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Backstage at CMA Fest 2017: Garth, Dierks, Brett Eldredge and more prove Nashville is the place to be

CMAWith the first nightly concert of CMA Fest 2017 kicking off at Nissan Stadium, the home team competing for hockey’s most coveted prize, and one of the most popular non-country festivals on the planet just miles away, perhaps Brett Eldredge said it best. There was no better place to be Thursday night than Music City. “I feel …

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After nearly two months as a married man, Sam Hunt opens up about his wedding

Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images via ABCNearly two months after Sam Hunt tied the knot with Hannah Lee Fowler in a super-secret ceremony in his hometown of Cedartown, Georgia, he’s finally opening up about the wedding. “It was perfect,” Sam tells Entertainment Tonight. “Hannah was happy, and that was my number one priority, so it worked out. My family was …

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Kacey Musgraves has One Direction for next summer: Touring with Harry Styles

ABC/Paula LoboKacey Musgraves may be a self-proclaimed “Dime Store Cowgirl” who doesn’t fancy herself Pageant Material, but she just happens to have booked herself an opening slot on one of the hottest tours on the planet. The multiple CMA and Grammy winner will open for British heartthrob Harry Styles on the U.S. and Canadian legs of his 2018 world …

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My Kinda Party: Jason Aldean keeps the CMT madness going into the night

Casey Flanigan / Getty ImagesJason Aldean may’ve kicked off the 2017 CMT Music Awards with a hot tribute to the late Gregg Allman, but after the show wrapped up, the two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year was just getting the party started.   Once his CMT duties were finished, Jason immediately headed to Nashville’s Walk of Fame …

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This one's for you: Thomas Rhett stars in his own beer commercial

Valory Music Co. You should soon start seeing Thomas Rhett in his own Budweiser commercial. The ACM Male Vocalist of the Year shares the spotlight with beer-drinkers all across the country, who submitted videos of themselves raising cans and bottles featuring the brand’s latest patriotic packaging. “Budweiser has some of the most iconic commercials of all time,” …

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2017 CMT Music Awards: The Grey Carpet

CMTWednesday evening on the not-so-red carpet, Chris Lane echoed the sentiments of many who’ve come before him: the CMT Music Awards are not your mama’s awards show! “The whole show, the whole vibe of the show is just a big party… It’s just a good time, there’s no doubt about it.” The “Fix” hitmaker admitted he was …

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Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood among the big winners at the 2017 CMT Music Awards

CMTKeith Urban was the big winner at the 2017 CMT Music Awards, airing live from Nashville’s Music City Center on Wednesday. He picked up four trophies, including Video of the Year for “Blue Ain’t Your Color” — which also earned him Male Vocalist honors. Keith also won for Collaborative Video of the Year, along with …

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Dustin Lynch to debut “sexy new look” Friday night at CMA Music Festival

BBR Music Group Friday night, Dustin Lynch is set to make his very first appearance on the main stage at CMA Music Festival. The Tullahoma, Tennessee native will perform in front of 70,000 fans at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium — but there’s more. He’ll also debut a sneak peek of the new video for his latest single, “Small …

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Preds fever sweeps Carrie Underwood's fan club party at the Grand Ole Opry

ABC/Image Group LA Carrie Underwood kicked off a busy week of CMA Music Festival with a longstanding tradition: her fan-club party at the Grand Ole Opry. In addition to a command performance, Carrie also gave her most-devoted supporters a Nashville Predators rally towel, a nod to the fact that her husband, team captain Mike Fisher, is just …

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Halfway Down: CMT narrows its nominees for Video of the Year from 14 to seven

CMTCMT’s gargantuan list of fourteen nominees for the Video of the Year trophy has now been cut in half. The remaining contenders for the highest honor at tonight’s CMT Awards are Carrie Underwood, Cole Swindell, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and the all-star cast from CMA’s “Forever Country” mashup. Final voting will take place tonight at CMT.com during the 2017 CMT …

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