In Pictures: Blake Shelton, Lee Brice, Luke Combs, Michael Ray, Temecula Road, Faren Rachels

Blake Shelton Celebrates New Album at Pandora’s Sounds Like You: Country Event

Pictured (L-R): Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Nashville John Esposito, VP Artist Marketing and Industry Relations at Pandora Jeff Zuchowski, singer-songwriter Blake Shelton and CEO of Pandora Rodger Lynch. Photo: John Shearer / Getty Images for Pandora

Blake Shelton. Photo: John Shearer / Getty Images for Pandora

Maggie Rose. Photo: John Shearer / Getty Images for Pandora

Pandora’s second Sounds Like You: Country concert of the year was held last Friday night (Nov. 3) at Oz Arts Nashville and featured an intimate performance by Blake Shelton, exclusively for Pandora listeners.

Shelton is among Pandora’s Top 30 artists of all time and the show honored his fans with free tickets on the night of the release of his new album Texoma Shore. Shelton’s performance was a mix of current crowd favorites, songs off the new album, and early career hits including “Some Beach,” “Ol’ Red,” and “Austin” among others. Singer-songwriter Maggie Rose opened the event.

 

Lee Brice Celebrates RIAA Milestone

Pictured (L-R): Cara Duckworth (RIAA), Lee Brice, Tiki Barber, Brandon Tierney, on stage at Playstation Theater, NYC. Photo: Mike Pont/Getty Images

Lee Brice was surprised with a career sales milestone last week while on stage at the sold-out Playstation Theater in New York City.

Tiki Barber and Brandon Tierney (CBS Radio’s “Tiki + Tierney”) joined the RIAA’s Cara Duckworth on stage with a custom-made plaque that showcased Brice’s career Gold and Platinum highlights, including eight singles that are Gold or higher plus two new Gold album awards for Love Like Crazy and I Don’t Dance.

Every one of Brice’s albums is now officially certified Gold or higher—with the exception of his new self-titled album released Nov. 3—and he has reached the milestone of more than 10 million Gold and Platinum career awards.

 

Luke Combs Joins CMA Foundation to Announce $1M Contribution to Houston Independent School District

Pictured (L-R): Tricia Steel, Mr. Holland’s Opus; Tiffany Kerns, CMA Foundation; Jennie Smythe, CMA Foundation Board member; Felice Mancini, Mr. Holland’s Opus; Luke Combs; Lori Lueptow, Whittier Elementary; and Richard Carranza, HISD Superintendent. Photo: Preston Leatherman

Luke Combs with music students from Whittier Elementary School. Photo: Preston Leatherman [Click photo to enlarge]

CMA New Artist Of The Year nominee Luke Combs joined the CMA Foundation in Houston, Texas last Friday (Nov. 3) to announce the organization’s $1 million contribution to Houston Independent School District (HISD). In partnership with Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation and Music Rising, CMA Foundation and Combs revealed a $700,000 grant for HSID music education resources, $50,000 in instrument donations and $200,000 towards continued Hurricane Harvey relief.

“From elementary school all the way through college, I was involved in music programs and chorus through my schools and that has impacted so much of my life and career,” shares Combs. “I’m grateful the CMA Foundation asked me to be a part of today’s event in Houston. Giving these students the opportunity to discover and learn about music is a really incredible thing to be a part of.”

Watch Combs and the CMA Foundation surprise students with the donation here.

 

Michael Ray Donates Over 100K Meals to Shelter Animals on Get To You Tour

Michael Ray assists fans as they donate to Wrigley Cares: Helping Animals in Need in Rochester, New York. Photo: Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville

A life-long animal supporter, Michael Ray launched Wrigley Cares: Helping Animals In Need earlier this month as a philanthropic component to his 15-city Get To You Tour. Named after his rescue dog, Wrigley, the chart-topping singer/songwriter teamed up with Zappos For Good and local animal shelters to set up donation stations at each of his tour stops. In just four weeks on the road, Ray and his fans have collected 100,320 meals to donate to animals in need.

