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Country Music Association Awards

CMA Close Up Special

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ABC Airs CMA Close Up Special As Preview to Award Show. The networks know that country fans are excited about the upcoming CMA Awards. So, they are offering fans a little something to hold them over till the big day. Local ABC affiliates will air a special “CMA Close Up Presents Road To The CMA Awards” between October 28th and November 9th. This half hour special will showcase the nominees from the various categories for the 45th Annual CMA Awards. Interviews with Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Kristin Chenowith and Little Big Town are among the list of interviewees. These country stars will share tidbits like their favorite memories of past CMA Awards and give insight into what its like to be honored with a nomination! Be sure to check local listings for dates and times to catch this special programming! The 2011 CMA Awards will air on Wednesday, November 9th on ABC at 7pm, and will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

2011 CMA Commercials

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The 45th Annual CMA Awards Have Released Commercials! The CMAs are about two weeks away and the commercials have hit television! For the fourth year in a row Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be hosting the event. I don’t know about y’all but I am VERY excited for their always clever opening jokes! This entertaining year has definitely given them plenty of material to work with! Here is one of the first of many CMA commercials to come! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zXZb4808gs]

Takin’ a Break with HaleighT-Country Music News Ep5

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Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Hank Jr. Are Center Stage In Episode 5 of Takin’ a Break with HaleighT! This week HaleighT is chatting about the recent goings-on surrounding 3 people who used to be the biggest thing in country music, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Hank Williams Jr. All three have quite a lot going right now, from new music to court battles! So, tune in to hear HaleighT’s take on it! Watch Episode 5 Now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9R0OoAkMoM]

Kenny Chesney Joins CMA Award Performances

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Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts Added to the Already Impressive CMA Awards Line-up The Country Music Association just keeps adding more and more incentive for country music fans to tune into the annual awards show in November! It has been announced that Kenny Chesney will be performing his nominated song “You and Tequila” with Grace Potter! Additionally, Rascal Flatts will be performing their current single, the collaboration with Natasha Beddingfield, “Easy“. They are joining a performance line-up that already includes hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley giving their hit “Remind Me” it’s live debut. Also, Faith Hill will be doing a debut of her own, showcasing her first new music in over five years with single, “Come Home“. The line-up will also feature Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban! Be sure to tune in Wednesday, November 9th at 8/7CT on ABC as the 45th Annual CMA Awards air live out of the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville!

Faith Hill Sings at 2011 CMA Awards

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Faith Hill Debuts Brand New Single at 2011 CMA Awards! We have been wondering for awhile what in the world Faith Hill has been up to lately, and now finally, there is a little news floating around the country music circuit about her! Faith will be performing her brand new single titled “Come Home” from her upcoming album which is due out next year. The last Hill released any new music was in 2005 with her Fireflies album. Granted she has release a couple of “hits” albums, but this is the first we’ve heard of new music in over six years. Faith’s publicity haven’t released any other details about the album yet, but we’ll let you know as soon as they do. The 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, November 9th at 8/7CT on ABC!

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Perform Remind Me

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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will Perform Remind Me at CMA Awards! The November 9th, 2011 CMA Awards show will officially mark the first live performance of Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood‘s duet Remind Me! So, this is turning out to be quite a busy night for both Paisley and Underwood! In addition to this performance, don’t forget that the pair are reprising last year’s role as hosts for the award show. Also, Paisley has been nominated in a total of five categories and Carrie is nominated for the female vocalist category! I hope they both get plenty of rest the night before the show! The 2011 CMA Awards will take place on November 9th, and air on ABC at 8PM ET. Tickets for the 45th Annual CMA Awards are on sale now!

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Host Countdown

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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Host Country Countdown USA in Run-up to CMAs. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be joining host Lon Helton on the September 24th/25th edition of Country Countdown USA. In addition to helping countdown the week’s top country radio hits, Brad and Carrie will share tidbits and stories from their lives! Brad will clue in fans on how he got Carrie interested in recording their current hit single duet “Remind Me“. Carrie will give insight into her experiences singing with other iconic singers like rocker Stephen Tyler and crooner Tony Bennett. Country Countdown USA is recorded live each week on Nashville’s historic Music Row, and counts down each week’s Top 30! Brad is currently wrapping up his H20II-Tour with Blake Shelton this week, and both Brad and Carrie are gearing up to co-host the CMA Awards in November!

