back row- Rhett, Mitchell, & Ben middle row- DJ Rock front row- Cole, Luke & Dallas Photo credit: Ethan Helms
Nashville – November 1, 2019 – Luke Bryan played his final Farm Tour 2019 concert Wednesday night in Missouri where the Kansas City Star claimed Luke is a “kinetic performer” whose “enthusiasm was contagious.” In total all six shows took place after two were rescheduled and/or moved indoors due to inclement weather. Even as the Farm Tour 2019 concerts were in the middle of his “Sunset Repeat Tour,” time spent in the recording studio, releasing a new single, playing the Grand Ole Opry, performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and a full taping schedule for American Idol this month, Luke was committed to ensuring that all the Farm Tour concerts happened for his fans.
“These Farm Tour shows can be a challenge at times when the weather doesn’t cooperate, but it never surprises me how our fans continue to support them like they do,” said Luke. “The truth is these shows mean so much to me to get to honor the American farmer and then to donate meals on top of that to those in need makes them even more rewarding. We had to find a way to make these happen no matter what!”
Farm Tour sponsor Bayer continued their #HeresToTheFarmer campaign which has donated four million meals across the U.S. in the last few years.
Visit Bayer.us/en/HeresToTheFarmer to learn more. The eleventh annual FARM TOUR featured Cole Swindell, Mitchell Tenpenny, LoCash, the Peach Pickers (Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson) and DJ Rock during the run. More than 100,000 fans came out again this year and since its 2009 inception Luke continues to give back to farmers by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending local colleges or universities near the tour stops. To date, 76 scholarships have been granted. The tour was sponsored by Bayer, Sweet Leaf Tea, TRACKER OFF ROAD, Citi and Monster Energy. Citi was the official presale credit card and CID Entertainment offered Harvest Time VIP Experiences.
About Luke Bryan Luke Bryan is a two–time Academy of Country Music and a two–time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, a five-time host of the ACM Awards, a two–year celebrity judge on ABC’s “American Idol,” a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year, and six-time CMT Artist of the Year. Bryan has more certified digital singles than any other country artist, with 54 million tracks and 12.5 million albums with seven Billion music streams and has 23 #1 singles, 12 of which he co-wrote. Earlier this month, the Academy of Country Music honored him with the Album of the Decade award for his four-time Platinum selling album Crash My Party. On Oct. 25 Luke wrapped his “Sunset Repeat Tour” in Detroit at Ford Field marking his 36th career headline stadium shows and playing for one million fans in 2019.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 22: (L-R) Lindsay Ell, Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of musical duo LOCASH and Amy Brown attend MTN DEWs The Tennessee Original Outpost at Ole Red on October 22, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for MTN DEW)
On October 22nd, as part of its “Tennessee Original” campaign, MTN DEW transformed Nashville’s world-famous Ole Red into “The Tennessee Original Outpost.” The epic celebration on Lower Broadway turned Ole Red DEW-Green and featuredlocal artists, musicians and makers from Tennessee to celebrate MTN DEW’s home-state pride. The MTN DEW takeover was hosted by Nashville’s very own Amy Brown of The Bobby Bones Show. The celebration event kicked off with a private partywhere Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of LOCASH performed an acoustic set featuring their hit song “I Know Somebody.” The country music duoshared their excitement around celebrating “The Tennessee Original Outpost” with MTN DEW in Nashville. Lindsay Ell also made a special appearance and was seen taking photos with fans at Ole Red’s The Lookout.
Later in the evening,Lindsay Elltook the main stage to pump up the crowd playing songs like “Waiting On You”and “What Happens In A Small Town.” LOCASH then gave an epic main stage performance which featured their hits “Feels Like A Party” and “One Big Country Song” to which fans knew every word.To close out the night, LOCASH shared the stage with Lindsay Ell, who joined in to sing their hit song “I Love This Life.”
Coldplay to Perform Entire New Double Album, Everyday Life, For the Very First Time
Live from Amman, Jordan on November 22 ONLY On YouTube
October 31, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) – YouTube Originals today revealed it is partnering with Coldplay on the launch of the group’s highly-anticipated eighth album, Everyday Life, with two exclusive livestream performances on November 22 beginning at 4:00 a.m. GMT (November 21 at 11:00 p.m. EST), only on YouTube.
