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Giving back (Dec 2009)
A big kudo to country music musicians and the Country Music Association for donating more than $1 million to the Nashville area public schools for music education programs. The donation - $1,066,632 to be exact - stemmed from money raised during last year's Country Music Festival held in Nashville. Performers - and there dozens of them - do not receive payment for their appearances at the annual festival held every June. Instead, the CMA gives a chunk of the money raised to the Keep the Music Playing campaign. ...
News Items
- CMA contributes to mental health programs (Jan 2025)
- CMAs hands out honors (Dec 2024)
- CMA songwriters series returns to London (Dec 2024)
- Wallen wins CMA Entertainer of the year, Stapleton takes three CMA honors (Nov 2024)
- CMA honors two contributors (Nov 2024)
- Biles, LBT, Pearce, Smith present at CMAs (Nov 2024)
- Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn, Church, Combs, Jelly Roll sing at CMAs (Nov 2024)
- Strait receives CMA Lifetime Achievement Award (Nov 2024)
- Post, Bentley, Stapleton, Wilson perform at CMas (Nov 2024)
- CMA honors South African broadcaster (Oct 2024)
- CMA announces radio award winners (Oct 2024)
- Bryan, Manning, Wilson host CMAs (Sep 2024)
- Wallen tops CMA nominations with seven (Sep 2024)
- CMA Fest TV special coming June 25 (Jun 2024)
- CMA hands out Potts International award (May 2024)
- CMA adds performers to festival line-up (May 2024)
- CMA honors Triple Play Award winners (Apr 2024)
- CMA Fest announces Ascend shows (Apr 2024)
- Jelly Roll hosts Opry NextStage event prior to CMAs (Mar 2024)
- CMA Fest announces initial line-up (Mar 2024)
- CMA hands out international honors (Mar 2024)
- CMA honors songwriters, Tomlinson (Mar 2024)
- CMA honors Tennessean reporter (Nov 2023)
- Wilson wins five CMA honors including Entertainer of the Year (Nov 2023)
- Urban, McCollum, Rucker named as CMA awards presenters (Nov 2023)
- Combs, Chesney, Wallen perform at CMAs (Nov 2023)
- Wilson, Stapleton, Jelly Roll slated to perform at CMAs (Oct 2023)
- CMA announces Broadcast Awards (Oct 2023)
- Combs, Wallen, Moore nominated for CMA International Awards (Sep 2023)
- Wilson scores nine CMA nominations (Sep 2023)
- CMA announces Broadcast Awards (Sep 2023)
- CMA Fest sees attendance growth. (Jun 2023)
- CMA Festival documentary coming in July (May 2023)
- Manning, Bryan co-host CMAs (May 2023)
- CMA Foundation honors 30 Music Teachers of Excellence (May 2023)
- CMA discloses Triple Play, Songwriter Advocate Awards (Mar 2023)
- CMA features Bentley, Church, Combs, Lambert stadium shows (Mar 2023)
- CMA honors Triple Play Awards winners including Combs, HARDY, Wallen (Feb 2023)
- CMA hands out touring honors; Chesney associates win four (Jan 2023)
- CMA announces Broadcast Awards (Jan 2023)
- McBryde receives CMA international honor (Nov 2022)
- McBryde, Pearce, Johnson take home early CMA honors (Nov 2022)
- Combs, Brothers Osborne, McBryde, Stapleton perform at CMAs (Nov 2022)
- Lambert, Underwood, Wallen, Wilson, Bryan play CMA awards (Oct 2022)
- Wilson tops ACM nominations with six (Sep 2022)
- CMA expands reach to Australia, New Zealand, Canada (Sep 2022)
- CMA returns to action (Jun 2022)
- CMA adds performers, Jackson out (Jun 2022)
- CMA Fest announces Nighttime Concerts with Janson, Carter, Swindell (Apr 2022)
- CMA Fest announces initial lineup (Apr 2022)
- Chesney, Ballerini win early CMA honors (Nov 2021)
- Combs wins biggest CMA honor (Nov 2021)
- CMA names presenters at awards show (Nov 2021)
- Bentley, Urban, Barrett, BRELAND play CMAs (Nov 2021)
- Aldean, Underwood, Combs, Lambert play at CMAs (Oct 2021)
- CMAs announce performers including Church, Dan + Shay, Guyton (Oct 2021)
- CMA Awards names Bryan as host (Oct 2021)
