Press Releases: 2009
CMA PRIME PROSPECT STUDY MEASURES IMPACT OF ECONOMY ON COUNTRY FAN ENGAGEMENT
Latest CMA Research Findings Available Online Now as a Benefit to CMA Members; New Tracking of 2008 CMA Consumer Segmentation Study Begins in November
FIRST PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Love And Theft to Host Pre-Tel Awards
2009 CMA AWARDS HOSTS BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO PERFORM LIVE ON “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” NOVEMBER 10 FROM NASHVILLE ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
BOB DIPIERO ADDED TO CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES LINE-UP ON TUESDAY NOV. 10
DiPiero Joins Randy Houser, Brett James, Rivers Rutherford and Victoria Shaw at Nashville’s Limelight
CMA ELECTS STEVE BUCHANAN PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
CMA Elects New Board of Directors; Appointments Take Effect Jan. 1, 2010
CMA SONGWRITER SERIES ADDED TO EVENTS LEADING UP TO “COUNTRY MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT” ON TUESDAY NOV. 10
First-Time CMA Award Nominee Randy Houser Joins Brett James, Rivers Rutherford and Victoria Shaw at Limelight
CMA RELEASES SIXTH “CMA INDUSTRY INSITE” EPISODE TOPIC: GETTING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
Monthly Online Educational Series Can Be Found On CMA’s Member Web Site, My.CMAworld.com; New Episodes Posted Third Monday Each Month
DAVE MATTHEWS TO JOIN KENNY CHESNEY IN PERFORMANCE ON “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
TIM MCGRAW AND A VINCE GILL/DAUGHTRY DUET ARE AMONG THE PERFORMERS ADDED TO THE LINEUP FOR “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Jason Aldean, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, and Zac Brown Band to Perform on “Country Music’s Biggest Night”
2009 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Four Time 2009 CMA Award Nominee Jamey Johnson Notifies CMA Broadcast Personality and Radio Station of the Year Winners On Air
CLARENCE SPALDING RECEIVES CMA PRESIDENT’S AWARD
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY ON NOVEMBER 5
Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall and Mark Sanders Join Host Bob DiPiero as the Signature Series Returns to Joe’s Pub
FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban to Perform on “Country Music’s Biggest Night”
CMA AWARDS ONLINE STORE OPENS IN PREPARATION FOR “THE 43RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
CMA RELEASES FIFTH “CMA INDUSTRY INSITE” EPISODE TODAY TOPIC: THE DIGITAL WORLD
Monthly Online Educational Series Can Be Found On CMA’s Member Web Site, My.CMAworld.com; New Episodes Posted Third Monday Each Month
BRAD PAISLEY AND KEITH URBAN NOMINATION FOR CMA MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR ADDED TO LIST OF FINALISTS FOR 2009 CMA AWARDS
CMA ANNOUNCES 2009 BROADCAST AWARDS FINALISTS
Chuck Wicks Makes Announcement Live From Premiere Radio Networks’ New York City Studios Direct to Country Radio
BRAD PAISLEY LEADS FINALISTS WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS FOR “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS,” COUNTRY MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT
Keith Urban Receives Five Nominations; Zac Brown, Jamey Johnson, George Strait, and Taylor Swift Receive Four Nominations Each; Fresh Faces in Nearly Every Category Including Entertainer, Male, Group, Duo, and Album of the Year
THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION NAMES MS&L ITS SPONSOR SALES, BRANDING AND MARKETING PARTNER
2009 CMA AWARDS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE FEATURING FINAL NOMINEES ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE SERVICED ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
ARTIST RANDY HOUSER AND CMT PERSONALITIES CODY ALAN AND ALECIA DAVIS WRAP UP CMA AWARDS NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON SPECIAL EDITION OF “CMT INSIDER” LIVE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 FROM CMT’S NASHVILLE STUDIO
“The 43rd Annual CMA Awards” Airs Live Nov. 11 on the ABC Television Network
CORRECTED RELEASE: ABC’S “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” TO AIR CMA AWARDS NOMINATIONS LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 WITH DARIUS RUCKER AND LEE ANN WOMACK
CMA Broadcast Awards Finalists Announced By Chuck Wicks Live To Country Radio On Premiere Radio Networks; Official CMA Awards Radio Partner To Also Carry CMA Awards Nominee Announcements Live
BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD WILL RETURN TO HOST “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” LIVE FROM NASHVILLE ON ABC TELEVISION NETWORK ON NOV. 11
Tickets Go On Sale Sept. 19.
