Through The Lens: 2014 CMA Music Festival

The entertainment bankers at SunTrust celebrated their 16th annual Hot Dog Day on Thursday (June 5). Despite rain, a strong Nashville music industry crowd turned out for a hot dog lunch, accompanied by music from Big Yellow Dog and Little Louder Music. The Country Music Hall of Fame co-sponsored the event.

SunTrust’s Entertainment bankers at company’s 16th Annual Hot Dog Day.

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RCA Records Nashville duo Love And Theft helped to kick off CMA Music Festival’s opening day with a performance at Riverfront.

Pictured (L-R): RCA Records Nashville’s Parker Fowler; Vector Management’s Ross Shilling; RCA’s Liz Sledge; Love And Theft’s Stephen Barker Liles; RCA Sr. VP Keith Gale; Love & Theft’s Eric Gunderson and RCA’s Josh Easler.

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The 2014 Great American Country Breakfast Series launched during CMA Music Festival with a sold-out event at the AT&T U-Verse Fan Fair X venue. The Thursday (June 5) event featured performances from Cannan Smith, Lauren Alaina, Dustin Lynch and Neal McCoy. Friday’s event featured Brothers Osborne, Native Run, Corey Smith and Scotty McCreery.

Fans were also treated to autographs and photos with each performer.

Pictured (L-R): Dustin Lynch, Jessica Northey, Neal McCoy, Lauren Alaina and Canaan Smith. Photo: Matt Blair.

Pictured (L-R): Brothers Osborne’s T.J. Osborne and John Osborne; Native Run’s Bryan Dawley and Rachel Beauregard; Corey Smith; and Scotty McCreery. Photo: Matt Blair.

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Vince Neil from Motley Crue joined Justin Moore in studio at the Bobby Bones Show to talk about the tribute project Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue.

Pictured (L-R): The Bobby Bones Show’s Eddie, Scott Borchetta,The Bobby Bones Show’s Lunchbox, Vince Neil, Justin Moore, and The Bobby Bones Show’s Amy

Gwen Sebastian (L) with a fan at CMA Music Festival.

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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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