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Watch Now: 2017 CMA Awards Videos

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Last night’s CMA Awards were nothing short of spectacular. We’re working to assemble videos from last night’s tributes, performances, and controversial moments. Scroll below to start watching and check back through the day as we get more in and replace the recap videos with full-length performances. Associated Press highlights the political and emotional moments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSbMbtZIgw8 Dierks Bentley & Rascal Flatts with Eddie Montgomery – My Town – A Tribute to Troy Gentry Carrie Underwood – Softly & Tenderly Dan + Shay with Lauren Alaina – Come Together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcoeQ4aySgI Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – The Rest of Our Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMCBv08WMQE Sturgill Simpson Goes Rogue, Busking Outside Bridgestone Arena During CMA’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK52nxJnvQ4 Kelsea Ballerini with Reba McEntire – Legends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Od2CltbQ9o Brothers Osborne – It Ain’t My Fault/ Tulsa Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWJ4oivoFg8 Keith Urban – Female https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8BhbOqgTAI P!nk – Barbies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUK37UUaHzo Little Big Town with Jimmy Webb – Wichita Lineman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iz83-Cmt6A Thomas Rhett – Unforgettable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D8Bsqg4-z8 Maren Morris & Naill Horan – I could use a love song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amBazdMAf9o

Tune-In Alert: Grammy Nominee Announcements

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save the date: 60th GRAMMY Awards® Nominations   The Recording Academy™ will kick off the 60th GRAMMY Awards® nominations by revealing nominees in the four General Field categories (Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Album Of The Year) live on “CBS This Morning,” Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Immediately following, at 8:45 a.m. ET, the Recording Academy will announce nominations across all 84 categories via press release, GRAMMY.com, and the Recording Academy’s social media platforms. Follow “Recording Academy / GRAMMYs” on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and use #GRAMMYs to join the conversation as it unfolds Nov. 28.   When Where What 8:30 a.m. ET “CBS This Morning” General Field Nominations 8:45 a.m. ET GRAMMY.com Complete Nominations List 8:45 a.m. ET Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter Nominations Conversation

Watch Special Features from The CMA Awards LIVE Online With Vevo!

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VEVO LIVE TO FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY LUKE BRYAN, BRETT YOUNG, DEVIN DAWSON, CAM AND APPEARANCES BY LITTLE BIG TOWN, CHRIS LANE, RYAN HURD AND MORE Vevo, the world’s leading provider of premium music videos, today announced that it is celebrating “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” in Nashville with an exclusive CMA version of Vevo Live. This special edition of Vevo Live will be complete with performances, video premieres, and appearances from many of country music’s biggest names and rising stars including Luke Bryan, Brett Young, Little Big Town, Devin Dawson, Chris Lane, Ryan Hurd and many more. Hosted by Ashley Eicher with celebrity guest hosts including Carly Pearce and Cam. Vevo’s broadcast will take place at on November 6, 2017 at 4pm CT. As a promotional partner of CMA Awards, Vevo is eager to celebrate Country Music leading up to “The 51st Annual CMA Awards,” broadcasting live November 8 at 8pm ET from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network. Overall the country genre has averaged 414.7 million monthly views on Vevo in 2017 (Source: Vevo Internal Analytics, US viewing metrics through 10/31/17). During a Vevo Live, the audience can tune in on different devices and from different locations. With video broadcast capabilities, fans are now able to get a deeper engagement with the artist, while keeping the music video at the heart and center of the experience. As a multiple screen co-viewing experience, this exclusive Vevo product allows artists to engage in a live chat with their fans, giving artists the ability to broadcast interactively alongside their music videos, and especially for this episode Vevo will be hosting multiple artists in Nashville streaming for two hours. Vevo Live at the CMA’s will be broadcast on Vevo.com. Fans can join through a special URL on mobile or desktop devices with the action also streamed on Youtube. To chat with the artists, fans must engage through Vevo.com, via desktop or mobile. The stream will be also available to view on Twitter at twitter.com/vevo. Facebook and Instagram. Fans can get a jump on the action by chatting with their fellow music lovers and asking questions to the artists in advance by heading to vevo.ly/VevoLiveCMA starting Friday 11/3 at 12pET. About Vevo Vevo is the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform with over 24 billion monthly views globally. Vevo delivers a personalized and expertly curated experience for audiences to explore and discover music videos, exclusive original programming and live performances from the artists they love on mobile, web and connected TV. About the CMA Awards The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time – making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. The Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television properties, “CMA Fest” and “CMA Country Christmas,” through 2021. The CMA Awards air in 43 countries.