“Coldplay: Everyday Life – Live in Jordan” will take place in Amman, Jordan and mirror the two halves of the band’s double album: ‘Sunrise’ and ‘Sunset.’ The first livestream will begin at sunrise, premiering the new songs on YouTube just before their 12:00 a.m. EST debut on November 22. The second half of the album with be performed at sunset (9:00 a.m. EST). This will be the band’s first-ever performance in Jordan, and will reflect the middle eastern influences found throughout the album’s music and artwork.
Reflecting upon the upcoming YouTube livestream, Coldplay said, “these two broadcasts have been our dream since we first started work on this album. It’s a bit impossible and a bit scary, like all the best dreams. YouTube is the perfect home for it.”
“Coldplay: Everyday Life – Live in Jordan” will weave fans into the event’s build-up and the livestream itself by asking them and the YouTube community to submit videos for use in the broadcast.
Coldplay also recruited Portlandia’s Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein for an unusual and hilarious press conference to announce the Jordan events, which the band have posted on their YouTube Channel.
The YouTube Originals livestream announcement comes on the heels of the news that Coldplay’s eighth album, Everyday Life, will arrive globally on Friday, November 22 via Parlophone / Atlantic on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats. Two songs from the album, Orphans and Arabesque, were released on October 24 and are available to download/stream everywhere now.
YouTube Originals are award-winning, creative and engaging scripted and unscripted series and films for fans all over the world. Spotlighting both YouTube creators alongside Hollywood’s biggest stars, YouTube Originals provide an experience that only YouTube can offer. By tapping into the platform’s growing global community, fan engagement capabilities, and innovative content mixed with pioneering live streamed specials, there is truly something for everybody. Fans experience YouTube Original content through ad-supported YouTube as well as YouTube Premium, a subscription service that offers access to YouTube Original series and movies, a streaming music platform, and an uninterrupted, ad-free experience across all of YouTube. YouTube Originals is a global platform available in over 60 countries worldwide.
October 31, 2019 – Nashville, TN – Charity Bomb and AEG Presents have announced numerous adds to their already stacked lineup for Strange 90s Nashville. Members of Florida Georgia Line, Sixpence None The Richer, Judas Priest, Eagles of Death Metal, The All-American Rejects, Lit, Relient K, 3 Doors Down and more will join together to form super groups, performing the anthems of this golden decade in a real-life recreation of the era.
Taking place on November 23rd at Marathon Music Works, Strange 90s Nashville is a night not to be missed. Tickets are on-sale now at http://bit.ly/S90sNashville.
All proceeds will go to Nashville organization The Beat of Life, a homegrown organization that provides therapeutic songwriting and music programs with the most talented musicians teaching children and inmates how to write and perform music as a preventive and coping mechanism. For more information on The Beat Of Life, please visit: http://www.thebeatoflife.org/.
The full list of performers includes Sean Fuller (Florida Georgia Line), Jeffrey Steele, Leigh Nash (Sixpence None The Richer), Jennie Vee (Eagles of Death Metal), A. Jay & Jeremy Popoff (Lit), Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), Dez Dickerson (Prince’s Band The Revolution), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Chet Roberts (3 Doors Down), Nick Weeler (The All-American Rejects), Matt Thiessen (Relient K), Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger), Josh Paul (Infectious Grooves), Ira Dean (Trick Poney) and Jam Alker (The Jab).
Iconic songwriters including Matt Warren, Ryman Wooten, Josh Wooten, Bridgette Tatum, Jess Cayne, Damien Horne, Danny Myrick, Keesy Timmer, Kim McClean Kasl as well as Casey Levasseur, Kurtis John, Alissa Morena, Sarah Jane Nelson and Brian Irwin will round out the night’s performers. Strange 90s Nashville will be hosted by Jessie McNamara and will feature amazing opportunities for concert-goers to time warp back to the 90s complete with Tony Hawk Pro-Skater 360 Virtual Reality Experiences, a Saved By the Bell pop-up Diner, Vans Skate ramps, iconic 90’s accessories and costume giveaways, live graffiti walls and more.
