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CMA Fest: Radio Disney Country Stage Announced!

For the first time at CMA Fest, there will be a Radio Disney Country Stage! That pretty much sounds like the best thing ever! The line up is crazy good and it’s one you will want to be sure to check out! Get the line up below!

Thursday, June 9

10:oo am – Kelsea Ballerini Q&A

10:30-11:30am – Lauren Alaina Q&A and Performance

11:30am-12pm – Lindsay Ell Q&A and Performance

12:30-2pm – Drew Baldridge Q&A and Performance

2:30-4pm – Megan & Liz Q&A and Performance

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Friday, June 10

10:oo am-11am – Liddy Clark Q&A and Performance

11:00am-12pm – Farewell Angelina Q&A and Performance

12:30-2pm – Matt Gary Q&A and Performance

2:30-4pm – Olivia Lane Q&A and Performance

4pm-5pm – Dan + Shay Q&A and Performance

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Saturday, June 11

10:00am-10:30am – Mickey Guyton Q&A and Performance

10:30am-11am- Cassadee Pope Q&A and Performance

12:oopm-1pm – Jana Kramer Q&A

1:oopm-2pm – Tegan Marie Q&A and Performance

2:30pm-4pm – Kalie Shorr Q&A and Performance

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Sunday, June 12

10:ooam-11am – Granger Smith Q&A and Performance

11:ooam-12pm – Maddie & Tae Q&A and Performance

12:00pm-2pm – Lacy Cavalier Q&A and Performance

2:30pm-4pm – Temecula Road Q&A and Performance

 

CMA Fest Announces The Park Stage Lineup!

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Thursday June 9, 2016

10:30am – The Swon Brothers

11:10am – Luke Combs

11:50am – Josh Thompson

12:30pm – Drake White & The Big Fire

1:10pm – Kristian Bush

1:50pm – Tucker Beathard

2:30pm – Clare Dunn

3:10pm – Aubrie Sellers

3:50pm – Native Run

4:30pm – Brett Young

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Friday June 10, 2016

10:30am – Drew Baldridge

11:10am – Jason Michael Carrol

11:50am – Ryan Kinder

12:30pm – Chris Carmack

1:10pm – Ty Herndon

1:50pm – Lucie Silvas

2:30pm – Raelynn

3:10pm – Chuck Wicks

3:50pm – Lindsay Ell

4:30pm – Lauren Alaina

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Saturday June 11, 2016

10:30am – Mo Pitney

11:10am – Emerson Drive

11:50am – Natalie Stovall and The Drive

12:30pm – Ashley Campbell

1:10pm – Jamie Lynn Spears

1:50pm – Russell Dickerson

2:30pm – Tara Thompson

3:10pm – Maggie Rose

3:50pm – Halfway To Hazard

4:30pm – The Sheepdogs

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Sunday June 12, 2016

10:30am – Crowder

11:10am – Mark Wills

11:50am – Jack Ingram

12:30pm – Mickey Guyton

1:10pm – Julie Roberts

1:50pm – Keith Anderson

2:30pm – JT Hodges

3:10pm – Cassadee Pope

3:50pm – Big Smo

4:30pm – Andy Griggs

Stay tuned for more CMA Fest announcements!

2nd Annual ‘Party For A Cause’ Recap- April 2014

The 2nd Annual Party For A Cause Festival was just as fun as the first! This year was wonderful for me because I was able to enjoy the performances as well as meet the talent! It was wild, they would perform and then sometimes right after come over to meet the fans. I mean, how great is that?!

The first person I got to see was one of my favorites, Charlie Worsham! He was also at the 1st annual PFAC.

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I got to watch him perform as he got things kicked off for the first day!

I saw many other great performers that weekend like Love and Theft!

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There was even a set up red carpet to take pictures with artists as well! Brett Eldredge, Will Hoge, Austin Webb and Tyler Farr were there!

It was a jam packed two days and I can’t believe how many amazing artists took the time to be there and meet all the fans! Cassadee Pope was there again for a second year, Danielle Bradbery, Randy Houser, Leah Turner, Eastin Corbin,  and Chase Rice! WOW!

After two days of jam packed music I headed over to the ACM Awards and got to meet more amazing artists on the red carpet! My Favorites! Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift!

What a weekend! Cannot wait for the fourth annual celebration, April 1-3!

