival Lineup Revealed Scott Frans March 17, 2017 Nightly Concert Lineup Announced Exclusively on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Days of Social Media Posts Reveal More than 100 Artists Performing Ticket Proceeds Benefit Music Education through CMA Foundation NASHVILLE — After four days of social teases, the lineup for the 2017 CMA Music Festival is
International Country Music Reaches New Heights in the U.K. and Ireland Scott Frans March 14, 2017 NASHVILLE—As Country Music fans packed the sold-out C2C Festival in the U.K. and Ireland last week, the Country Music Association returned overseas to present three CMA International Awards, host industry executives to reveal new data illustrating the millennial push behind the U.K.’s Country Music growth, and
CMA Songwriters Series CMA Songwriters Series Returns to London for 2017 C2C Festival Scott Frans March 10, 2017 NASHVILLE—CMA Songwriters Series returned overseas Thursday to kick-off the fifth annual C2C (Country 2 Country) Festival at London’s indigo at The O2. The highly-anticipated show featured an award-winning lineup of Country Music’s hottest hitmakers: five-time CMA Awards winner Kristian Bush, former CMA Musician of the
CMA Songwriters Series Front and Center Debuts Jennifer Nettles’ CMA Songwriters Series Performance Scott Frans March 9, 2017 NASHVILLE—Public television’s critically acclaimed live music series, “Front and Center,” has again joined forces with the Country Music Association for a brand new episode of CMA Songwriters Series featuring six-time CMA Award winner and three-time Grammy Award winner Jennifer Nettles. Filmed at New York’s Iridium, Nettles
CMA Foundation CMA Announces 2017 Music Teachers of Excellence Honorees Scott Frans March 8, 2017 Little Big Town to Host Celebration Evening April 26 NASHVILLE – The CMA Foundation will honor 31 teachers from across the country as 2017 CMA Music Teachers of Excellence, furthering its mission to support music education programs in Nashville and beyond. Honorees will attend
Industry News CMA Makes Mark at 2017 Country Radio Seminar Scott Frans February 27, 2017 NASHVILLE—As thousands of Country radio broadcasters traveled to Nashville for Country Radio Seminar (CRS), CMA hosted key events to welcome attendees, share valuable insights revealing the power of the Country Music radio consumer, and offer best practices regarding entries for the CMA Broadcast Awards. CMA
