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Will the CMA Ever Disarm?

2008-06-11 18:48:55 by Edward Morris in Country Music Blog
 
...CMA to applaud the good work that some soldiers do some of the time, but its quite another for it to fawn over all things military and to coerce those attending the CMA Music Festival to do the same. Heres what Im talking about. This year, the CMA arranged for a flyover of four military jets before the start of each nightly concert at LP...
 
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CMA Award Nominations: Some Initial Observations

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2008-09-10 15:18:16 by Calvin Gilbert in Country Music Blog
...CMA Awards . Scanning the list released Wednesday (Sept. 10), a few things jump out. First of all, Rascal Flatts didnt get a nomination for entertainer of the year, a category theyve been in for the past two years. Its hard to argue with the EOY nominees Chesney, Paisley, Strait, Sugarland and Keith Urban although Rascal Flatts have performed...
 
Tags: cma, cma awards, cma nomination, nomination, vocal, vocal duo, viable vocal duos, rascal flatts, music video
 
 
 
 
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CMA Fest Could Leave Nashville...For Dallas?

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2008-02-19 21:45:16 by Pete Freedman in DC9 At Night
...CMA Music Festival . And it could possibly be heading our way See how and why after the jump The festival, once upon a time called "Fan Fair," brings the biggest names in country music together for a four-day festival of honky tonk songs and pointed tales of broken hearts. More importantly, it's been held in Nashville since its inception Kix...
 
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BMI Artists Dominate Nominee List for 2008 CMA Awards

2008-09-10 19:59:00 by Editor in News
 
...CMA Awards Wednesday, September 10, and BMI songwriters and artists overwhelmingly populate the anticipated list, sweeping the Female Vocalist of the Year nominations and dominating numerous categories Effervescent duo Sugarland underscored their critically acclaimed year, counting an inaugural nod in the prestigious Entertainer of the Year...
 
Tags: nashville, mca nashville, female vocalist, underwood, lambert joins underwood, musical event nods, musical event, arista nashville, carrie underwood
 
 
 
 
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Want to Pick the CMA Awards Winners?

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2008-10-27 20:19:40 by Chris Parton in Country Music Blog
...CMA Awards ? Normally youd have to be a member, but the Country Music Association knows that fans want to be involved too and has come up with a way to make it happen. By using the My CMA Awards Picks tool on the CMA Web site you can show your support for all your favorite artists. Just make your own pick for the winners and then it will be...
 
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Buckling Down for Our CMA Awards Coverage

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2008-11-13 00:31:37 by Calvin Gilbert in Country Music Blog
...CMA Awards show is just minutes away, and those of us at CMT have already had an interesting day. Not to complain (too much), but our offices in downtown Nashville were without electrical power from about 10 a.m. until almost 3:30 p.m. after a Nashville Electric Service transformer malfunctioned. That meant no computers, no e-mail and no TV,...
 
Tags: awards, major awards, surprise, surprise guest, cmt, tonights awards, cmt radio studios, sommet center, shane
 
 
 
 
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CMA Awards Toast BMI Country A-List

2008-11-14 16:45:00 by Editor in News
 
CMA Awards Toast BMI Country A-List All eyes turned to Nashville Wednesday, November 12 as the 42nd Annual CMA Awards celebrated the standouts from the last year in country music. BMI artists and songwriters walked away with a slew of the ceremonys red-letter awards, including Female Vocalist, New Artist, Vocal Group and Vocal Duo of the Year ...
 
Tags: lady antebellum, trio lady antebellum, lady antebellum vocal, vocal, awards, carrie underwood, underwood, alison krauss, vocal duo
 
 
 
 
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CMA Fest: In Your House Tonight

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2008-09-08 22:54:21 by Alison Bonaguro in Country Music Blog
CMA Music Festival: Countrys Night to Rock is on TV tonight (Sept. 8), and I am counting down the hours. It cant get here soon enough for me. I need some good country music and good clean hosts ( Kellie Pickler , Taylor Swift and Julianne Hough ) to cleanse me of the dirty feeling I have after watching British comedian Russell Brand host the MTV...
 
Tags: cma music festival, abc jams, taylor swift, faith hill, clean hosts, two-hour special, feature performances, live music, kellie pickler
 
 
 
 
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Trace Adkins Nabs First CMA Nominations in 10 Years

2008-09-10 21:22:12 by Craig Shelburne in Country Music Blog
 
...CMA nominations - the first time in 10 years that hes been nominated. He was up for Horizon Award in 1998, but lost to the Dixie Chicks . Hes certainly had plenty of hit songs, but it was Youre Gonna Miss This that impressed CMA voters enough to include it in the single, song and video category. (Adkins is not formally nominated in the song...
 
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Sugarland, Carrie Underwood Bring Balance to CMA Nominations

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2008-09-10 16:27:16 by Craig Shelburne in Country Music Blog
...CMA nominations . But not this time. Jennifer Nettles, the lead singer of Sugarland , is up for song (for writing Stay), as well as single, vocal duo, music video, musical event and the impressive entertainer of the year category, along with her creative comrade, Kristian Bush. A woman hasnt surfaced in that top category since 2001, back when...
 
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