The HGTV Lodge is back for another great round of performances during CMA Fest! The HGTV Lodge always offers the hottest talent with entrance gained by winning tickets! Make sure you are signed up for Fan Access for CMA Fest. You can access it here!
Check out the lineup below!
In a few short weeks Country Music’s biggest party (CMA Fest) will be once again taking over Nashville! With the event vastly approaching we are taking a look ahead at the 2017 event! Variety Beat will be there bringing coverage from all 4 days! There’s a lot of reasons to be excited about this year’s festival!
10. City Of Hope Softball Game
This is always a fun event and one that has been going on for 27 years! The event takes some of country music’s up and coming stars as well as superstars and puts them on the baseball diamond! It also puts fans really close to the artists and makes for a great event for everyone! All proceeds from the game benefit City of Hope which raises money for Cancer research and treatment! The first round of this year’s team lineup as already been announced! Kellie Pickler, Lauren Alaina, Danielle Bradbery, Aaron Watson and The Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe and her fiancé Shawn Booth are in the first group announced! It has been announced that Reba McEntire will be singing the national anthem! Tickets can be purchased on ticketmaster.com and more information can be found at cityofhope.com
9. Chevrolet Riverfront Stage
One of the coolest stages at CMA fest is the Riverfront stage! It’s one of the free stages of the festival , the seating for fans is the actual hillside and the flowing behind the stage is the Cumberland river which gives some fans opportunities to watch from their boats! The Riverfront stage rocks all 4 days starting at 10am and ending sometime in the late afternoon usually around 5. This years lineup can be found here!
8. Country Music Hall Of Fame
The Hall of Fame is always a hub of continuous activity. Anything from Autograph signings, performances, Fan Club Parties and other events happen there throughout the festival! They also have pop up events that happen with just a few hours notice! So make sure you keep an eye on all of the Hall of Fame’s social media accounts.
7. The Opry Store on Broadway
While the Grand Ole Opry takes place at the Opry house in the summer, the spirit of the Opry lives on at the Opry Store that’s located on Broadway! During the festival they do a lot of signings in the back area of the store! These tend to be smaller crowds in some cases, and It gives fans a chance to meet Stars that may not be in Fan Fair X. Keep an eye on the Opry’s social media accounts to find out who they will have in store!
6. HGTV Lodge
The lodge is free but you do have to have a wrist band to get in! The lodge has performances from different artists throughout the 4 days. Not only do you get to see exclusive performances, but the lodge has fans to help everyone get a break from the heat! Wristbands can be won on the giveaway that is done on the CMAfest website closer to the event.
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5. Chevrolet Park Stage, Gildan Broadway Stage at Hard rock Cafe, Music City Stage and Budweiser Forever Country Park Stage
These 4 stages offer a lot of amazing performances from a lot of artists! Each stage is packed full of acts! Artists such as Sundance Head, Kristian Busch, Love and Theft, Lindsay Ell, Mo Pintney, Ryan Follese, Jamie Lynn Spears, Olivia Lane, Kalie Shorr, Natalie Stovall and more! Full lineups can be found below!
CMA FEST: GILDAN BROADWAY STAGE PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED!
CMA FEST: CHEVROLET PARK STAGE PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED!
CMA FEST: BUDWEISER FOREVER COUNTRY STAGE PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED!
CMA FEST: Music City Stage Lineup Announced!
4. Night Time Events!
The party don’t end when the concerts at Nissan Stadium end! A lot of events take place at the Honky Tonk and other venues in the area! They range from fan club parties, late night Jam sessions to concerts for charities! Last year Charlie Worsham did a late night jam session at Ernest Tubb Record Shop on Broadway! With several of his friends like Brandy Clark and Eric Church dropping by! The event became so popular throughout the week that they eventually moved it to another venue.
An event that’s already been announced for this year’s Festival is The 2017 concert for Love and Acceptance hosted by Ty Herndon and Cody Allan!
Super Star Lineup Announced For Ty Herndon’s 2017 Concert For Love and Acceptance!
Several artist’s have already been announced for the concert with more coming soon! Some that have already been announced are: Thompson Square, Billy Gilman, Lorrie Morgan, Michael Ray, Kree Harrison, Runaway June, and Ryan Kinder!
3. Fan Fair X
Fan Fair X is one of the most versatile areas of the festival! Not only is it a great place to cool off and eat all the goodies you find at the food trucks lining the street! It’s also the home of 3 stages and it’s also where you meet the stars! There is the Radio Disney Stage which is always filled with fresh and upcoming talent! Kelsea Ballerini, Lauren Alaina and Megan and Liz were just a few of the acts featured on that stage last year! Also featured in Fan Fair x is The Durango Music Spot and The CMA Close Up stage!