Kelsea Ballerini & Reba McEntire, Dierks Bentley & Rascal Flatts, More Slated For ’51st Annual CMA Awards’ Collaborations

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Following last week’s announcement of the first round of performers for the “51ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”, the COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION (CMA) has unveiled four musical collaborations to be highlighted during the event. KELSEA BALLERINI and REBA MCENTIRE will join forces; DIERKS BENTLEY and RASCAL FLATTS will perform together; BRAD PAISLEY and KANE BROWN will duet; and MAREN MORRIS will collaborate with Pop star NIALL HORAN. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S8eONXaWGU[/embedyt]   Five of the performers are current CMA AWARDS nominees, including BALLERINI and MCENTIRE, who will face off in the Female Vocalist Of The Year category along with MORRIS; BENTLEY, who will contend for Male Vocalist Of The Year; and FLATTS, who are nominated in the Vocal Group Of The Year category. Hosted by PAISLEY and CARRIE UNDERWOOD for the tenth consecutive year, the “CMA AWARDS” are set to air live from NASHVILLE’s BRIDGESTONE ARENA on ABC-TV beginning at 8p (ET).

Preview: Tonight’s ACM Honors Broadcast on CBS

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Tonight country music fans all over the nation will be tuning in to CBS at 9ET/8Central to help celebrate some of the finest hard working individuals in the country music industry. We’ve done some digging and found a few videos to help our readers get a sneak peek at what to expect. Sounds Like Nashville highlights what artists are most excited for: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYRFFnbCne8[/embedyt] Glen Campbell’s Family and tribute at the 2017 ACM Honors [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvjebpEZCmM[/embedyt] Artists react to their ACM Honors [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mumUwCbxy_A[/embedyt] [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8WNchWAFCU[/embedyt] [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geG8j6lyQTQ[/embedyt] [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6X-zqDoCww[/embedyt] [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyWY2PkJU8I[/embedyt]  

The 2017 CMA Awards Are Coming!

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In standing CMA tradition, rising stars will take to the airwaves September 4th to announce the nominees for the 2017 CMA Awards on Monday, September 4th on Good Morning America. In most cases the artists that do the announcing are set up to have a pretty big upcoming year themselves, and looking at this lineup, it looks like the tradition is going strong. Providing us with this year’s list of honorees is Dustin Lynch, The Brothers Osborne, and Lauren Alaina. “The three rising country acts will appear on Good Morning America in a special Labor Day broadcast that will slant toward country music in anticipation of the yearly awards, which are billed as Country’s Biggest Night. Lynch, Alaina and Brothers Osborne will announce the nominations in all of the biggest categories of the 51st CMA Awards, and Brothers Osborne will also perform their current single, “It Ain’t My Fault,” during the special GMA broadcast beginning at 8:30AM ET on ABC”. – Courtesy of : Dustin Lynch + More Announcing 2017 CMA Awards Nominations

Academy of Country Music Announces ACM Studio Recording Award Winners

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The Academy of Country Music® announced the Studio Recording Award winners for the 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™. The Studio Recording Award winners will be honored during the 11th ANNUAL ACM HONORS™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards. The event will take place Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. The Studio Recording Awards are voted on by professional members of the Academy classified in the Artist-Entertainer/Musician-Bandleader-Instrumentalist category, and the Producer-Engineer-Studio Manager sub-category (contained within the Affiliated category). The categories honor the behind-the-scenes musicians, producers, engineers and industry professionals who contribute so much to the artistry, success and longevity of country music. Below is a complete list of the Studio Recording Award winners for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards: STUDIO RECORDING AWARD WINNERS: (Note: ** Indicates a tie.) BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Glenn Worf DRUMMER OF THE YEAR – Miles McPherson GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Tom Bukovac & Danny Rader** PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Dave Cohen SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Dan Dugmore STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Dan Dugmore AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR – Chuck Ainlay PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – Jay Joyce

