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Press Releases: 2003
CMA DONATES $100,000 TO CHARITIES AS PART OF CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL’S ANNUAL “CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION!” CAMPAIGN
2003 CMA AWARDS BIG WIN FOR THE COUNTRY MUSIC INDUSTRY
CMA ELECTS KIX BROOKS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"THE 37th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" LEADS CBS TO A WEDNESDAY WIN IN VIEWERS, HOUSEHOLDS, ADULTS 25-54, ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 18-34
Country Music's Biggest Night Delivers Its Most Watched Awards Broadcast Since 1996
JOHNNY CASH AND ALAN JACKSON TIE WITH THREE AWARDS EACH DURING “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Cash Also Receives The Irving Waugh Award of Excellence
COMPREHENSIVE TRIVIA FOR “THE 37th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Categories Including Album, Entertainer, Female Vocalist, Horizon, Male Vocalist, Music Video, Single, Vocal Duo And Vocal Group Of The Year
GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF “THE 37th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Exclusive Interviews and Rehearsal Footage Available In Four Video News Release Feeds
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Entertainer of the Year
CMA AWARDS PARTICIPANTS ALL WINNERS WITH SPECIAL GIFT BAGS
STAR-PACKED TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH ADDED TO 2003 CMA AWARDS
Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Travis Tritt And Hank Williams Jr. Celebrate The Music Of The Man In Black
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Album of the Year
ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION AND BRAD PAISLEY TO PERFORM ON CMA AWARDS
Faith Hill Leads List of Presenters
TRIVIA FOR "THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS"
Female Vocalist of the Year
TIM MCGRAW AND HOST VINCE GILL TO PERFORM ON CMA AWARDS
Additional Performers Include Gary Allan, Terri Clark, Buddy Jewell, Joe Nichols, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton and Darryl Worley
CMA ANNOUNCES NEW ARTIST INITIATIVE ON GRAND OLE OPRY LIVE
Lifetime Membership Granted to Opry Members and CMA Award Final Nominees
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Male Vocalist of the Year
CMA PRESENTS LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP TO ALL GRAND OLE OPRY MEMBERS AND ALL FINAL NOMINEES IN THE ARTIST CATEGORIES FOR THE CMA AWARDS
2003 CMA AWARDS TOP NOMINEE TOBY KEITH SLATED TO PERFORM
More Star Performances Announced Including Martina McBride, George Strait and Shania Twain
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Vocal Group of the Year
DOLLY PARTON AND NORAH JONES TO PERFORM DUET ON “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Patty Loveless Performances Intensify The Excitement of “Country Music’s Biggest Night”
2003 CMA BROADCAST AWARD WINNERS NOTIFIED BY CMA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEE TERRI CLARK
Broadcast Personality and Station of the Year Winners Get “Hotlined” by CMA
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Single of the Year
KIX BROOKS RECEIVES CMA PRESIDENT’S AWARD
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Vocal Duo of the Year
CMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESENTED PROPOSAL TO HOLD CMA AWARDS IN NEW YORK
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Horizon Award
ALAN JACKSON AND JIMMY BUFFETT KICK OFF “COUNTRY MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT™” ON “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
TRIVIA FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Music Video of the Year
CMA ANNOUNCES BROADCAST AWARD NOMINEES FOR 2003
Steve Azar, Jennifer Hanson, Buddy Jewell, Jimmy Wayne and Darryl Worley Make Announcement in Nashville
ECLECTIC MIX OF FINAL NOMINEES ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR COUNTRY MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT “THE 37th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Toby Keith Garners Career-Topping Seven Nominations
SATELLITE TOOLS AND COORDINATES ANNOUNCED FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” NOMINEES PRESS CONFERENCE