You can find booths for all the major labels as well as some of the artists! You can also shop in the market place area which has a variety of things from clothes, to jewelry and more! To get into Fan Fair X you either need a 4 day pass or you can purchase a $10 pass for each day!
2. Nightly Concerts at Nissan Stadium The nightly concerts at Nissan Stadium are one of the biggest draws of the festival! In just 4 nights you can see 24 of country music’s biggest and brightest stars on the same stage! Also there is always a surprise or 2 that always happens! A full list of performers and what days they will be appearing are listed here.
CMA FEST: Nightly Concert Lineup Announced For Nissan Stadium!
1. The Surprises
There are always a few surprises during CMA fest! They range from pop up shows in bars and on street corners to meet and greets that go on for hours. You never quite know where someone is going to pop up at and in the last few years social media has aided in being able to keep track of your favorite artist. Make sure you have the CMA Fest app downloaded as well as any other social media apps. Keep an eye on all of the accounts because a lot of artists have used them in the last few years to form ‘hunts’ around Nashville for various items! So if you are attending this year’s festival be sure to keep an eye out for any events that could pop up!
Are you excited for CMA Fest like we are? Keep an eye on the site as we will be posting more articles about the festival!
Nightly Concert Lineup Announced Exclusively on ABC’s “Good Morning America”
Days of Social Media Posts Reveal More than 100 Artists Performing
Ticket Proceeds Benefit Music Education through CMA Foundation
NASHVILLE — After four days of social teases, the lineup for the 2017 CMA Music Festival is here! The Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience takes place Thursday through Sunday, June 8-11 in downtown Nashville.
Monday through Wednesday this week, a different stage lineup was posted on CMAfest.com and the official CMA Fest mobile app as artists and fans alike posted their #CMAfest excitement and music education support on social media. Tweets and Instagram posts tagged with #CMAfest were compiled into a virtual mosaic image of the CMA Fest logo that was revealed following Friday’s big announcement of the Nightly Concerts at Nissan Stadium lineup on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Taking the big stage are Country Music superstars Trace Adkins, John Anderson, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Lady Antebellum,Miranda Lambert, Tracy Lawrence, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Cole Swindell, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, and Chris Young.
Check out the lineup below!
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Sunday, June 11, 2017
A longtime fan favorite, the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage is back in 2017 with a packed lineup that will keep attendees rocking from 10:00 AM-5:15 PM each day. CMA Awards nominees Old Dominion will kick things off Thursday, June 8 (10:00 AM/CT). Additional artists hitting the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage are A Thousand Horses, Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Chase Bryant, Cam, Brandy Clark, Luke Combs, Easton Corbin, Russell Dickerson, Drake White and the Big Fire, Eli Young Band, Tyler Farr, High Valley, Home Free, Chris Janson, Jana Kramer, Chris Lane, LOCASH, Maddie & Tae, Neal McCoy, Scotty McCreery, William Michael Morgan, Joe Nichols, Jon Pardi, Parmalee, Eric Paslay, Kellie Pickler, RaeLynn, Michael Ray, Chase Rice, Canaan Smith, Corey Smith, Granger Smith, Josh Turner, Aaron Watson, and Brett Young.
CMA FEST: CHEVROLET RIVERFRONT STAGE PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED!
Located in Walk of Fame Park, the Chevrolet Park Stage will entertain crowds from 10:30 AM-4:55 PM daily with performances by Drew Baldridge, Ryan Beaver, Big Smo, Bailey Bryan, Kristian Bush, Ruthie Collins,Travis Collins, Adam Craig, Jacob Davis, Cale Dodds, Casey Donahew, Clare Dunn, Brooke Eden, Lindsay Ell, Morgan Evans, Ryan Follese, Ryan Griffin, Trent Harmon, Walker Hayes, Sundance Head, LANCO, Jon Langston, Jackie Lee, Love and Theft, Steve Moakler, Muscadine Bloodline, Kyle Park, Carly Pearce, Luke Pell, Mo Pitney, Maggie Rose, Runaway June, Adam Sanders, Jamie Lynn Spears, The Railers, The Swon Brothers, Michael Tyler, Walker McGuire, Morgan Wallen, and Waterloo Revival.
CMA FEST: CHEVROLET PARK STAGE PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED!
A top Festival destination to discover new artists, the Gildan Broadway Stage at Hard Rock Cafe (10:45 AM-4:30 PM daily) will feature Abby Anderson, Chris Bandi, Risa Binder, Craig Wayne Boyd, Ashley Campbell, Colin Elmore & The Danville Train, Davisson Brothers Band, Fairground Saints, Filmore, Ben Gallaher,Haley Georgia, Jillian Jacqueline, Ryan Kinder, Trea Landon, Olivia Lane, Brandon Lay, Levon, Lillie Mae, Sean McConnell, Alyssa Micaela, Meghan Patrick,Jordan Rager, Brandon Ray, Restless Road, Tyler Rich, Dylan Schneider, Scooter Brown Band, Kalie Shorr, Jo Smith, Smithfield, Natalie Stovall, Tara Thompson, Walker County, Hailey Whitters, Alex Williams, and Carter Winter.
