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CMA Music Festival

CMA Fest got its start with fan club parties, but what does that look like for a new generation?

jewly hight

June 4, 2024

From custom trucker hats to branded cocktails and selfie photos with singers, here’s what fans can expect from one up-and-coming duo.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: CMA, CMA Music Festival, country music, Country Music Association, music

Pride flags are in and Confederate flags out as CMA Fest returns to Nashville after 2 year hiatus

Blaise Gainey

June 9, 2022

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Nashville’s long-running country music festival is back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The Country Music Association extravaganza kicked off Thursday and lasts until Sunday.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: CMA, CMA Music Festival, Country Music Association, lgbtq

New CMA ‘Summer Jam’ Will Also Air As Primetime TV Special

Paige Pfleger

July 12, 2021

Fans at CMA Fest

A newly announced two-night concert at the end of July will feature big name acts in Nashville, including Luke Bryan, Mickey Guyton, Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood and others.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: CMA, CMA Music Festival, Country Music Association, COVID-19

CMA Fest Canceled Because Of COVID Concerns

Paige Pfleger

March 2, 2021

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Nashville’s country music festival, CMA Fest, is canceled once again this year. The Country Music Association announced the pandemic poses too many obstacles to host the event, which usually brings more than 80,000 people to the city each day.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: CMA, CMA Music Festival, COVID-19

Heightened Security At CMA Festival Makes For A Different Experience For Some Fans

Jay Shah

June 8, 2018

Listen Fans won’t be able to walk past the stage to take photos at this year’s CMA Music Festival. Heightened security measures will keep fans at a distance from the performers. Other security measures limit the size of the bags allowed onto the grounds and require that bags be see-through, and concertgoers might also see […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: CMA Music Festival, News

Remembering Jo Walker-Meador, The Matriarch Of The CMA

Mack Linebaugh

August 16, 2017

The Nashville business legend known as country music’s matriarch has died at the age of 93. As the director of the Country Music Association for nearly three decades, Jo Walker-Meador was critical in the founding of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the creation of the CMA Music Festival and the CMA awards […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: CMA Music Festival, obituary

Nashville’s Most Lucrative Tourist Draw Wasn’t As Lucrative As Last Year

Natasha Senjanovic

August 15, 2017

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Nashville’s largest annual tourism event saw a slight dip in economic activity this year. According to newly released data from the city’s Convention & Visitors Corporation, the 2017 CMA Music Festival generated just under $58 million in visitor spending, which is roughly $2 million less than last year.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: CMA Music Festival, News

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