- CMA announces radio winners (Oct 2021)
- CMAs move back to Bridgestone Arena (Oct 2021)
- Stapleton, Church lad CMA nominations with five each (Sep 2021)
- CMA announces international award nominees (Aug 2021)
- Lambert, CMA help pet owners (Jun 2021)
- NMAAM, CMA Foundation team up (Apr 2021)
- CMA Fest 2021 canceled due to Covid (Mar 2021)
- Country Music Hall announces "American Currents" (Feb 2021)
- AP pulls out of covering CMAs over photos (Nov 2020)
- Lambert, Brice, win early CMA honors (Nov 2020)
- Combs, Lambert, Church perform at CMAs (Oct 2020)
- CMA announces radio awards (Oct 2020)
- Reba, Rucker host CMAs (Oct 2020)
- No surprise, CMA nominees are happy (Sep 2020)
- CMA nominees coming Tuesday (Aug 2020)
- CMA honors Dutch artist, Warner head (Aug 2020)
- CMA, CMA Foundation donate $1M to help those affected by COVID-19 (Apr 2020)
- CMA Fest 2020 canceled, a victim of COVID-19 (Mar 2020)
- CMA pledges $100K for tornado relief (Mar 2020)
- CMA Foundation honors teachers (Mar 2020)
- CMA heads to Pacific Rim (Feb 2020)
- CMA hand out touring awards (Jan 2020)
- CMA announces International Awards nominees (Jan 2020)
- Combs, Rhett, Brown top CMA Triple Play Awards honorees (Jan 2020)
- Underwood leaves as CMA host (Dec 2019)
- Brooks wins CMA's biggest honor (Nov 2019)
- Walsh joins CMA line-up (Nov 2019)
- Musgraves, Lil Nas X take home early CMA honors (Nov 2019)
- Kristofferson receives CMA Willie Nelson award honor (Nov 2019)
- Gill, Mattea, Midland, McBride named as CMA presenters (Nov 2019)
- Brooks, Musgraves, Nelson, B&D to perform at CMAs (Oct 2019)
- Church, Stapleton, Combs, Lambert set to perform at CMAs (Oct 2019)
- CMA visits Twin Cities with songwriters series (Oct 2019)
- Bones leads CMA radio winners (Oct 2019)
- Morris leads CMA nominations with six (Aug 2019)
- CMT Fest concludes (Jun 2019)
- CMA Fest kicks off (Jun 2019)
- Bradbery, Dawson head east (May 2019)
- CMA Fest announces free shows (Apr 2019)
- CMA Fest names headliners (Apr 2019)
- Young, Janson added to CMA Fest concerts (Apr 2019)
- CMA Fest announces initial line-up (Mar 2019)
- CMA honors writers (Feb 2019)
- CMA plans on Introducing Nashville to Japan (Jan 2019)
- CMA Touring Awards honors handed out (Jan 2019)
- CMA honors promoter (Dec 2018)
- Stapleton wins three CMA honors, Urban wins Entertainer award (Nov 2018)
- CMA adds Church as performer (Nov 2018)
- Brown, Lady A, Little Big Town present CMA awards (Nov 2018)
- Stapleton, Paisley named to perform at CMAs (Nov 2018)
- Aldean, Lambert, Brooks, Combs perform at CMAs (Nov 2018)
- Bentley, FGL, Pistol Annies named to perform at CMAs (Oct 2018)
- Helton wins CMA honor (Oct 2018)
- No surprise, CMA nominees are happy (Aug 2018)
- Paisley, Underwood return to host CMAs (Aug 2018)
- CMA Fest stats are in (Jun 2018)
- Closing day of CMA Fest yields surprises (Jun 2018)
- CMA Music Fest kicks off (Jun 2018)
- Shelton, Underwood, Bryan play CMA stadium shows (Mar 2018)
- CMA announces international honors (Mar 2018)
- Huckabee resigns from CMA board one day after appointment (Mar 2018)
- CMA hands out tour honors (Jan 2018)
- Brooks wins CMA biggest honor (Nov 2017)
- CMA changes policy on Vegas, NRA, political questions at awards show (Nov 2017)
- CMA announces award presenters (Nov 2017)
- Lynn returns, appears at hall of fame inductions (Oct 2017)
- Brooks, Bryan, Church, Lambert, Stapleton play CMAs (Oct 2017)
- Bobby Bones Show takes CMA award (Oct 2017)
- Lambert tops CMA nominations (Sep 2017)
- Former CMA head Walker-Meador passes (Aug 2017)
- Team iHeart takes Celebrity softball game (Jun 2017)
- Lambert, MuttNation kick off CMA Music Fest (Jun 2017)
- Rhett, Ballerini host CMA Fest on TV (Apr 2017)
- Beyonce, Chicks performance proves controversial (Nov 2016)
- Stapleton, Bentley win early CMA honors (Nov 2016)