1st Annual ‘Party For A Cause’ Recap- April 2013

I can’t believe it’s almost time for the 4th annual Party For A Cause Festival.

While my dear friend Jess recounted her first festival experience, I have also attended the first two!544913_574294852834_1967457332_n

They were so much fun and definitely something not to miss out on! I was especially excited for the 1st Annual PFAC event because my favorite artists, Thompson Square were signing at the event! They rode in the RAM Truck event and did some promo with that, which will also be at the 4th annual PFAC! There new album had recently been released and I had 10 copies I needed signed! Their manager said, if I bought that many, they would sign them all!

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It was also the first time I was able to meet some of the artists I had been listening to for awhile, and even meet new artists I hadn’t been. It’s amazing how after that you can become such a huge fan of someone. The moment I saw Country Trio The Henningsens, I knew they must be an artist. I hadn’t seen them before, but I could just tell by the way they were dressed. They looked so polished. I decided I should introduce myself and meet them. They turned out to be a family band, Dad and two of his 10 children! They are definitely now some of my favorite people and I’m so glad to have found that connection with them!

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I was able to see a lot of my favorite artists perform, like Charlie Worsham and Katie Armiger. Even Cassadee Pope and Dustin Lynch were signing autographs!

It was such a great weekend, one I will never forget! 2nd Annual recap coming up!

First Annual Party For A Cause Festival Recap

With the ACM Party For A Cause Festival just a few short days away, I thought it might be fun to post a recap of my very first PFAC experience! Prior to the introduction of this multiple day star-studded music filled event, there were free shows on Freemont Street at night during The Week Vegas Goes Country. While those free shows continued during the 2013 ACM Week, they were discontinued the following year.

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The first annual Party For A Cause Festival was hosted at The Orleans Hotel and took place Friday April 5th and Saturday April 6th, 2013. This event provided fans with an entire “ACM Experience,” as well as introducing fans to some philanthropic causes including Outnumber Hunger and the Wounded Warrior Project. The ACM Expo was free, but you had to pay to get to the festival inside to see the artists performances.

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Just look at the list of autograph signings and performances! Such a FULL packed schedule of country music FUN for the fans!

Day 1, Friday 3/5/13:

Performances by Cassadee Pope, Florida Georgia Line, Justin Moore, Brantley Gilbert, and headlining the first night was The Band Perry!

 

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Florida Georgia Line performing on the Outnumber Hunger stage!

2013 was also the first year that Luke Bryan co-hosted the Awards Show with Blake Shelton, replacing his previous co-host Reba McEntire. The Academy cleverly named this duo “Bluke” and there were “Flat Blake’s” and “Flat Luke’s” passed out at the festival.

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Fans inside a restaurant at The Orleans propped their “Flat Luke’s” up in the window for all to see!

Along with this, there was also an amazing contest to win PIT TICKETS at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards!!

 

The First Annual Party For a Cause Festival is also where I met the owner of this website, Jencita. I had orginally found her on Twitter, met her in person in Vegas… and now, 3 years later, we will be road-tripping together to Vegas for the 4th Annual Party For A Cause Festival!

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Contributing author Jess & site owner, Jencita!

As you can see from that photo, night had fallen. I had won myself a pair of VIP bracelets to Kip Moore‘s late night performance at Freemont Street, so I had to hurry back to the hotel and change and get ready to see one of my favorite artists up close from the pit! Freemont Street was insane, so many people because there were such great artists, all performing for free! It was just a matter of how early you wanted to get there so you could be close enough to see! I definitely miss that aspect of ACM Week!

Day 2, Saturday 4/6/13

Day 2 of the party hosted Dustin Lynch, Love and Theft, Kix Brooks, Lee Brice, Hunter Hayes, Eli Young Band and headliner Dierks Bentley.

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Dustin Lynch cranking everyone’s tractors!

The First Annual Party For A Cause Festival was obviously such a success that they are still continuing the tradition 3 years later. If you are heading there this year, make sure to check out our Party For A Cause Survival Guide!

Which artist performance or event are you most excited for this year?! Besides the opportunity to see and meet some of my favorite artists, I’m kind of most excited for the free Red Bull as you leave the festival gates at night to give me some energy for some late night fun! It will also be my first chance to see Maren Morris, Chris Lane, Chris Janson and Granger Smith. I’m very excited to see all of them for the first time!