CMA Announces First Performers

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First Round of Performers for 2011 CMA Awards Announced! The 45th Annual CMA Awards are quickly approaching, and there is much chatter all over the industry about all the details from nominations to possible performances to this year’s hosts! We heard weeks ago that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be reprising their roles of host from the 2010 CMA Awards, and the nominations for all twelve categories were announced just a week or so ago. (Click here to see more on the nominations!) Now, slowly but surely, the list of performers anticipated for the show are starting to be announced as well. We just got news of the first round of performances confirmed, and I do not think you will be disappointed! All five of the artists nominated in the “Entertainer of the Year” category, and this includes Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban. Also of note, four of the nominees, basically everyone except Keith Urban, all earned five nominations this year! The 2011 CMA Awards will take place on November 9th, and air on ABC at 8PM ET. Tickets for the 45th Annual CMA Awards go on sale on Saturday, September 24th at 10:00AM CT.

Congratulations Ben & Matt of KNIX!

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A hometown shout-out for radio sensations Ben & Matt of KNIX for their 2011 CMA Radio Personality of the Year nomination! Congratulations to Ben & Matt from my hometown favorite radio station KNIX! They’ve been nominated as the CMA’s Radio Personality of the Year for 2011!!! KNIX has also been nominated as Station of the Year as well. You know which way MY vote is swingin guys!!! Cheers! ~WC~ WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE duo THE JANEDEAR GIRLS announced the finalists for the 45th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS Broadcast Award Personality and Radio Station of the Year in four categories (small, medium, large, and major markets), as well as the finalists for the CMA National Broadcast Personality this morning (9/6) in NASHVILLE. The Broadcast nominees winners will be notified in mid-OCTOBER and will be acknowledged during the televised awards. The CMA AWARDS will take place at the BRDGESTONE ARENA in NASHVILLE, TN on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th on ABC TELEVISION. CMA Personality of the Year: National KIX BROOKS, “AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN WITH KIX BROOKS” – CITADEL MEDIA DEREK HASKINS & SEAN POWELL, “BIG D & BUBBA SHOW” – PREMIERE NETWORKS LIA KNIGHT, “THE LIA SHOW” – DIAL GLOBAL Major Market BEN CAMPBELL & MATT MCALLISTER, “BEN & MATT SHOW,” KNIX/PHOENIX CHUCK EDWARDS & LINDA LEE, “EDWARDS & LEE,” WYCD/DETROIT KELLY FORD & MARK NEWMAN, “KELLY FORD & RIDER,” KYGO/DENVER LAURIE DEYOUNG, “LAURIE DEYOUNG MORNING SHOW,” WPOC/BALTIMORE PAUL SCHADT, MEG BUTTERLY & GEOF KNIGHT; “PAUL SCHADT MORNING SHOW,” WKKT/CHARLOTTE Large Market CHRIS CARR, JEFFREY “MAVERICK” BOLEN & JASON STATT; “CHRIS CARR & COMPANY,” WUBE/CINCINNATI BILL CODY, “COFFEE, COUNTRY & CODY,” WSM-A/NASHVILLE JEFF ROPER & ANGIE WARD, “JEFF ROPER IN THE MORNING,” WTQR/GREENSBORO JESS TYLER, BRYAN PHILLIPS & AMANDA LEONARDO; “JESS, BRIAN AND AMANDA,” WCTK/PROVIDENCE MIKE WHELESS, MARTY YOUNG & JANIE CAROTHERS; “Q MORNING CREW,” WQDR/RALEIGH Medium Market KEVIN RICHARDS, “KEVIN RICHARDS SHOW,” WGNA/ALBANY BRIAN PIERCE & KELLIE MICHAELS, “MORNINGS WITH BRIAN AND KELLIE,” KFDI/WICHITA TOM O’BRIEN, ROGER TODD & MELISSA MORAN, “THE 97 COUNTRY BREAKFAST CLUB,” WPCV/LAKELAND STEVE LUNDY & GINA MELTON, “THE KAT 103 MORNING SHOW,” KXKT/OMAHA BILL ELLIS & BETH BRADLEY, “ELLIS AND BRADLEY MORNING SHOW,” WSSL/GREENVILLE, SC Small Market BILL BARRETT, TIM FOX & TRACY BERRY, “BARRETT, FOX & BERRY,” KKNU/EUGENE, OR BENNY “BEARMAN” MARTIN, KEN HICKS & DANIEL WYATT, “BEARMAN AND KEN IN THE MORNING,” WUSY/CHATTANOOGA SCOTTY COX & CARISSA LOETHEN, “SCOTTY AND CARISSA IN THE MORNING,” KCLR/COLUMBIA, MO EDDIE FOXX & SHARON GREEN, “THE EDDIE FOXX SHOW,” WKSF/ASHEVILLE, NC BRIAN GARY, TODD HARDING & SUSAN MOORE, “THE GOOD MORNING GUYS,” KUAD/FORT COLLINS, CO CMA Radio Station of the Year Major Market: KMLE/PHOENIX KNIX/PHOENIX WKKT/CHARLOTTE WMZQ/WASHINGTON WYCD/DETROIT Large Market: KASE/AUSTIN KVET/AUSTIN WFMS/INDIANAPOLIS WQDR/RALEIGH WUBE/CINCINNATI Medium Market: KATM/MODESTO-STOCKTON, CA KFDI/WICHITA KUZZ/BAKERSFIELD WBBS/SYRACUSE WYRK/BUFFALO Small Market: KCLR/COLUMBIA, MO KUAD/FORT COLLINS, CO WKSF/ASHEVILLE, NC WKXC/AUGUSTA, GA WUSY/CHATTANOOGA