ABOUT CHARITY BOMB Charity Bomb provides entertainment with a purpose. Our mission is: to identify the challenges of overlooked or under-serviced constituencies, enlist the most effective and honest specialists in that field, and form partnerships to design and execute an immediate, intermediate and long-term plan for resolving a particular issue or challenge. Charity Bomb earns our donations. This is achieved by creating custom experiential auctions and producing highly conceptualized benefit events involving celebrity talent. Charity Bomb then deploys the funds generated to our thoroughly vetted partnering organization. Their purpose is to connect the needs of our constituents to their respective resources, while we systematically search to unveil a permanent antidote to a cause. Charity Bomb is a creative organization, tethered to the virtues of transparency and altruism.
Launched in 2018, Charity Bomb was founded by three, life-long friends who share the virtues of fatherhood, philanthropy, musicianship, music lovers, music industry professionals, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and Fear Factor champions. Our motivation is to help.
ABOUT STRANGE ENTERTAINMENT Welcome to the Wonderful World of STRANGE Entertainment! The benefit concert arm of Charity Bomb Inc, Strange Entertainment is a live music production company that specializes in creating unique, fundraiser events for various mental health organizations. Every performance features a rotating cast of marquis rock stars and entertainers forming supergroups to perform short sets of covers that are inline with the event’s theme. *see Strange 80s, Strange 90s, Strange 90s Nashville. Since the debut of Strange 80s in 2017, Strange Ent. has raised over $200,000 for our partnering organizations.
Musicians: 5 Seconds of Summer, Eagles of Death Metal, Alice in Chains, Deap Vally, Anberlin, Enter Shikari, Anthrax, Fall Out Boy, Ataris, Falling in Reverse, Black Veil Brides, Filter, Bowling for Soup, Bush, No Doubt, Flaming Lips, Go Gos, Goldfinger Good Cop Bad Cop, Katy Perry, Korn, The Interruptors, Bones UK, Chvrches, Weezer, Janes Addiction, The Offspring, Judas Priest, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, The Regrettes, Gavin Rossdale, Bush, Stephan Perkins, Jane’s Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Otto, Nsync, Ok Go!, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Aday, Slayer, Slipknot, Steel Panther, Stray Cats, Stone Sour, Sugarcult, Sum41, Taking Back Sunday, Tenacious D, Velvet Revolver, Wallows, Weird Al Yankovic, When in Rome, The Word Alive.
Actors: Sarah Silverman, Finn Wolfhard, Braedon Lemasters, Dylan Minnette, Chelsea Talmadge, David Hasselhoff, Thomas Payne, Jack Black.
About The Beat of Life The Beat of Life’s mission is to create songwriting programs for Nashville’s most vulnerable, challenged, and overlooked populations -harnessing the power of music to speak to the most critical social issues in the world today. Essentially, it is a merging of the music industry/community and the human/social service sector. Our three signature programs include “Redemption Songs” – our prison music program for the incarcerated, “Beautiful Minds” – our mental health songwriting program for those in residential treatment or hospitals battling depression, mental illness, and suicide, and “Sing It To Stop It” – our youth-based programming designed to address the most harmful themes our children and teens are facing today: school violence, bullying/exclusion, anger, hate/prejudice, addiction, eating disorders, and their own forms of mental illness, depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide.
Bobby Bones at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
Nashville, TN – October 30, 2019 – Radio and TV personality Bobby Bones visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital yesterday (10/29), returning to the hospital and reuniting with several familiar patients for a festive Halloween week trip. As “empathy is the real fuel to Bones’s work” (American Profile), he was joined by The Bobby Bones Show producer and The Raging Idiots bandmate Eddie Garcia, co-host Amy Brown, as well as special guest Capitol Records Nashville’s Caylee Hammack. Decked out in Halloween costumes, the two acts traded off performing for St. Jude patients and their families including songs like The Raging Idiots’ “When I Grow Up,” from their No.1 children’s album The Raging Kidiots: Kiddy Up!, as well as covers of 2019 viral hits “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and “Baby Shark.”
With over $11 Million already raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on behalf of Bones and the radio show, iHeartRadio’s Bobby Bones Show is set to host its annual Radiothon December 5-6, continuing its long-standing support for the hospital. More information and artist announcements will be made in the coming weeks.
