The 50th annual CMA Awards are fastly approaching and the first round of performers were announced! Hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are performing along with their hosting duties. Joining them as performers are Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Keith Urban and Maren Morris! This is just the first round of performers, with many more to come. Since it’s the 50th anniversary of the CMA Awards it promises to be one of the biggest shows ever!
The Nominees were announced in late August By Bentley, Urban and newcomer Cam at the Grand Ole Opry! It has also been announced that Dolly Parton will receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award!
Since it’s the 50th anniversary the Country Music Association is going all out! They recently released what is one of the most Unique things ever done they gathered Country super stars from the past, present and the future. The project is called Forever Country and it is a mashup of multiple country classics sang by the legends and superstars of country music!
50 year ago, the Country Music Association Awards were formed. To celebrate the 50th anniversary, a special project was put into motion. A music video, that showcased the talent that has been around since the early years of the association, along with artists who are still performing today and all of these artists that will forever represent and be a part of Country Music.
Artists in “Forever Country” include: Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Alabama, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brett Eldridge, Martina McBride, Jason Aldean, Vince Gill, Ronnie Mislap, Little Big Town, Eric Chuch, Kacey Musgraves, Charley Pride, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Reba, Trisha Yearwood and Dierks Bentley.
They were able to get GRAMMY winning Director, Joseph Kahn to make the vision a reality. As with all of Kahn’s creations, he really was the mastermind behind it all. In the making of video, we see the idea for wanting all of these stars to sing a song that represented the last 50 years of Country Music, Kahn suggested a mashup of multiple songs to tie everything together. It makes for one emotional journey, especially with the imagery. The songs include Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again.”
The video was shot in front of green screens, and the end result is a beautiful work of art as we see cities being built and changing from town to town, as is much of the life of a touring artist.
The Ryman can be seen coming together and then fading away as life takes on this journey, but yet always lead back home.
The video ends with a shot of Dolly Parton, singing one of the most recognizable and global songs to date, one that she wrote herself “I Will Always Love You.”
The song encompasses all of these artists and every Country Music artist who ever was and will ever be. It represents the listeners and the relationship artists have with them, the industry, the life. Country Music.
Watch the full music video of ‘Forever Country” here:
Watch the making of “Forever Country”
The 50th annual CMA Awards, will broadcast live from Nashville November 2nd.
The 2016 CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on ABC on Nov. 2 at 8PM ET. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return as co-hosts! Performers and presenters will be announced in the coming months. It seems like it’s the first time in forever that Blake Shelton hasn’t been nominated for Male Vocalist of the year, and it’s nice to see Underwood return to an Entertainer of the Year nomination! Another special nomination includes, Joey + Rory for duo of the year, Joey’s life was cut short earlier this year as she lost her battle to cancer. A movie dedicated to her To Joey With Love will play one night only, September 20. For tickets and information see: http://tojoeywithlove.com/theaters
2016 Country Music Association Awards Nominees
Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producers)
Hero, Maren Morris
Mr. Misunderstood, Eric Church
Storyteller, Carrie Underwood
Black, Dierks Bentley
Ripcord, Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Eric Church
Tim McGraw
Chris Stapleton
Dierks Bentley
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“My Church,” Maren Morris
“Record Year,” Eric Church
“Burning House,” Cam
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Joey + Rory
Maddie & Tae
New Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Brothers Osborne
Maren Morris
Old Dominion
Cole Swindell
Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producer)
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“My Church,” Maren Morris
“Nobody to Blame,” Chris Stapleton
“Record Year,” Eric Church
Musical Event of the Year
“Different for Girls,” Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
“Home Alone Tonight,” Luke Bryan feat. Karen Fairchild
“The Fighter,” Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood
“Think of You,” Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
“You Are My Sunshine,” Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton
Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Director)
“Fire Away,” Chris Stapleton
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“Record Year,” Eric Church
“Somewhere on a Beach,” Dierks Bentley
“Burning House,” Cam
Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Derek Wells
The Country Music Awards are celebrating their 50th Annual CMA Awards this November and to celebrate they are bringing out all kinds of videos and interviews to get everyone excited about the big milestone!
In their CMA Awards 50/50: Dynamic Duos (2000s): Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square reminisce on what it was like to win their very first CMA Award for Vocal Duo Of The Year.
“First of all I was like ‘did they really just say our name’ because I don’t want to stand up if they didn’t say our name and look like I’m crazy or something.”
Florida Georgia Line never takes the wins for granted and says it means so much just to know they were voted to win and considered the best in that category.
WATCH: THOMPSON SQUARE AND FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE REMEMBER THEIR FIRST CMA WIN
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