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Tim Allen, ‘Nashville’ stars and more to present at CMA Awards
Connie Britton (photo: ABC/CRAIG SJODIN) In addition to dozens of country stars, Thursday's CMA Awards will see a number of big, non-musical names taking the stage to present awards, among them...
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‘CMA Country Christmas’ full of promise for Jennifer Nettles and audience
Jennifer Nettles hosts 'CMA Country Christmas' this holiday season on ABC. (photo: Donna Svennevik/ABC) Jennifer Nettles, whose first child is due Nov. 29, has her fingers crossed that the baby won’t...
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Blake Shelton tops CMA Awards filled with firsts
Click here to see a photo gallery from the 46th annual CMA Awards. Here, Blake Shelton accepts the entertainer of the year award during the show at Bridgestone Arena Nov. 2, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn....
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CMA Awards after-parties, in photos
Click to see a gallery of CMA Awards after-parties. The night was far from over for country stars when the CMA Awards wrapped up on Thursday night. Famous faces and Music City movers and shakers hit up...
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Former CMA chairman, record company exec Rick Blackburn, 70, dies
Rick Blackburn (File / Larry Dixon) Rick Blackburn |1942-2012 By Jaquetta White The Tennessean Richard Norman “Rick” Blackburn, a former record company executive and past president and chairman of the...
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Lyrics still No. 1 for music biz CEO Troy Tomlinson
Troy Tomlinson is president and CEO of Sony ATV. (photo: John Partipilo / The Tennessean) Executive Q&A: Troy Tomlinson Troy Tomlinson entered the music industry at the very bottom of the totem...
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Scotty McCreery leads CMA Keep the Music Playing celebration, concert
If there’s anyone who underestimates the power of the dollars spent by the thousands of fans who flock to Nashville for the CMA Music Festival each summer, they need only look at that clarinet in the...
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Can country music blossom overseas?
World is open for artists who invest time and money Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum (Getty Images for CMT) Clarence Spalding was sleep-deprived and running on fumes....
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Bobby Bare, Cowboy Jack Clement, Kenny Rogers named to Country Music Hall of...
Click for photo gallery: Bobby Bare, Kenny Rogers and Cowboy Jack Clement pose for pictures following the announcement of their induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame (photo: Samuel M....
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CMA Music Festival 2013: Record-setting crowds pack downtown for concerts,...
Fans go wild as Eric Church performs at LP Field for the first nightly concert at the 2013 CMA Music Festival on Thursday. (Photo Larry McCormack/The Tennessean) Big to bigger. Bustling to jam-packed....
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CMA Awards announce 2013 date
Click for more photos from the 2012 CMA Awards (Photo: Larry McCormack/The Tennessean) Save the date – for what the Country Music Association calls “country music’s biggest night.” The 47th annual CMA...
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Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood return for 6th year hosting CMA Awards
Click the photo above for a gallery from the the 46th Annual CMA Awards in 2012. Here, cohosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood dance "Gangnam Style" during the show, which aired live from Bridgestone...
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Brad Paisley celebrates 22nd No. 1 song in Nashville
Click to see more photos of Brad Paisley performing at the 2013 CMA Music Festival (photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean) Brad Paisley celebrated “Beat This Summer,” his 22nd No. 1 song — and his...
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Country Music Hall of Fame on track to raise $100 million for renovation
Director Kyle Young shows the new top-floor event hall at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The museum is on track to meet its $100 million fundraising goal, and renovations are...
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CMA looks to maintain momentum with CEO pick
Sisters Gina Franks and Jami Clark from Muscle Shoals, Ala., dance during Rascal Flatts’ set at the 2013 CMA Music Festival at LP Field. (photo: Tom Stanford / The Tennessean) By Nate Rau The...
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CMA, ACM both have big awards plans for Tuesday
Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow poses for a portrait in promotion of her upcoming album, "Feels Like Home," on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP) Tuesday is a big...
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Carrie Underwood celebrates 18th No. 1 single in Nashville
Carrie Underwood (photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean) Carrie Underwood celebrated “See You Again,” her 18th No. 1 single, on Thursday with a party at the Country Music Association’s office on...
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CMA Awards reveal first performers for 2013 show
Click for more photos from the 46th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena. (Photo:Larry McCormack / The Tennessean) The 47th annual CMA Awards show is a month away and while country music fans already...
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Cal Smith, voice of ‘Country Bumpkin’ and other hits, dies at age 81
Cal Smith, who topped the charts with “Country Bumpkin,” “The Lord Knows I’m Drinking” and “It’s Time To Pay the Fiddler,” died Thursday, Oct. 10, at age 81. April 7, 1932 - Oct. 10, 2013 Calvin Grand...
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‘CMA Country Christmas’ returns to Nashville
Jennifer Nettles hosts 'CMA Country Christmas' this holiday season on ABC. (photo: Donna Svennevik/ABC) It’s not yet Halloween, but the Country Music Association already is planning for Christmas. The...
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