Radio and TV personality Bobby Bones is host of the nationally syndicated radio show, The Bobby Bones Show, which broadcasts to over 150 stations and is the #1 Country morning show with millions of weekly listeners. The show recently garnered its second Country Music Association Award for National Broadcast Personality of the Year and third ACM Award for National On-Air Personality of the Year, and earned Bones the title of youngest ever inductee into the prestigious National Radio Hall of Fame. The “media multitasker” (Billboard) also launched his own podcast, BobbyCast, which features candid long-form interviews with top artists and industry figures and has been downloaded nearly 13 million times. The podcast’s overwhelming success has paved the way for Bones to launch the Nashville Podcast Network, an eclectic collection of podcasts from a variety of Nashville-savvy hosts, giving listeners an inside look at the lifestyle and pop culture in Nashville. Bones won Season 27 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and is the official in-house mentor on ABC’s American Idol. Additionally, Bones’ chart-topping musical comedy band Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots is currently on a tour called It’s Just The Two Of Us…(Sorry) following their most recent EP, LIVE IN BOSTON. Bones is also a two-time New York Times #1 bestselling author, touring stand-up comedian, and philanthropist – a true “jack of all trades” (ESPN). Visit https://bobbybones.iheart.com for more information.
(L-R) Caylee Hammack, Bobby Bones, The Bobby Bones Show’s Eddie Garcia and Amy Brown | Photo Credit: Joseph Wasilewski
NEW YORK, NY – October 30, 2019 – Pandora and SiriusXM announced today that two-time ACM Award Group of the Year winners, Old Dominion will perform in Nashville as part of the “Pandora Live” concert series. CMA Awards New Artist of the Year nominee Carly Pearce and Ryan Griffin are confirmed to open the show that will take place at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on November 25. Pandora listeners who are 21 and over can RSVP for the free event HERE.
The special “Pandora Live” performance will be co-hosted by Pandora’s Head of Country Music, Beville Dunkerley and SiriusXM host Storme Warren. Fans unable to attend the show can still share in the excitement during SiriusXM’s live broadcast of Old Dominion’s set on The Highway (ch. 56).
Acclaimed CMA Group of the Year, Old Dominion has emerged as one of the hottest breaking bands out of Nashville, fusing clever lyrics and an infectious sound. Their lyrical wit and hook heavy songwriting certainly prove to be a thriving method. Since their start in 2014 when they were named a SiriusXM Highway Find, they’ve notched seven #1 singles at country radio and earn close to 5 million spins a week on Pandora. Their current single “One Man Band” has landed on the Pandora Top Spins Chart for thirteen consecutive weeks. The band is again nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the upcoming 2019 CMA Awards and their self-titled third album was just released on October 25.
Spearheading a trio of chart-toppers on SiriusXM (where she was named a Highway Find in 2016), “Every Little Thing” designated Carly as the highest charting solo female debut since July 2015 and incorporated her into an elite group of only three women to accomplish this feat in the last decade. The track landed on the Pandora Top Spin Chart for 16 consecutive weeks and won the CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year. Carly recently released a duet with Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” which she penned with Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton and Randy Montana. The track offers another preview from her forthcoming sophomore album due in 2020.
A SiriusXM’s Highway Find and one of Rolling Stone’s 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know, Ryan Griffin is poised for his breakout Country moment. After making his mark as a co-writer on Kelsea Ballerini’s platinum single “Dibs,” Ryan recently released his debut “Right Here Right Now” to critical praise. The “Pandora Live” stage will feel like home as Ryan recently opened for Old Dominion on tour and is currently on the road with Carly Pearce.
“The trio of Old Dominion, Carly Pearce and Ryan Griffin will be a pure shot of adrenaline to this intimate stage, not to mention hit after hit we all know by heart,” says Beville Dunkerley, Pandora’s Head of Country Music. “This exclusive Pandora Live event will mark Old Dominion’s first Nashville show since the release of their excellent eponymous album, with Carly and Ryan hot on the heels of two of this year’s most exciting new singles, as well.”
Pandora Live attendees will be treated to unique onsite experiences and giveaways from sponsors including Direct Auto Insurance, Pillsbury™, Sierra™, The Convenience Stores of Speedway, Tony Chachere’s® Famous Creole Cuisine, U.S. Bank and Wendy’s®.
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About Pandora
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About SiriusXM
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One of country music’s iconic superstars, Reba McEntire, is partnering with Spotify to launch a new original podcast in early 2020. Fans worldwide can tune in to hear Reba’s trademark wit and wisdom as she and expert guests share honest, comedic takes on struggles we all face when it comes to confronting life’s challenges, making good decisions, and creating happiness around us. In a nutshell, it’s Reba’s interpretation of ‘living your best life.’