- Brooks takes CMA Entertainer of the Year (Nov 2016)
- Travis sings at CMAs (Oct 2016)
- Alabama, B&D, Gill, Jackson, Reba, Strait perform at CMAs (Oct 2016)
- Underwood, Paisley, Church to perform at CMAs (Oct 2016)
- CMA announces broadcast winners (Oct 2016)
- Country classics receive makeover (Oct 2016)
- All-star single "Forever Country" out today (Sep 2016)
- CMA draws record crowd (Jun 2016)
- Paisley, Underwood return to host CMAs (May 2016)
- Stapleton takes three CMAs (Nov 2015)
- CMA radio awards announced (Oct 2015)
- Church, LBT lead CMA nominations (Sep 2015)
- CMA fest gets underway (Jun 2015)
- CMA Music Fest gets underway (Jun 2015)
- Maddie & Tae, Brice join CMA nightly concerts (Apr 2015)
- Paisley, Bentley, Aldean, FGL play CMA Music Fest (Mar 2015)
- The CMA wrap (Nov 2014)
- CMA TV numbers decline, but sweep the night (Nov 2014)
- Lambert, Bentley, Urban win CMA honors (Nov 2014)
- Doobies, Hayes, Swindell join CMA line-up (Nov 2014)
- Paisley, Jackson, Tyler play Country Xmas show (Oct 2014)
- CMA names broadcast award winners (Oct 2014)
- CMA adds Aldean, Chesney, McGraw, Bentley (Oct 2014)
- Lady A, LBT, TBP join CMA line-up (Sep 2014)
- CMAs announce first performers (Sep 2014)
- Austin hosts CMA songwriters (Sep 2014)
- CMA announces radio nominees (Sep 2014)
- Bryan, Urban, Lambert lead early CMA nominations (Sep 2014)
- Lambert tops CMA nominations with 10 (Sep 2014)
- CMA award nominations stream Wednesday (Sep 2014)
- CMA announces final nominees Wednesday (Aug 2014)
- Country's Night to Rock airs tonight (Aug 2014)
- CMA fest draws 80,000 (Jun 2014)
- CMA announces more free shows (May 2014)
- CMA Music Fest stadium shows sell out in record time (Feb 2014)
- Country travels across pond (Jan 2014)
- CMA donates $1M to Nashville schools (Jan 2014)
- CMA honors Hardy (Nov 2013)
- Clarkson, Crow, Brice hand out awards (Nov 2013)
- Brooks leads award CMA winners (Oct 2013)
- Swift, Krauss, Gill collaborate at CMAs (Oct 2013)
- Aldean, Urban, Swift lead list of CMA performers (Oct 2013)
- CMA announces nominees (Sep 2013)
- Brooks leads CMA broadcast nominations (Sep 2013)
- Shelton, Musgraves Lambert score CMA nominations (Sep 2013)
- Musgraves, Swift lead CMA nominations (Sep 2013)
- CMA announces nominees Tuesday (Sep 2013)
- Search committee looks for new CMA head (Aug 2013)
- CMA songwriters head south (Aug 2013)
- Country rocks via Twitter (Jul 2013)
- CMA names interim head (Jul 2013)
- Moore resigns as CMA head (Jul 2013)
- CMA hit makers return to New York (Jun 2013)
- CMA fest sets attendance record (Jun 2013)
- CMA Music Fest gets underway (Jun 2013)
- Little Big Town hosts Country's Night to Rock (May 2013)
- CMA Music Fest Nightly Concerts sell out (Apr 2013)
- CMA songwriters head to Big Apple (Apr 2013)
- CMA Music Fest adds Swift, Lambert, Paisley (Mar 2013)
- Bryan, Lady A, LBT, Underwood play CMA fest (Jan 2013)
- CMA heads to Paris (Jan 2013)
- CMA songwriter series goes abroad (Dec 2012)
- CMA anounces two winners on GMA Thursday (Oct 2012)
- Northern Ireland broadcaster receives award (Oct 2012)
- CMAs announce nominations (Sep 2012)
- Aldean, Lady A to announce CMA nominees (Aug 2012)
- CMA Music Festival sets record (Jun 2012)
- CMA Festival sells out stadium shows (Jun 2012)
- CMA Songwriters Series heads west (May 2012)
- CMA announces 2012 awards show (May 2012)
- Campbell, The Mavs, Rogers, Milsap join CMA line-up (Apr 2012)
- CMA songwriters head to Big Apple (Mar 2012)
- CMA reinstates awards (Mar 2012)
- Songwriters bus damaged in Ireland accident (Feb 2012)
- CMA charity donates $1M to school music program (Feb 2012)
- CMA honors 13 songwriters (Jan 2012)
- Lady A, Zac Brown Band, Paisley join CMA lineup (Jan 2012)
- Aldean, the Band Perry added to CMA Music Fest (Dec 2011)
- CMA songwriters head to England (Nov 2011)