“We set out to see how we can help animals in need and we are blown away by the huge response,” shared Ray. “When we’re on the road, we stop in each town and become a part of the community for a night while on stage. It’s inspiring to see the ‘Get To You’ Tour can leave a lasting impression and feed so many shelter animals. Wrigley’s stoked too.”

 

Temecula Road At Live In The Vineyard

Pictured (L-R): Eric Paslay, Emma Salute (Temecula Road), Dave Barnes, Dawson Anderson (Temecula Road), Hunter Hayes, and Maddie Salute (Temecula Road).

Buena Vista Records’ Temecula Road made their first appearance at the Live In The Vineyard music festival in Napa Valley last weekend (Nov. 3-5). The trio performed at Peju Winery alongside Dave Barnes, Eric Paslay and Hunter Hayes.

 

Faren Rachels Visits CMA

Pictured (L-R):Brandi Simms (CMA), Faren Rachels, and Angela Roland (CMA). Photo: Christian Bottorff

Singer-songwriter Faren Rachels recently stopped by the CMA to officially become a new member. The country newcomer is prepping to release her self-titled debut EP on Nov. 10 and will join Luke Combs for the second half of his Don’t Tempt Me With A Good Time Tour.

Weekly Register: Kenny Chesney’s 30-Song Live Album Tops The Charts

Kenny Chesney‘s Live In No Shoes Nation tops this week’s country albums chart, according to Nielsen Soundscan, with 219K in total consumption. The number was also enough for Chesney to top the overall Top 200 albums chart, with fellow Nashville resident Kelly Clarkson coming in at No. 2. Clarkson’s Meaning of Life moved 79K this week.

On the country albums chart, Granger Smith‘s When The Good Guys Win debuts at No. 2, with 17K, followed by Kane Brown‘s self-titled album at No. 3 with 14K. Thomas Rhett‘s Life Changes is at No. 4 with 13K, while Darius Rucker‘s When Was The Last Time rounds out the Top 5 with 12K.

Other debuts this week include Lee Ann Womack‘s The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone debuting at No. 13 on the country albums rankings, with 3.2K.

The top 5 country digital songs this week are LANCO‘s “Greatest Love Story” at No. 1, with 17K (340K RTD), followed by Kane Brown’s “What Ifs” (ft. Lauren Alaina) at No. 2 with 16K. Luke Combs’ “When It Rains It Pours” is at No. 3 with 13.3K, followed by Dustin Lynch‘s “Small Town Boy” at No. 4 with 13K. Blake Shelton‘s “I’ll Name The Dogs” is at No. 5 with 11K.

MercyMe, Tenth Avenue North Team For 2018 Tour

MercyMe is teaming up with Tenth Avenue North for a tour running February through April 2018. The outing’s more than 20 markets includes a visit to Nashville March 4 at the Ryman Auditorium.

Multi-platinum band MercyMe are closing 2017 on a high note, after wrapping their successful headlining Lifer Tour, winning three GMA Dove Awards including Artist of the Year, and a sixth American Music Award nomination. Much of the fanfare stems from their most recent No. 1 album Lifer, which debuted earlier this year, and includes “Even If” which dominated the Billboard and Mediabase radio charts with a 19-week streak at No. 1.”

Named for MercyMe’s megahit song, the movie I Can Only Imagine opens in theaters March 16, 2018. It is a true story based on the life of lead singer Bart Millard, who wrote the song after the loss of his father to cancer.

Concert tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 10. Details at MercyMe.org.

Industry Ink: Phil Vassar, Josh Osborne, Shoalsville Publishing, Johnny Lee

Vassar Joins Adkins Publicity

Country music hitmaker Phil Vassar has joined the Adkins Publicity roster for exclusive PR/publicity representation.

Vassar plays more than 135 shows each year, offering his signature songs including 10 No. 1 singles such as “Carlene,” “Just Another Day in Paradise,” and “Six-Pack Summer.”

This holiday season, Vassar and Kellie Pickler are teaming up for a special Christmas tour and releasing a new single called “The Naughty List.”

