January 17, 2013, 12:37 pm Chris Young is picking up a major honor from the Country Music Association. He’ll receive the coveted Triple Play Award for his hit songs “Voices,” “Tomorrow” and “You” on January 29. The award recognizes songwriters who have written three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period. The CMA has also selected Chris as a featured [...] Read More
January 15, 2013, 10:47 am Country music is invading Paris. The Country Music Association will hold the first International Country Music Marketing Summit at Disneyland Paris on March 1. The summit is part of the association’s mission to help expand the format around the world. “With immediate and convenient access to Country Music, the world market is fertile ground for [...] Read More
September 15, 2012, 4:23 pm Dierks Bentley paid a visit to the Bronx, New York on Thursday to talk to students at P.S. 103, The Hector Fontanez School, about the importance of music as a form of expression. He also stressed that music can help keep children engaged in school. His visit was part of CMA’s ‘Keep The Music Playing’ [...] Read More
August 23, 2012, 7:28 pm By Joseph Hudak © 2012 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. Jerrod Niemann had just climbed aboard his tour bus after a March benefit show in Chattanooga, Tenn., for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when his friend and fellow artist Lee Brice smelled something all too familiar — the acrid odor [...] Read More
August 22, 2012, 7:14 pm By Bob Doerschuk © 2012 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. Lots of young artists come to Nashville to seek their musical fortunes. Dustin Lynch’s plans were more focused. He wanted to come to a specific part of Nashville — specifically, as close as he could get to the Bluebird Café [...] Read More
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