- CMA songwriters return to Big Apple (Nov 2011)
- Fox producer receives CMA honor (Nov 2011)
- CMA Awards coming tonight (Nov 2011)
- ABC, CMA re-up for 10 years (Nov 2011)
- Bentley, Currington, McEntire, Rimes present CMA awards (Nov 2011)
- CMA awards sell out (Nov 2011)
- Follow the road to the CMAs (Oct 2011)
- CMA New Artist nominees perform (Oct 2011)
- CMA broadcast award winners announced (Oct 2011)
- Lady A, Lambert, The Band Perry join CMA line-up (Oct 2011)
- CMA celebrates Country Music Month (Sep 2011)
- CMA honors Nashville mayor (Sep 2011)
- Swift, CMA nominees perform at awards show (Sep 2011)
- Aldean, Paisley, Shelton, Swift top CMA nominations (Sep 2011)
- Owen, The Band Perry to announce CMA nominees (Aug 2011)
- Currington, Thompson play CMA Songwriters Series in NYC (Aug 2011)
- CMA Music Festival sells out (Jun 2011)
- Womack, Shepherd, Nail kick off CMAs (unofficially) (May 2011)
- CMA honors touring musicians (May 2011)
- CMA, Krogers offers concert discount (May 2011)
- CMA Music Fest: Sheryl Crow is out, Dierks Bentley in (May 2011)
- Allan kicks off free CMA Music Festival concerts (Apr 2011)
- CMA goes to school (Mar 2011)
- CMA Music Fest turns to Facebook to announce artists (Feb 2011)
- Ashton Shepherd leads CMA to Big Apple (Jan 2011)
- The Boot founder receives CMA award (Jan 2011)
- CMA names new board (Nov 2010)
- Country Christmas is coming to TV (Nov 2010)
- Lomax receives CMA honor (Nov 2010)
- CMAs sell out (Nov 2010)
- CMA awards available on-line (Nov 2010)
- CMA Awards preview starts Saturday (Oct 2010)
- CMA songwriters visit Library (of Congress) (Oct 2010)
- McGraw, Rucker named to hand out CMA awards (Oct 2010)
- Lon Helton wins CMA honor again (Oct 2010)
- CMA donates $2.9M for flood relief, music education (Oct 2010)
- Paisley, Strait, Underwood, Urban added to CMA Awards (Oct 2010)
- Bentley, Chesney, Lady A, Lambert, Shelton perform at CMAs (Sep 2010)
- CMA music special doesn't draw big numbers (Sep 2010)
- CMA announces ticket sale (Aug 2010)
- Lambert, Lady Antebellum score CMA nominations (Aug 2010)
- CMA Music Fest show: country's night to tweet (Aug 2010)
- CMA names new head (Aug 2010)
- CMAs take two days to announce nominees (Aug 2010)
- 2011 CMA tix on sale soon (Aug 2010)
- Swift unveils Mine at CMA's Country Night to Rock TV special (Aug 2010)
- Country songwriters visit Big Apple (Jun 2010)
- Aussie promoter receives CMA honor (Jun 2010)
- CMA fest attendance up 16 percent (Jun 2010)
- 40 treated at CMA Music Festival (Jun 2010)
- CMA Music Fest kicks into gear (Jun 2010)
- Parade kicks off CMA Music Fest (Jun 2010)
- CMAs coming in November (Jun 2010)
- Underwood, Gill, Nichols play ball (Jun 2010)
- Guitars of the Stars auction coming in June (May 2010)
- CMA honors Brit (May 2010)
- CMA Fest donates to flood relief (May 2010)
- Former CMA head leads new network (Apr 2010)
- Country fan spending declines (Feb 2010)
- Canadian DJ wins CMA international award (Feb 2010)
- CMA head search starts in January (Dec 2009)
- CMA donates $1M for music education (Dec 2009)
- CMA head to leave (Dec 2009)
- BBC producer receives CMA international honor (Nov 2009)
- DiPiero joins songwriters' line-up (Oct 2009)
- Melissa Etheridge to play LA Country Music Hall fundraiser (Sep 2009)
- CMA Music Fest performers added for TV special (Jul 2009)
- CMA Music Festival TV special expands to three hours (Jun 2009)
- CMA Music Fest attendance increases (Jun 2009)
- Kenny Chesney closes CMA Music Fest (Jun 2009)
- CMAs coming Nov. 11 (May 2009)
- Josh Turner, Little Big Town play CMA Music Festival (May 2009)
- Aldean hosts cancer cure gig at CMA Fest (Apr 2009)
- Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, The Judds added to CMA Fest (Apr 2009)
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