 

Osborne To Be Honored By American Cancer Society

Josh Osborne. Photo: Moments By Moser

Hit songwriter Josh Osborne is among the 2017 honorees at the American Cancer Society’s Best Dressed Ball. The event will be held Nov. 11 at Marathon Music Works and feature honorees dressed by local designers and boutiques, including Jonathan Kayne and Eric Adler.

Fellow honorees include Samantha Kirby, Dr. Tony Majors, Samantha Oaks, Laura Crawford, Charlie and Andy Nelson, Tina Tuggle, Connie Richardson, Brandon Peffer, Mee Tracy Mccormick, and Stacy Case.

Tickets available at www.acsnashvillegala.org.
 

Shoalsville Signs Members of As We Ascend

Pictured (L-R): Jake Jones, Chad Green, Robert Venable

Chad Green has launched Shoalsville Music Publishing Co. with the signing of Jake Jones and Robert Venable, of the Christian rock band As We Ascend.

Their 2017 debut album has already yielded a two-week No. 1 with the song “Tell Me,” which Jones and Venable co-wrote and produced.

Additionally, Jones was in the Atlantic Records band We As Human. Venable has engineer and/or production credits on Megadeath, Kelly Clarkson, Twenty One Pilots, MuteMath, and more.

Green previously spent time at ASCAP, Word Music Publishing and Daywind Music Publishing. He can be reached at shoalsville@gmail.com.

 

Johnny Lee Signs With 117 Publicity

Johnny Lee

Singer Johnny Lee has signed with 117 Publicity for exclusive PR representation, led by Zach Farnum and Bev Moser.

Lee is a member of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. He performs between 80 and 100 dates a year, and shows no signs of slowing down. He recently released an autobiography titled Still Lookin’ for Love and an album, You Ain’t Never Been to Texas.

Scooter Braun to Receive Humanitarian Award, Give Keynote at Music Biz 2018

Scooter Braun

Scooter Braun will receive the Music Business Association’s (Music Biz) prestigious Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award at the Music Biz 2018 conference on May 17, 2018 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Braun will be honored at the conference’s Awards Luncheon, sponsored by BuzzAngle Music, for his outstanding charitable efforts, and will participate in a keynote interview focusing on his philanthropic mission.

Braun is manager for Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Ariana Grande, Usher, Karlie Kloss, Tori Kelly, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Black Eyed Peas, and Martin Garrix.

In 2017, Braun organized the One Love Manchester benefit concert following a terrorist attack at Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande concert. The event raised over $22 million. Three months later, he organized Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief telethon which raised more than $62 million.

Currently, he serves as Chair of the Advisory Board of Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organization that has built more than 400 schools in developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is also on the board of Fuck Cancer, an organization co-founded by his wife, Yael Braun.

Music Biz will be held May 14-17, 2018 in Nashville, and will also feature the presentation of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Executive Achievement to Cary Sherman, CEO of the RIAA.

For more information, visit www.musicbiz2018.com.

Big Loud Records Signs Jake Owen

Pictured (L-R): Greg Fowler (Jake Owen Tour Manager), Good Company Entertainment’s Jon Andolina (Management), Red Light’s Tom Becci, Good Company Entertainment’s Keith Gale (Management), Big Loud Records’ President Clay Hunnicutt, Jake Owen, Greenberg Traurig’s Jess Rosen, Big Loud Partners Seth England, Craig Wiseman and Joey Moi Not Pictured: Big Loud Partner Kevin “Chief” Zaruk

Big Loud Records has signed Jake Owen, who comes on board the label today (Nov. 6). With this move, Owen is reunited with one of the founders of the Big Loud organization Joey Moi, who produced Owen’s breakthrough album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, which garnered four consecutive No. 1 hits.

“I couldn’t be more excited to start this new chapter in my career with Big Loud,” Owen says. “The passion for success that everyone has in the building is contagious. Combining what I already do with Big Loud’s expertise is exciting, and I am eager to get to work with Joey Moi again. We had great success in the past and I’m looking forward to what the future holds for all of us.”

