CMA Music Fest News

Sara Evans has partnered with Bandpage and AXS TV giving one of her fans the opportunity to sing onstage with her during Evans’ Fan Club party on June 6 in Nashville. The contest winner will also receive flights for two from a major airport to Nashville, two nights of lodging at a Nashville-area hotel and two tickets to the Fan Club party. AXS will be onsite at the Fan Club party to film the winning fan’s experience as well as to interview them for a promotional piece.
To enter, fans should submit a video of themselves singing their favorite Evans song at the official contest website. On May 27, five finalists will be chosen and announced on SaraEvans.com, as well as Evans’ social media outlets. Then, online fan voting will begin. On May 31, the voting will be closed, the votes tallied and the winner will be announced.

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The CMA Global Artist Party will be held Monday, June 3 at The Stage on Broadway from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. CT. Hosted by David Bradley (UK), the show will feature Richard Smith (UK), Kaylee Bell (New Zealand), Jill Johnson (Sweden), Rodrigo Haddad (Brazil), Small Town Pistols (Canada), Natalie Howard (Australia), Jason Blaine (Canada), Jody Direen (New Zealand), Baylou (Australia), Michelle Wright (Canada) and the Wolfe Brothers (Australia). This marks the event’s 10th anniversary.

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The Aristo Global Show will take place Tuesday, June 4 at The Second Fiddle from 6:15 p.m. until 10 p.m. Hosted by one of Australia’s disc jockeys, Ben Sorensen. The lineup includes Madison Kozak (Canada), Hicks (Sweden), Jason Hastie (Canada), Richie Scholl (Australia), Ward-Thomas (UK), Two Rocks Band (Switzerland), Morgan Evans (Australia), Greg Hanna (Canada) and David Bradley (UK).  AristoMedia and the CMA sponsor the event. The Second Fiddle is located at 420 Broadway, Nashville, TN, 37203.

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Happy Racers, a Nashville-based indie band for kids, will perform several shows in the Family Zone at the CMA Music Festival on June 7-8. Four of the band’s songs from their debut CD Ready Set Go have been adopted as the musical companion to four different children’s books from author Barbara Joosse. For more information, visit thehappyracers.com.