ARTIST PERFORMANCES INCLUDED IN CBS’ “THE EARLY SHOW” COVERAGE OF THE CMA AWARDS NOMINEES PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE FROM GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE, TUESDAY, AUG. 26
CBS News Anchor Hannah Storm To Interview Martina McBride With Live Performances by Rascal Flatts and Darryl Worley
CMA ANNOUNCES NEWEST MEMBERS OF COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
Floyd Cramer And Carl Smith To Be Inducted On The CMA Awards In November
STANDOUT ARTISTS OF 2003 TO ANNOUNCE CMA BROADCAST AWARD NOMINEES
Steve Azar, Jennifer Hanson, Buddy Jewell, Jimmy Wayne and Darryl Worley To Make Announcement in Nashville During CMA Awards Press Conference
“THE EARLY SHOW” TO BROADCAST CMA AWARDS NOMINATIONS LIVE FROM GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE AUGUST 26
CBS News Anchor Hannah Storm Will Join Host Martina McBride And Special Guest Rascal Flatts In Nashville For Announcements
MARTINA MCBRIDE AND RASCAL FLATTS TO ANNOUNCE NOMINEES FOR “THE 37TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” IN NASHVILLE
FAN FAIR 2003 ENDS ON HIGH NOTE
The Judds Reunite for Two Songs During Wynonna’s Closing Set
COUNTDOWN TO CMA’S FAN FAIR 2003
Kenny Chesney to Kick Off Fan Fair Thursday Morning at Riverfront Park Stages
STREET CLOSURES TO TAKE PLACE DURING CMA’S FAN FAIR® 2003
FAN FAIR AFTER HOURS™ KEEPS THE PARTY GOING ALL NIGHT LONG
Fifteen Downtown Clubs to Stage Late-Night Fan Fair Events With NBC Daytime Stars, Country Celebrities And More
CMA’S FAN FAIR®: MUSIC AND MORE WITH CELEBRITY LECTURE SERIES AND SECOND ANNUAL ANDY GRIGGS CELEBRITY ARCHERY TOURNAMENT
*NSYNC’s Lance Bass, Wynonna Judd And The Stars Of NBC Daytime To Lecture; LeAnn Rimes Added To Artist Line-Up At The Coliseum
LEE KERNAGHAN TO RECEIVE INAUGURAL CMA GLOBAL ARTIST AWARD
SOGGY WEATHER DOESN’T DAMPEN SPIRITS AT FORT CAMPBELL ARMED FORCES DAY EVENT
CMA and a Troop of Country Artists Present Concert Tickets for Fan Fair 2003
CMA PROMOTES ATHENA PATTERSON TO SENIOR MANAGER OF CREATIVE SERVICES
CMA’S FAN FAIR® FEELS LIKE FAMILY
KELLOGG’S™* RICE KRISPIE’S™ Family Zone Full of Snap! Crackle! Pop!; More Artists Added To Greased Lightning™ Riverfront Park Stages; Wynonna To Perform at The Coliseum; Naomi Judd To Appear in Exhib
PATRIOTISM FLIES HIGH AT CMA’S FAN FAIR® 2003
DIVERSITY OF MUSIC HIGHLIGHTED DURING CMA’S FAN FAIR® WITH PERFORMANCES AT GREASED LIGHTNING™ RIVERFRONT PARK STAGES
Bellamy Brothers, Bering Strait, Kellie Coffey, Derailers, Emerson Drive, Rhonda Vincent and Kitty Wells Among More Than 50 Acts Set To Perform at the Riverfront Daily Concerts; Jessica Andrews & Brad
CMA TO PRESENT FIRST GLOBAL ARTIST AWARD AT FAN FAIR®
Ten Candidates Vying for New CMA Honor
THE STARS OF NBC DAYTIME RETURN TO CMA'S FAN FAIR® FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Fan Fair Appearance To Be The Largest East Coast Fan Event for NBC Daytime Stars in 2003
CMA AGAIN OFFERS SINGLE FAN FAIR® CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, APRIL 7
More Than 35 Acts To Appear On The Star-Packed Coliseum Shows
CMA TEAMS WITH SUPPORTMUSIC.COM
New Web Site, a Public Service of the Music Education Coalition, Provides Tools For Parents and Educators Facing Dwindling Financial Support for School Music Programs
VINCE GILL & ALAN JACKSON TO PERFORM AT CMA’S FAN FAIR®
Patty Loveless, Jo Dee Messina, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Nichols, Sawyer Brown, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Darryl Worley and More Added to Concert Line-Up
MORE ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR CMA’S FAN FAIR®
Alabama, Tammy Cochran, Billy Gilman, Patty Loveless, Joe Nichols, Sawyer Brown, Blake Shelton and Phil Vassar To Appear
CMA HONORS JO WALKER-MEADOR AT BOARD RECEPTION
Plaque Installed In CMA Lobby Next To Those Honoring Dick Frank And Irving Waugh
CMA’S FAN FAIR®: BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER IN 2003
Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Terri Clark, Kenny Chesney, Lonestar, Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Montgomery Gentry, Marty Stuart, Trick Pony and Keith Urban to Appear
NOVEMBER DATE FOR 2003 CMA AWARDS ANNOUNCED
CMA PRESENTS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
COUNTRY MUSIC PENDULUUM CONTINUES UPWARD SWING IN 2002