CMA HOSTS ITS FIRST-EVER LIVE “TWEET ‘N’ GREET” DURING “CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK” AUGUST 31
Join Artists Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Kellie Pickler and Zac Brown Band As They Tweet on ABC.com
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES PLAYS JOE’S PUB ON SEPTEMBER 9
Chuck Wicks, Marv Green, and Ashley Gorley Join Host Bob DiPiero for Signature Series
CMA RELEASES FOURTH “CMA INDUSTRY INSITE” EPISODE TODAY TOPIC: ENTERTAINMENT LAW
Monthly Online Educational Series Can Be Found On CMA’s Member Web Site, My.CMAworld.com; New Episodes Posted Third Monday Each Month
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES HITS THE ROAD
Popular Series will feature Kellie Pickler in Los Angeles And Lee Ann Womack in Chicago
SUPERSTARS TAKE THE STAGE AND GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THEIR FANS AT “CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK” MONDAY, AUGUST 31, ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
Performers include Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Julianne Hough, Jamey Johnson, The Judds, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, John Rich, Darius Rucker, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, and Zac Brown Band
CMA RELEASES THIRD “CMA INDUSTRY INSITE” EPISODE TODAY TOPIC: RECORD LABELS
Monthly Online Educational Series Can Be Found On CMA’s Member Web Site, My.CMAworld.com; New Episodes Posted Third Monday Each Month
40 STUDENTS FROM W.O. SMITH/NASHVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC TO PARTICIPATE IN WHITE HOUSE MUSIC SERIES HOSTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY
CMA Underwrites Cost for Metro Nashville Music Students’ Travel Cost; Nashville Business and Music Communities Step Up to Support Washington, D.C., Trip
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES RETURNS TO JOE’S PUB ON JULY 30
Billy Currington, Keith Follese and Jason Sellers Join Host Bob DiPiero for Signature Series
ABC INVITES AMERICA TO MUSIC’S HOTTEST EVENT, “CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK”
Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Sugarland, and Taylor Swift Perform
“BE INSTRUMENTAL” USED BAND INSTRUMENT DRIVE CONTINUES THROUGH JUNE WITH DROP OFF LOCATION AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM
Museum Offers $5 Discount For Up To Five Family Members With Donation
CMA INTERNATIONAL AWARDS PRESENTED DURING 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Joe Fish and Pio McCann Presented with the International Country Broadcaster Award; Roger Ryan Presented with the Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award
2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE UP 7.2 PERCENT
Tickets for 2010 CMA Music Festival Selling Fast; Consumer Ticket Sales 4.6 Percent Ahead of the Same Time Last Year
CMA RELEASES SECOND “CMA INDUSTRY INSITE” EPISODE JUNE 15: TOPIC ARTIST MANAGEMENT
Monthly Online Educational Series Can Be Found On CMA’s Member Web Site, My.CMAworld.com
SUPERSTAR KENNY CHESNEY TO CLOSE 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Countdown to 2009 CMA Music Festival Begins Tonight
STREET CLOSURES ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL OFFERS FREE ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES IN FREE ZONES
2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: FREE PARADE AND BLOCK PARTY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE
Sommet Center Plaza Stage Offers Free Entertainment
GRETCHEN WILSON TO KICK OFF 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH PERFORMANCE ON THE DAYTIME STAGE AT RIVERFRONT PARK
Love and Theft, John Michael Montgomery, and Craig Morgan Added to Daytime Lineup
CMA NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2009 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS
ABC HOSTS ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY AT CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NASHVILLE
The Party Extended to Two Days June 12-13; ABC’s “Wipeout” Obstacle Course Added
REBA MCENTIRE, TAYLOR SWIFT, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, JULIANNE HOUGH, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, LEANN RIMES, AND WYNONNA AMONG CELEBRITIES MEETING FANS IN GREASED LIGHTNING FAN FAIR HALL AT 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Reba’s First Autograph Signing at Festival in 13 Years