With her new show, Reba will be joining the growing list of names (lookin’ at you Kevin Bacon), opinion makers (Bill Simmons) and musicians (Midland) who have created podcasts exclusively for Spotify.
“I am so excited to be partnering with Spotify on my new podcast and I’m even more excited to be connecting with my fans in a way I haven’t done before,” says Reba. “I’m looking forward to sharing some of what I’ve learned from my own life challenges and hopefully learning more along the way. Spotify is the perfect platform to share this journey with my fans, old and new!”
One of the most successful female recording artists in history, McEntire has sold over 56 million albums worldwide and is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. She has won 15 American Music Awards, 16 ACM Awards, nine People’s Choice Awards, six CMA Awards, three GRAMMY® Awards, an ACM Career Achievement Honor, was a 2018 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, and is one of only four entertainers in history to receive the National Artistic Achievement Award from the U.S. Congress.
And she’s not slowing down. This year, she released her new studio album Stronger Than the Truth to rave reviews and received the Artist of a Lifetime award at the 2019 CMT Artists of the Year ceremony. On November 13, she will co-host the 53rd Annual CMA Awards with Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton.
“We are so honored that one of country music’s most beloved stars, Reba McEntire, has chosen to launch her podcast exclusively on Spotify next year,” says Brittany Schaffer, Head of Artist & Label Marketing for Spotify Nashville. “We are all longtime fans of Reba’s extraordinary music, her career, and her razor sharp insights, and are certain that fans will absolutely love hearing a strong female icon like Reba share her advice and personal thoughts on all!”
Spotify is dedicated to collaborating with artists in the country music space, from legends to rising stars. So stay tuned for the launch date and more details—and in the meantime, tune in to Reba’s newest album.
“THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” ADDS NOT-TO-BE-MISSED PERFORMANCES AND COLLABORATIONS BY KELSEA BALLERINI, BROOKS & DUNN WITH BROTHERS OSBORNE, GARTH BROOKS WITH BLAKE SHELTON, DAN + SHAY, KACEY MUSGRAVES WITH WILLIE NELSON, LADY ANTEBELLUM AND HALSEY, OLD DOMINION, BLAKE SHELTON, AND THOMAS RHETT
Country Legend Willie Nelson Returns to the CMA Awards Stage for the First Time Since 2012 for a Special Performance with Kacey Musgraves
Country Music’s Biggest Night™ to Air Live from Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 13 on the ABC Television Network
Photo Credit: Mark Seliger/ABC
NASHVILLE—“The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” has announced additional performances and collaborations by Kelsea Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn with Brothers Osborne, Garth Brooks with Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Kacey Musgraves with Willie Nelson, Lady Antebellum and Halsey, Old Dominion, Blake Shelton, and Thomas Rhett. Country Music’s Biggest Night™, hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, airs live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.
Brooks & Dunn, an 18-time CMA Awards winner and two-time nominee this year, will perform their hit song “Hard Workin’ Man” with Brothers Osborne, the reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year and four-time nominee this year. Brooks & Dunn are also recent inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Brooks, an Entertainer of the Year nominee this year, and Shelton, a three-time nominee this year, will perform their CMA Musical Event of the Year nominated hit, “Dive Bar.”
Three-time nominee this year, Musgraves welcomes long-time friend and 10-time CMA Awards winner Nelson to the CMA stage to perform a heartwarming collaboration that fans will soon see has been decades in the making. Nelson last performed on the CMA Awards stage in 2012 in honor of receiving the inaugural CMA Lifetime Achievement Award. In a never-before-seen collaboration, Halsey makes her first-ever CMA Awards appearance, joining six-time CMA Awards winner Lady Antebellum to perform a genre-defying mashup.
Female Vocalist of the Year nominee this year, Ballerini is set to perform her latest hit single “homecoming queen?,” while Dan + Shay, a three-time nominee this year, will perform their CMA Single of the Year nominated song “Speechless” from their CMA Album of the Year nominated album Dan + Shay. Old Dominion, reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year and nominee again this year in the category, will bring their hit “One Man Band” to the CMA Awards stage, while Thomas Rhett, a two-time nominee this year, will perform “Remember You Young” from his CMA Album of the Year nominated album Center Point Road. In addition to his performance with Brooks, Shelton will also hit the stage to perform his three-time nominated single “God’s Country.”