“This is an unbelievable moment for all of us as true fans of Jake Owen,” label President Clay Hunnicutt says. “When we created Big Loud over two years ago, this is exactly the type of ‘home’ we wanted to create for someone like Jake, who is a unique and unparalleled entertainer and person, and who has a clear vision of who he is as an artist.”

As a platinum-selling hitmaker, Owen is a welcomed addition to the Big Loud Records roster whose team has already launched the careers of newcomers Chris Lane, Morgan Wallen, and Jillian Jacqueline.

Owen, a native Floridian, recently joined Florida Governor Rick Scott to help in relief efforts for Hurricane Irma victims in his home state with a campaign he launched called “Bring Back the Sunshine.” Also, he will unite with Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, and Toby Keith to perform at a Hurricane Benefit Concert, taking place on November 19, at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on the campus of Owen’s alma mater, Florida State University, in Tallahassee, FL. Proceeds will help communities in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the islands affected by hurricanes in 2017.

AIMP To Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Events in Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year with events at all three of its local chapters: Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York.

Nashville’s party will be held Wednesday, Nov. 15 at The Sutler Saloon. It will celebrate the chapter’s accomplishments over the past year, which include hosting the second annual AIMP Nashville Awards, the third annual AIMP Songwriter Series, its third “Inside Scoop from Music Sups” event, and presentations from SoundExchange, Pandora, the Academy of Country Music, and more.

Founded in Los Angeles in 1977 by a group of local music publishers, the AIMP has spent the past 40 years educating and informing rights holders on hot-button issues and trends affecting the music publishing industry. Michael Eames of PEN Music Group, Inc. serves as AIMP President.

“Nashville is a city built on the backs of songwriters and music publishers, so an organization like the AIMP is absolutely essential to the way we do business here,” said AIMP Nashville Chapter Executive Director John Ozier of ole. “We’re excited to continue shining a light on Music City’s best writers as we work to educate them and all rights holders on the ins and outs of music publishing.”

Those who wish to attend the Nashville event must RSVP to nainfo@aimp.org.

The New York event will be held Dec. 4 at The Princeton Club, and feature the presentation of 2017 New York Chapter Indie Awards to Representative Jerrold Nadler and Downtown Music Publishing CEO Justin Kalifowitz.

Los Angeles’ event will be held Dec. 7 at Candela La Brea and will feature the 2017 Indie Publisher of the Year award presentation to Kenny MacPherson’s Big Deal Music Group and the 2017 Special Individual Award presentation to NMPA President & CEO David Israelite.

Bobby Karl Works The 2017 SESAC Nashville Music Awards

Publisher of the year Warner Chappell Music onstage with SESAC executives during the 2017 SESAC Nashville Music Awards on November 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for SESAC. [Click to enlarge]

BOBBY KARL WORKS THE ROOM

Chapter 577

Country Music Week is more than awards ceremonies – it’s a time to reconnect with your peers and pals.

“I see people here that I haven’t seen in months,” said MusicRow Magazine owner/publisher Sherod Robertson as he surveyed the throng during the cocktail reception preceding the SESAC Awards on Sunday evening (Nov. 5).

“That’s the whole point,” I replied.

“I haven’t seen you in ages, where’ve you been?” said Rob Beckham when he greeted me. “Am I just not going to the right parties?” I told him with some guilt that I still have not come to see his new WME offices.

“We are WAY overdue for a dinner party,” said Erika Wollam Nichols. It’s true. We made a pact then and there to get together as soon as awards season and Thanksgiving are behind us. One happy coincidence was that we were assigned the same table at the SESAC banquet.

The gala was staged at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s event space. Justin Ebach won Country Songwriter of the Year. Cary Barlowe picked up a Country Song of the Year honor for “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To.” Billy Currington was on hand to serenade us with it.

Ben Vaughn and his Warner/Chappell Music team members gathered on stage to accept SESAC’s Country Publisher of the Year award. Special accolades were also presented to Lady Antebellum, to Kenny Rogers and to peermusic’s Michael Knox.

