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Photos: CMA Music Fest in Full Swing [updated]

Lady A • Vince Gill • Ashton Shepherd • Carrie Underwood • Connie Kis Andersen

DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/8/11)

We have a mixed bag of sounds on tap today. The listening session was dominated by indies. Some of them were quite listenable (Stephanie Urbina Jones, Aaron Einhouse), others not so much.

Quick Pics

LoCash Cowboys Take On Man v. Food Nation • Birthday Surprise From Casey James • CMA Hosts Chevy Test Drive

Eric Church To Preview Album Live From CMA Fest

EMI Records’ Eric Church will offer members of his fan club, the Church Choir, and Sirius XM listeners an exclusive preview of his new album Chief this week. As part of CMA Music Festival, he is set to perform Thurs., June 9, 4 p.m. at the Music City Theater. The acoustic set will be limited […]

Tommy Emmanuel Presented With CMA Global Artist Award

Australian guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel was presented with the 2011 CMA Global Country Artist Award last night (6/6) by fellow Aussie guitar slinger Keith Urban. The presentation took place during the CMA Global Artist Party at The Stage. After dazzling the audience with selections from his own catalog as well as a Beatles medley and […]

Little Big Town Lead Ride For A Cure

Little Big Town will host the star-studded Ride For A Cure on Sun., June 12 to benefit the TJ Martell Foundation. The ride begins at Nashville’s Roundabout Plaza at 10:30 a.m. and ends at Harley Davidson of Columbia Superstore for lunch and a concert by Little Big Town, Jake Owen, Jerrod Niemann, David Nail and […]

Calendar For Busy CMA Music Fest Week

A complete list of this week’s events, updated daily.

Stars Added To Tomorrow Night's CMT Awards

The star lineup continues to grow for tomorrow night’s (6/8) 2011 CMT Music Awards. The Band Perry has been added to the performance schedule, and Shania Twain and Taylor Swift will join forces to open the show by recreating Thelma & Louise. Also set to appear are Glee’s Chord Overstreet, Ron White, Donald Trump, Kenny […]

CAA To Relocate Nashville Offices

Creative Artists Agency has announced plans to relocate its Nashville offices to the SunTrust Building downtown. Currently located at 3310 West End Ave., CAA’s 65-person team will move to its new 23,000 square foot space once construction is completed this fall. “This move marks a new era for us,” said CAA’s head of music and […]

Lady A Sets Release Date

Lady Antebellum announced today (6/7) that their third Capitol Nashville studio album Own The Night will be released on Sept. 13, 2011. It’s the first major album release date set for the fourth quarter, hoping to score with holiday shoppers.

Next Big Nashville Expands With SoundLand

Organizers of Next Big Nashville are upping the ante for this fall’s event. The annual festival is evolving under the new moniker SoundLand, a four-day, indoor/outdoor set to hit Nashville Sept. 21-24. SoundLand will feature the usual showcases, concerts, VIP Parties and music business workshops, and will expand with the addition of outdoor stages, an […]

Industry Ink Tuesday

Journalists Honored • John Esposito • Joe Redmond • Nashville Symphony • BMI • Cary Rolfe • HFA

Apple Unveils iCloud Service

If good things come to those who wait, then Apple is finally ready to reward us by unveiling the long-awaited, long-speculated iCloud today (6/6). Steve Jobs led the presentation at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The iCloud service will store users’ digital files online and automatically push them to iOS-based devices such as […]

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