Previously announced performers include Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Dolly Parton with for KING & COUNTRY and Zach Williams, P!NK and Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. Additional performers and presenters will be revealed in the coming weeks.
“The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alex Rudzinski is the Director, and David Wild is the Head Writer.
For more information on “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” please visit CMAawards.com and follow CMA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Fans can listen to music featuring the CMA Awards nominees and performers, on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, Vevo and YouTube. To celebrate “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” the official merchandise line featuring tees, sweatshirts and other gifts is now available online. Fans can order by Tuesday, Nov. 5 to receive before the show. Merchandise will also be sold on-site at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
About 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 CMA 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.”
NASHVILLE – Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Dolly Parton with for KING & COUNTRY and Zach Williams, P!NK and Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban have been announced as the first group of performers for “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Underwood with special guest hosts McEntire and Parton. Country Music’s Biggest Night™ will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.
Nine-time CMA Awards winner Parton will welcome for KING & COUNTRY and Williams to the CMA Awards stage for the first time ever to perform an inspirational gospel medley of “God Only Knows,” “There Was Jesus,” and Parton’s not-yet-released new song “Faith.” In an epic collaboration, Stapleton, a three-time nominee this year, will join P!NK to perform their duet, “Love Me Anyway.”
With three nominations this year, Church will perform his hit “Some Of It” from his CMA Album of the Year nominated album Desperate Man. Combs, the reigning CMA New Artist of the Year and three-time nominee this year, will take the stage performing fan favorite “Beer Never Broke My Heart.” In addition to her guest host appearance, McEntire, a six-time CMA Awards winner, will perform her classic hit, “Fancy.” McEntire last performed the song at the CMA Awards in 2016 as part of a multi-artist medley, opening the 50th anniversary ceremony. Lambert, nominated for CMA Female Vocalist of the Year this year, will bring her rising new single “It All Comes Out In The Wash” to the CMA Awards stage, while Morris will perform her three-time nominated hit, “GIRL.” Morris is the top nominated artist this year with six total nominations. Host and reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Underwood, also a three-time nominee this year, is set to perform “Drinking Alone” from her CMA Album of the Year nominated album Cry Pretty, and reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and two-time nominee this year, Urban will perform his hit, “We Were.”
Additional performers and presenters will be revealed in the coming weeks.
“The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alex Rudzinski is the Director, and David Wild is the Head Writer.
For more information on “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” please visit CMAawards.com and follow CMA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Fans can listen to music featuring the CMA Awards nominees and performers on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, Vevo and YouTube. To celebrate “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” the official merchandise line featuring tees, sweatshirts and other gifts is now available online. Fans can order by Tuesday, Nov. 5 to receive before the show. Merchandise will also be sold on-site at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
About 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 CMA 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.”
BMI songwriters Nicolle Galyon, Keith Urban and Julia Michaels (Photo: Steve Lowry for BMI)
On October 23rd, BMI celebrated at the Analog at the Hutton Hotel to honor the special fusion of classic and contemporary country with pop music seen in Keith Urban and Julia Michaels’ No. 1 hit “Coming Home.” Written by Urban, Michaels, Nicolle Galyon, JR Rotem and Merle Haggard, the relatable, feel-good track was showered with high-praise from BMI’s Mason Hunter, Sony ATV’s Josh Van Valkenburg, Universal Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, Warner Chappell’s BJ Hill and Katy Wolaver and Universal’s Mike Dungan. As customary at a Keith Urban No. 1 party, he performed the song solo with a special nod to Michaels by incorporating her hit song “Issues” into a make-shift bridge. The celebration was packed with a who’s-who of Nashville and LA’s industry power-players, including a special appearance from James Burton, Elvis Presley’s guitar player who recorded what Urban described as the “incredibly iconic” lick on Haggard’s original track featured in the song. Urban is set to perform at the CMA Awards in November where he is nominated for the prestigious “Entertainer of The Year” award.
Top Row (L-R): Universal Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, UMG Nashville’s Mike Dungan, Sony ATV’s Josh Van Valkenburg, BMI’s Mason Hunter and Warner Chappell’s Katy Wolaver and BJ Hill. Bottom Row (L-R): BMI songwriters Nicolle Galyon, Keith Urban and Julia Michaels. (Photo: Steve Lowry for BMI)
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