Old Crow Medicine Show perform onstage during the 2017 SESAC Nashville Music Awards on November 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for SESAC

The ceremony began with a bang. Old Crow Medicine Show took the stage unannounced and launched into “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35,” complete with bass drum and accordion. “It’s the 2017 SESAC Awards in Nashville, Tennessee!” shouted lead singer Ketch Secor at the finale.

“We are so proud that Bob Dylan is a member of the SESAC family,” explained SESAC VP Shannan Hatch, adding that Old Crow’s remake of Blonde on Blonde celebrates the 50th anniversary of Dylan recording that historic double LP in Music City.

She added that landmark anniversaries are also being celebrated by the Ryman Auditorium, the Bluebird Café, the NSAI and our host facility, The Country Music Hall of Fame.

The awards presentations kicked off with honors going to Victoria Shaw and the late Kim Williams for writing “Baby Let’s Lay Down and Dance” (recorded by Garth Brooks). Seth Mosley won for “Make You Mine” (High Valley). Craig Campbell won for “Outskirts of Heaven,” which he also recorded and published.

With hurricanes, wild fires, mass shootings and terrorist attacks, this has been a rough year, Shannan stated. But, “in the midst of these catastrophes, we can find hope,” she added. The inaugural SESAC Humanitarian Award was presented to LadyAID, the charity established by Lady Antebellum.

Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum arrives at the 2017 SESAC Nashville Music Awards on November 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SESAC.

“This is truly an honor,” said the group’s Hillary Scott. “We are just so thankful for the platform that we have. This is just all really emotional,” she added, while briefly choking up. “Sorry: Maybe it’s because I’m bringing two little girls into the world,” said the pregnant-with-twins star.

“There are so many ways we can love each other better. There’s a lot more work to do. Incredibly awful things are happening every day. Let’s just keep doing more [good].”

Next up receiving songwriting awards were Jaron Boyer for “They Don’t Know” (Jason Aldean) and big winner Barlowe for “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To” (Currington). This was also the segment of the show that saluted peermusic.

By now, it was nearing 9:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m., if Daylight Savings Time hadn’t ended the night before). We were starving. Mercifully, at this point the show took a dinner break.

Salad was baby artisan leaves with a white balsamic vinaigrette, plus roasted butternut squash, pumpkin seeds, cranberries and goat cheese crumbles. Filet of beef with a burgundy wine sauce, honey pecan smoked arctic chard filet, truffled mashed potatoes, roasted carrots and green beans were served as the entrée. A chocolate covered peanut-butter tart topped with whipped cream was the delectable dessert.

Singer Craig Campbell performs onstage during the 2017 SESAC Nashville Music Awards on November 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for SESAC

Next, Jim Lauderdale hosted the Americana portion of the ceremony. He won for his two 2017 albums, This Changes Everything and London Southern. The other honored Americana albums were Willie Nelson’s God’s Problem Child, which featured contributions by Sam Hunter and an absent Jamey Johnson, and the Band of Heathens disc Duende.

Lee Brice appeared to sing “20 Years Ago,” magnificently. Dustin Lynch offered “The Gambler.” Craig Campbell sang the dickens out of “Lady.” Kim Carnes and Andy Childs did “Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer.” All were paying tribute to SESAC Legacy Award recipient Kenny Rogers. The award was presented by Hillary Scott and her mom, Linda Davis, who tours as a singer with Rogers.

“I am so excited about being here, because you guys are truly my heroes,” Kenny said to the songwriting multitude. “I think my gift is this ability to spot great songs. I realize how lucky I was to get those songs. I thank each and every one of you.”

Justin Ebach’s “Sleep Without You” (Brett Young), Steve Bogard’s “Seein’ Red” (Dustin Lynch), Matt McGinn’s “What If’s” (Kane Brown & Lauren Alaina), Caroline Hobby and Runaway June lead singer Naomi Cooke’s “Lipstick” (Runaway June), Brice Long’s “Heartache on the Dance Floor” (Jon Pardi) and Matthew Bronleewe and Jaron Boyer’s “Flatliner” (Cole Swindell) rounded out the song honorees.