A Look Back At The History Of The CMT Music Awards

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Who among us hasn’t been both embarrassed and enthralled when our parents pull out the old photo album and start walking us through the pictures of our past? Things aren’t much different when we start paging through the moments that made up country music history. Some are legendary moments in the making while others are disasters just waiting to unfold, but they are all a part of where we came from. Join me, WhiskeyChick, as I take a look today through the story of the CMT Music Awards! While the award show has had its roots in Nashville since 1967, first as the Music City News Awards, then later as the The Nashville Network’s Viewer’s Choice Awards, then finally as the CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards the ceremony is now known as simply the CMT Music Awards. These awards separate themselves from other established awards shows by putting the main focus on fan voting and on in-show performances with the actual presentation of trophies taking a back seat. Over the years those performances have been nothing short of amazing, so let’s take a look at a few: When CMT took over the award show they were trying to cross over the mainstream audience from their sister station MTV and this is obvious in the focus they put on flashy pop-styled performances. This of course turned a lot of the more traditional fans away from the show all together but cemented the CMT Awards as an influence in the younger markets. Shania Twain – 2002 CMT Music Awards – “I’m Gonna Get You Good” Brooks & Dunn feat. ZZ Top – 2002 CMT Music Awards – “Only In America” As the awards grew up alongside technology, the balance between pop and flash and classic country crooning started to settle into more epic showcases of modern talent. Keith Urban – 2004 CMT Music Awards – Opening the show with “Who Wouldn’t Want To Me” Rascal Flatts – 2004 CMT Music Awards – “I Melt” Eventually the channel realized they had an opportunity with this younger audience to have a lot more fun than those other stuffed-shirt formal affairs and started showing their softer side with comedic hosts like Jeff Foxworthy to kick things off. 2005 CMT Music Awards opener But don’t let all that fun and funny fool you… they’re still all about the performance here! Carrie Underwood – 2006 CMT Music Awards – “Before He Cheats” Of course some of those moments are ones the country bloggers tend to sweep under the rug, but can we all take a moment and admit that this pairing got all us parents misty-eyed JUST long enough to forget about Billy Ray’s achey breaky heart after watching his baby girl swinging on a wrecking ball? Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus – 2008 CMT Music Awards – “Ready, Set, Don’t Go” Of course, who can forget the moment another teenage sweetheart took over country radio in a way nobody saw coming! Taylor Swift – 2009 CMT Continue reading A Look Back At The History Of The CMT Music Awards→

Voting Still Open for CMT Music Video of the Year!

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It’s not too late to say you care… about who wins Video of the Year at the 2017 CMT Music Awards! Take a gander at our nominees below, then click on over to CMT.com to cast your vote! Carrie Underwood – “Church Bells” Artists of Then, Now & Forever – “Forever Country Cole Swindell – “Middle of a Memory” Florida Georgia Line – “H.O.L.Y.” Keith Urban – “Blue Ain’t Your Color” Luke Bryan – “Huntin, Fishin, and Lovin Every Day” Miranda Lambert – “Vice” With just a few hours until show time, CMT today revealed the finalists for the highly-coveted ‘Video of the Year’ award at the “2017 CMT Music Awards,” the loudest night in country music. Fan votes narrowed the pack down to Carrie Underwood, Cole Swindell, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and the CMA- produced 50th anniversary video, “Artists of Then, Now & Forever.” If Underwood wins she will maintain her record of most “Video of the Year” wins, with seven won.  Finalists were announced this morning on the Today Show with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford, which aired lived from Nashville. Voting is now open at CMT.com for these seven finalists and voting will continue through the live show.