Artist Snapshots: CMA Music Festival Week (6-7-10)

Celebrities are out and about all over Nashville this week, from the CMT Music Awards, to outdoor stages, to LP Field.
Carrie Underwood won the biggest award of the evening at this week’s CMT Music Awards, winning Video of the Year for “Blown Away.” The show included performances by Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and more.

Pictured (L-R):Leslie Fram, SVP Music Strategy, CMT; Carrie Underwood; Van Toffler, President of Viacom’s Music & Logo Group. Photo: Getty Images

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Just before Craig Morgan rocked the riverfront stage this week, he joined the Black River Entertainment staff for a group shot.

Pictured (L-R): Bill Lubitz, Joe Carroll, Jane O’Malia, Craig Morgan, Megan Boardman, Brian Rhoades, Bill Macky and Greg McCarn.

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Rodeowave Entertainment’s Phil Vassar closed the first day of performances on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage with a rousing, crowd-pleasing set. Following the performance, he chatted with CMA brass backstage.

Pictured (L-R): Phil Vassar, CMA SVP of Marketing and Communications Sheri Warnke and CMA CEO Steve Moore.

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Several artists, including Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band, visited the backstage media area last night (June 6) prior to performing during the Nashville LP Field concerts.

Luke Bryan. Photo: Alan Mayor

Taylor Swift. Photo: Alan Mayor

Zac Brown Band. Photo: Alan Mayor

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.

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