Official 2011 CMA Award Nominees!

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The 2011 CMA Award Nominees Have Been Announced! Nominees have been announced for the 2011 Country Music Association Awards, which will broadcast on November 9th. Here are your contenders! CMA Awards Nominations! Entertainer of the Year: Jason Aldean Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift Keith Urban Vocal Group: The Band Perry Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band Vocal Duo: The Civil Wars Montgomery Gentry Steel Magnolia Sugarland Thompson Square Male Vocalist: Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Keith Urban Female Vocalist: Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood New Artist: The Band Perry Luke Bryan Eric Church Thompson Square Chris Young Single of the Year: “A Little Bit Stronger” Sara Evans Produced by Tony Brown RCA Nashville “Colder Weather” Zac Brown Band Produced by Keith Stegall and Zac Brown Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records “Don’t You Wanna Stay” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson Produced by Michael Knox Broken Bow Records “Honey Bee” Blake Shelton Produced by Scott Hendricks Warner Bros. Nashville “If I Die Young” The Band Perry Produced by Paul Worley Republic Nashville Album of the Year: All About Tonight Blake Shelton Produced by Scott Hendricks Warner Bros. Nashville My Kinda Party Jason Aldean Produced by Michael Knox Broken Bow Records Speak Now Taylor Swift Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift Big Machine Records This Is Country Music Brad Paisley Produced by Frank Rogers Arista Nashville You Get What You Give Zac Brown Band Produced by Keith Stegall and Zac Brown Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records Song of the Year: “Colder Weather” Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey, and Coy Bowles – songwriters “Dirt Road Anthem” Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford – songwriters “If I Die Young” Kimberly Perry – songwriter “Mean” Taylor Swift – songwriter “You and Tequila” Matraca Berg and Deana Carter – songwriters Musical Event: “As She’s Walking Away” Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records “Coal Miner’s Daughter” Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow, and Miranda Lambert Columbia Records Nashville “Don’t You Wanna Stay” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson Broken Bow Records “Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama Arista Nashville “You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter BNA Records Music Video: “Honey Bee” Blake Shelton Directed by Trey Fanjoy “If I Die Young” The Band Perry Directed by David McClister “Mean” Taylor Swift Directed by Declan Whitebloom “Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama Directed by Jim Shea “You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter Directd by Shaun Silva Musician: Sam Bush – Mandolin Jerry Douglas – Dobro Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar Dann Huff – Guitar Mac McAnally – Guitar The 2011 CMA Awards are scheduled for Wednesday, November 9th. The show will air live out of the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and will be broadcast on ABC that evening at 7pm. Want to know what HaleighT thinks about this year’s nominees? Check out the first ever episode of “Takin’ a Break with HaleighT” and hear her dish about the 2011 crop of nominations! Continue reading Official 2011 CMA Award Nominees!→