CMA Awards 2009

19-year old vocal powerhouse Rachel Holder will be a busy, busy woman next week, as she participates in her first CMA Music Festival as an artist. Rachel, whose single “In Your Arms” is already a Top 20 hit on the Music Row CountryBreakout chart – #17 and still climbing – has attended country music’s big week as a fan before, but THIS time the emerging country talent will be participating as an artist in the many performances, activities and fan sessions offered throughout the week all over...Read Full Story

With touring season kicking off for country music over the next few weeks, fans are marking down special dates in their calenders to travel to see some of their favorite artists. While Reba McEntire might not be touring as much these days as she’s filming her new sitcom “Malibu Country,” country music’s Queen still has a busy enough schedule. With only a handful of dates set so far for 2012, she modified her tour schedule this morning to take out one Canadian date – her Ottawa, August 10th...Read Full Story

CMA and Chevrolet – the Official Ride of Country Music – continue their partnership and bring exciting fan experiences to the 2012 CMA Music Festival, June 7-10, in downtown Nashville. “Chevrolet has been a valued partner with CMA for seven years and we are excited about what they bring to the Festival,” said Sheri Warnke, CMA Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “Chevy is always thinking of ways to enhance the fans’ experience at CMA Music Festival and this year is no...Read Full Story

Two of Dierks Bentley's team members are nominated for the CMA Standing Room Only (SRO) Awards!The SRO Awards were originally created by the CMA Board of Directors in 1990 to honor outstanding professional achievement within the touring industry. Final ballots have been sent to the more than 11,000 CMA members to vote on who they want to honor as the best of the best in over a dozen categories, including Dierks' publicist, Mary Hilliard Harrington (The Green Room PR), who is up for Publicist...Read Full Story

CMT presents a first of its kind ‘CMT Crossroads’ event, ‘CMT Crossroads: Joe Walsh & Friends,’, featuring the legendary rocker and guitarist Joe Walsh, onstage with friends from country music including Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Luke Bryan and Hunter Hayes as well as Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. For one unforgettable episode of the popular performance series, the stars will align to pay homage to Walsh, performing his hits and Eagles’ classics, including “Life’s Been Good to Me...Read Full Story

More artists have been added to the Nightly Concerts at LP Field during 2012 CMA Music Festival, featuring two acoustic performance sets each night. During Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, June 7, David Nail will perform the title track of his album The Sound of a Million Dreams with the previously-announced Nashville School of the Arts Chamber Choir (under the direction of Walter Bitner). The Nashville School of the Arts has been a recipient of funds from CMA’s Keep the Music Playing program...Read Full Story

CMA kick starts 2012 CMA Music Festival on Wednesday, June 6 with The Eighth Annual CMA Music Festival Kick-Off Parade at 11:00 AM/CT, followed by The Seventh Annual CMA Music Festival Block Party at 12:30 PM/CT. Country icon Glen Campbell will be the Grand Marshal for the Parade. Campbell last performed at CMA Music Festival in 2004. He has received two CMA Awards, including CMA Entertainer of the Year (1968) and Male Vocalist of the Year (1968), and was inducted into the Country Music Hall...Read Full Story

CMT Music Awards 2012: Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band are the first performers to play the 2012 CMT Music Awards. The 11th CMT Music Awards Annual nomination list has been released, where women rules this year’s 2012 CMT Awards with Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton & Thompson Square and many more. The CMT Awards will held on 6th June, 2012 from Nashville, TN...Read Full Story

CMA kick starts 2012 CMA Music Festival on Wednesday, June 6th with The Eighth Annual CMA Music Festival Kick-Off Parade at 11:00 AM/CT, followed by The Seventh Annual CMA Music Festival Block Party at 12:30 PM/CT. Country icon Glen Campbell will be the Grand Marshal for the Parade. Campbell last performed at CMA Music Festival in 2004. He has received two CMA Awards, including CMA Entertainer of the Year (1968) and Male Vocalist of the Year (1968), and was inducted into the Country Music...Read Full Story

You clicked and we counted! We’ve compiled the top 10 most popular stories of April 2012, according to your clicks. Jake Owen’s engagement and Eric Church’s “Rolling Stone” interview comments each make two appearances on the list. Other artists included are Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, and Miranda Lambert. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank our readers for making last month our best month ever! CountryMusicIsLove received the most traffic in April 2012 since its inception in...Read Full Story