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Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean Added to 2014 CMA Awards Performers

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean Added to 2014 CMA Awards Performers
More performers were announced for the 48th Annual Country Music Awards. Some of the biggest hitters will take the stage that night as Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, and Jason Aldean join the lineup. A lineup which so far shows a depressing scarcity of women. But anyway… The rest of the press release reads: Read More

Big Names Announced for 2014 CMA Awards Performances

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Big Names Announced for 2014 CMA Awards Performances
The first round of performers for the 48th Annual CMA Awards hold no surprises. Some of the biggest name of the last few years, and nominees for the evening’s top awards will liven up the show. Announced to perform so far are Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Luke Bryan. You can read the Read More

CCMA Awards 2014 – Full List of Winners

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CCMA Awards 2014 – Full List of Winners
Last night, the Canadian Country Music Association closed out country music week with the final award show. The big awards of the night went to perennial fan-favorite, Johnny Reid (Fans’ Choice Award), Gord Bamford (Single of the Year), and Dean Brody (Album of the Year). Of course, it’s not a 2014 country award show without Read More

CMA Awards 2014 – List of Nominees and Predictions

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Awards 2014 – List of Nominees and Predictions
The list of 2014 CMA Awards nominees confirms Miranda Lambert‘s status as queen of country music. She equals her own 2010 record of nine nominations, including in all the major categories. Dierks Bentley finally arrives on the big award scene with five nods, and Keith Urban returns to the Entertainer of the Year category, along Read More

Live on the Green 2014: The Head and The Heart [PHOTOS]

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live on the Green 2014: The Head and The Heart [PHOTOS]
One of the big indie-folk success stories of recent years is The Head and The Heart. Signed to Sub Pop Records (yes, the label of Nirvana fame), the six musicians have come a long way from selling their CDs in handmade sleeves. They closed out the second week of Live on the Green, playing to Read More

Live on the Green 2014: Wild Cub [PHOTOS]

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live on the Green 2014: Wild Cub [PHOTOS]
Nashville-based quintet Wild Cub brought the beats to the second week of Live on the Green, the annual summer concert series hosted by Lightning 100. After finding international success with their 2013 debut album, Youth, the indie-pop band is unstoppable. Earlier this year, they performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and on Conan. With Read More

Live on the Green 2014: Goodbye June [PHOTOS]

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live on the Green 2014: Goodbye June [PHOTOS]
The immensely popular summer concert series Live in the Green went into week two, after needing to make adjustments to the site map when too many people joined the party for the kick-off event. Nashvillians love good music! Goodbye June,  trio of cousins, opened the evening with their well-received indie rock, which they developed over Read More

First Round of Performers for AmericanaFest 2014 Announced, The Avett Brothers to Headline

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on First Round of Performers for AmericanaFest 2014 Announced, The Avett Brothers to Headline
The Americana Music Association has announced its plans for the most ambitious AmericanaFest to date. The 15th edition of the music festival, which will take place in Nashville September 17-20, 2014, will feature some of the eclectic genre’s biggest stars and most promising talent. The Avett Brothers are set to close out the whole event Read More

Chris Young Undergoes Surgery, Forced to Cancel Tonight’s CMA Fest Performance

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Chris Young Undergoes Surgery, Forced to Cancel Tonight’s CMA Fest Performance
Chris Young‘s kitchen mishap was more serious than first thought and the country singer has been forced to cancel his CMA Fest LP Field performance. The press release explains: After accidentally cutting his left hand with a kitchen knife while at home Thursday night, singer/songwriter Chris Young underwent surgery in Nashville yesterday to repair damaged Read More