“I’m so grateful to be a part of this community,” said Ebach when he was named SESAC Country Songwriter of the Year. “I have never found better friendships in my entire life.”

Chairman and CEO of SESAC John Josephson, SESAC Songwriter of the Year Justin Ebach, Senior Vice President of Creative Operations for SESAC Sam Kling, and Vice President of Creative Services for SESAC Shannan Hatch pose for a photo onstage during the 2017 SESAC Nashville Music Awards on November 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for SESAC

His collaborations with Brett Young are Ebach’s first hit country songs. He thanked his Word Country publishers for giving him a chance.

“I’m so grateful to this town and all those people who opened doors for me. I love you,” he said.

Daniel Miller, Daniel Hill, Doug Johnson, Doug Howard, Mark Ford, Mark Brown, John Ozier, John Allen, John Marks, Jon Pardi, David Wykoff, David Ross, Ron Stuve, Ron Cox, Jim Zumwalt, Jimmy Carter, Pat Higdon, Pat McMakin, Patrick Clifford, Thom Jutz, Tom Roland, Tom Luteran, Michael Baum, Michelle Goble, Peyton Hoge and Josh Hoge worked the cocktail party.

As we entered the banquet room, we were greeted by massive cloth drum shades over golden glowing, art-deco light bulbs. The stage was decorated with swaths of silver-blue drapery. Silver brocade tablecloths bore centerpieces of clustered white roses and lilies.

Fabulons Becky Harris, Webb Wilder, Jerry Salley, Peter Cooper, Susan Stewart, Christy Walker-Watkins, Debbie Linn, Woody Bomar, Dwight Wiles & Diana Johnson, Dale Bobo, Bob Doyle, Gilles Godard, Charley Stefl, Chris Oglesby, B.J. Hill, Nick Di Fruscia, Tracy Gershon and Terry Hemmings took it all in.

Billy Currington and Cary Barlowe accept an award for “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To” onstage during the 2017 SESAC Nashville Music Awards on November 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for SESAC [Click to enlarge]

 

RCA Studio A To Celebrate Renovation With Lighting Ceremony

RCA Studio A during the 1960s. Photo: Facebook

New signs outside RCA Studio A will be illuminated during a celebration Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. This event marks the completion of a nearly three-year renovation project which restored the historic studio to its 1960s-era glory. The new vintage-style signs feature RCA’s famous dog, Nipper, with his Victrola phonograph, which adorned the façade of Studio A until the record label retired the logo in 1968.

Mayor Megan Barry will join proprietors of Studio A, Chuck Mead of BR549, and the Music Row community/public at the event outside the studio at 30 Music Sq. W., Nashville, TN 37206.

In 2014, philanthropists Mike Curb, Chuck Elcan and Aubrey Preston purchased Studio A to save it from the wrecking ball. The following year, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb is the producer-in-residence.

Studio A’s clients have included country legends Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride and George Strait.

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Greet Country Radio Ahead Of CMA Awards

Pictured (L-R): Rob Mills, ABC Entertainment Senior Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night Programming; Ann Edelblute, The HQ Owner/Manager; Bill Simmons, The Fitzgerald Hartley Company Partner and CMA Board President; Brad Paisley; Carrie Underwood; Sally Williams, Opry Entertainment Senior Vice President of Programming and Artist Relations and CMA Board Chairman; Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer; and Damon Whiteside, CMA Chief Marketing Officer.                          Photo: Christian Bottorff / CMA

As part of celebrating their 10th year hosting the CMA Awards, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood returned to the CMA Awards radio remotes press conference Sunday (Nov. 5) to visit with their country radio friends. SiriusXM’s Storme Warren hosted the evening, reflecting on highlights of Paisley and Underwood’s decade of hosting the CMA Awards as the two answered questions from radio personalities from around the globe.

The 51st Annual CMA Awards airs live on the ABC Television Network Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 8/7c.

CMA Awards co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood (center) with participants of the CMA Awards radio remotes Sunday at Music City Center in Nashville. Photo: Christian Bottorff / CMA. [Click photo to enlarge]