June may seem like a long time from now - and it is - but that didn't stop the CMA Music Festival this week from announcing its first performer. Carrie Underwood will be one of the nighttime concerts at LP Field along with a host of other country artists. The entire list doubtlessly will be [...]

Continue reading "Underwood announced for CMA Music Fest, but why now?"

The win of Taylor Swift as the Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association awards on Wednesday was not a surprise. After all, as stated in yesterday's predictions, Swift unleashed an excellent album, which, of course, was a huge commercial success. She undertook a world-wide tour, [...]

Continue reading "Few surprises at the CMAs"

The idea of the New Artist award is a bit of a misnomer for the Country Music Association awards. Nominated for the award tonight were The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Thompson Square and Chris Young. Maybe you're scratching your head also wondering how Luke Bryan, Eric [...]

Continue reading "Luke Bryan, New Artist award?"

Predicting who will win the big award tonight at the Country Music Association extravaganza in Nashville is not an easy one. Nominees include Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. The fact of the matter is that anyone of them could take home the honor. [...]

Continue reading "And the CMA Entertainer of the Year should be..."