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Sony Music Nashville Celebrates CMA Wins

November 3, 2016/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Sony Music Nashville celebrated Carrie Underwood and Maren Morris‘ wins following the CMA’s 50th with a party at the Bell Tower. Underwood took home the Female Vocalist of the Year trophy, while Morris was honored with Best New Artist.

Kenny Chesney was also awarded one of the CMA’s highest honors, the Pinnacle Award, presented by Peyton Manning. Meanwhile, Vanner Records/RCA Nashville artist Miranda Lambert performed her hit single, “Vice.”

(L-R) At Sony Music Nashville's CMA Awards post party at The Bell Tower are: Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment; CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley; co-host and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood; CMA New Artist of the Year winner Maren Morris; and, Randy Goodman, Chairman & CEO, Sony Music Nashville. Photo credit: Erika Goldring

(L-R) At Sony Music Nashville’s CMA Awards post party at The Bell Tower are: Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment; CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley; co-host and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood; CMA New Artist of the Year winner Maren Morris; and, Randy Goodman, Chairman & CEO, Sony Music Nashville.
Photo credit: Erika Goldring

(L-R:) Sony Music Nashville's VP of A&R Jim Catino and EVP & COO Ken Robold, CMA Pinnacle Award winner Kenny Chesney, and Sr. Director of A&R Taylor Lindsay. Photo credit: Erika Goldring

(L-R:) Sony Music Nashville’s VP of A&R Jim Catino and EVP & COO Ken Robold, CMA Pinnacle Award winner Kenny Chesney, and Sr. Director of A&R Taylor Lindsey.
Photo credit: Erika Goldring

(L-R:) ShopKeeper Management's Marion Kraft; Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman; Vanner Records/RCA Nashville's Miranda Lambert; Rob Stringer, Chairman & CEO, Columbia Records; and, Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment. Photo credit: Erika Goldring

(L-R:) ShopKeeper Management’s Marion Kraft; Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman; Vanner Records/RCA Nashville’s Miranda Lambert; Rob Stringer, Chairman & CEO, Columbia Records; and, Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment.
Photo credit: Erika Goldring

(L-R:) at Sony Music Nashville's CMA Awards post party at The Bell Tower are: Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman, Arista Nashville/RCA Records' Cam, Vanner Records/RCA Nashville's Miranda Lambert, Pentaton.ix's Scott Hoying, CMA Awards co-host and Female Vocalist of the Year winner Carrie Underwood and Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris. Photo credit: Erika Goldring

Pictured (L-R): Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman, Arista Nashville/RCA Records’ Cam, Vanner Records/RCA Nashville’s Miranda Lambert, Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying, CMA Awards co-host and Female Vocalist of the Year winner Carrie Underwood and Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris. Photo credit: Erika Goldring

(L-R:) Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman, Old Dominion's Matthew Ramsey, and Sony Music Entertainment's CEO Doug Morris and EVP & CFO Kevin Kelleher. Photo credit: Erika Goldring

Pictured (L-R): Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman, Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey, and Sony Music Entertainment’s CEO Doug Morris and EVP & CFO Kevin Kelleher. Photo: Erika Goldring

(L-R:) at Sony Music Nashville's CMA Awards post party at The Bell Tower are: Savannah Chrisley of USA Network's "Chrisley Knows Best," RCA Nashville/Zone 4's Kane Brown, EFG Management's Martha Earls and Sony Music Nashville's Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman Photo credit: Erika Goldring

Pictured (L-R): Savannah Chrisley of USA Network’s Chrisley Knows Best, RCA Nashville/Zone 4’s Kane Brown, EFG Management’s Martha Earls and Sony Music Nashville’s Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman. Photo: Erika Goldring

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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