BE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD! DONATE GENTLY USED BAND INSTRUMENTS DURING CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Instruments Collected by the Nashville Alliance for Public Education June 11-14 in the Dr Pepper-McDonald’s Family Zone in the Hall of Fame Park
“THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” TO BE BROADCAST LIVE NOVEMBER 11 ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
CMA LAUNCHES “CMA INDUSTRY INSITE,” A MONTHLY ONLINE EDUCATIONAL SERIES FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
First Episode on Publishing to be Posted on CMA’s Member Web Site Monday, May 18
LITTLE BIG TOWN AND JOSH TURNER TO PERFORM AT 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
CMA HONORS DIERKS BENTLEY AND BROOKS & DUNN WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTIST ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS DURING HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AUSTRALIAN TOUR
INDUSTRY REACTS TO CMA CONSUMER RESEARCH SEGMENTATION STUDY
CMA Members and Guests Explore Key Findings and Discuss “Next Steps” for Business Development During Town Hall Meeting Tuesday in Nashville
RASCAL FLATTS, DARIUS RUCKER, AND WYNONNA (WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY THE JUDDS) TO PERFORM AT 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES AT JOE’S PUB SLATED FOR MAY 21
Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick, and Jimmy Wayne Join Host Bob DiPiero for Signature Series
2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL ARTIST LINEUP GROWS WITH STAR-POWERED CONCERTS ON THE DAYTIME STAGE AT RIVERFRONT PARK
Jason Michael Carroll, Bucky Covington, Emerson Drive, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers, Jessica Harp, Jo Dee Messina, Heidi Newfield, Oak Ridge Boys, James Otto, Phil Vassar, Chuck Wicks, And More
2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL SINGLE NIGHT TICKETS FOR THE NIGHTLY CONCERTS ON THE VAULT CONCERT STAGE AT LP FIELD ON SALE APRIL 18
Nightly Tickets Only $40 for Reserved Seats; $30 for General Admission
CMA PRESENTS CONSUMER RESEARCH SEGMENTATION STUDY TO INDUSTRY TUESDAY, APRIL 28
CMA Members and Invited Guests Explore Key Findings and Discuss “Next Steps” for Business Development During Challenging Economic Climate
TAYLOR SWIFT, JASON ALDEAN, RODNEY ATKINS, JAMEY JOHNSON, AND JAKE OWEN ADDED TO 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL ARTIST LINEUP
DIERKS BENTLEY, BROOKS & DUNN, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, BRAD PAISLEY, AND JOHN RICH JOIN 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP
CMA Increases Web Presence and Offers Advance Merchandise for Sale
TAYLOR SWIFT PRESENTS CMA INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY BROADCASTER AWARD TO AUSTRALIA’S JOHN BOND
PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Trace Adkins, Julianne Hough, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, and Reba McEntire to Perform in June During Nashville’s 4-Day, Signature Musical Event
CMA, METRO GOVERNMENT AND NCVB PARTNER TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESS AND MORE MUSIC STAGES DURING 2009 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Trace Adkins, Julianne Hough, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, and Reba McEntire to Perform
CMA RELEASES MAJOR CONSUMER RESEARCH SEGMENTATION STUDY
Largest Study in the 50-Year History of the Association Profiles Country Consumer
CMA DONATES MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 2008 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
CMA’s “Keep the Music Playing” Program Has Contributed More Than $2 Million To Fund Music Education Through a Partnership with The Nashville Alliance for Public Education
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES RETURNS TO JOE’S PUB IN NEW YORK CITY FOR A FIFTH YEAR
Popular Series Kicks Off a New Season on March 19
CMA ANNOUNCES CATEGORY AND VOTING PROCEDURAL CHANGES FOR COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME BALLOTING, BEGINNING 2010
Songwriter Category Added Every Third Year
CMA TO RELEASE CONSUMER RESEARCH SEGMENTATION STUDY MARCH 5 DURING CRS-40
CMA ANNOUNCES ROY CLARK, BARBARA MANDRELL, AND CHARLIE MCCOY AS NEWEST MEMBERS OF COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
Announcement Made at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum With Special Guests Louise Mandrell, Carl Smith, and Mel Tillis