CMA FEST: GILDAN BROADWAY STAGE PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED!
Artist lineups are subject to change.
A limited number of tickets for the Nightly Concerts at Nissan Stadium are still available at CMAfest.com or through the CMA Box Office at 1-800-CMA-FEST. Outdoor daytime stages including Chevrolet Riverfront and Park Stages, as well as the Gildan Broadway Stage at Hard Rock Cafe, are free and open to the public.
Funds generated through CMA Music Festival ticket sales benefit music education. Since 2006, CMA and the CMA Foundation have donated more than $17.5 million to support quality, sustainable music education initiatives across the country on behalf of the artists who participate in the event for free, touching the lives of one million students. For more information, visit CMAfoundation.org.
Additional stage lineups, Fan Fair X activities, and more will be announced soon. Don’t miss a beat by staying connected with CMA on CMAfest.com, the Official CMA Fest App, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and sign up for CMA Country Connection emails to receive the latest news as soon as it’s announced.
CMA Music Festival will once again be filmed for a national television special to air on the ABC Television Network. This is the 13th consecutive year the event has been filmed for a network television special, a feat no other music festival has achieved. “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” will be executive-produced by Robert Deaton.
CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of WSM, Incorporated and is used by permission.
It’s that time of year, CMA Fest is right around the corner and the lineups of all the different stages are being announced! It’s always great to see so much talent come together for one great week in Music City! The Chevrolet Park Stage is bringing some serious talent! Check out the lineup below!
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
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Sunday, June 11, 2017
Then. Now. Forever Country, Has been the catch phrase used to describe the CMA Awards for most of this year and they delivered tonight! The 50th annual broadcast kicked off with stars of the past and present joining together on legendary songs.
Vince Gill started the show off on a sober note singing a tribute to Merle Haggard who passed away earlier this year with Haggard’s son Ben Haggard on guitar.
Embed from Getty ImagesThen came host Brad Paisley with Roy Clark from Hee Haw fame. They launched into “Pickin’ and Grinning.” CMA award host Carrie Underwood belted out the Tammy Wynette classic “Stand By Your Man.” Charlie Pride joined Paisley for Pride’s song “Kiss An Angel Good Morning.” Alabama kept the nostalgia going with their song “Mountain Music.”
Embed from Getty ImagesPaisley and Charlie Daniels team up on Daniels’s hit “Devil went down to Georgia.” Following Paisley and Daniels were Reba McEntire , Dwight Yoakam and Clint Black all singing their own songs! Wrapping up the opening performances was Ricky Skaggs and Paisley dueling guitars on Skaggs’s Song “Country Boy At Heart” then Alan Jackson brought 90’s country back to life with his hit “Don’t Rock The Juke Box.”
Embed from Getty ImagesAll through the opening numbers as an artist finished they stayed on the stage but moved to the background which led to the magical moment that took place at the end of the opening number. Paisley and Underwood brought Randy Travis to the stage and sang his hit song “Forever and Ever Amen” with Travis finishing the song out with the very last word Amen which was a miracle in its self since just a few months ago it was believed Travis would never sing again because of a stroke he suffered in 2013.
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The opening performance set the stage for the entire show which was an amazing walk down memory lane as well as a look what the future holds. The 50th annual CMA Awards from Nashville, TN saw many amazing team ups and moments that will for sure be remembered for years to come. The show featured performances by Brooks & Dunn with Superstar Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line with Tim McGraw, and Dierks Bentley and Elle King with their hit song “Different for Girls.”
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood sang a melody of hits from years past including some iconic duets from some of country music’s greatest couples! Also Joining forces were Alan Jackson and George Strait who sang their songs “Remember When” and “Troubadour” which were used for the in memoriam portion of the awards show, which honored the memories of the stars that have passed on. Tonight’s award show also saw superstar Beyoncé joining The Dixie Chicks on the CMA Awards Stage!
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As always there was plenty of jokes and songs from hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, as always no topic was off-limits. There was jokes about the election, drinks named after artists, Willie Nelson‘s hobbies and of course there was some Tim McGraw and Faith Hill jokes.
While the night revolved around the country music of past, present and future it was also a night of honoring the accomplishments of many of the artist in attendance! This year’s awards saw a lot of artists taking home their first or second CMA awards as well as a country legend returning to the top!
The Winners of the 50th CMA Awards:
The Entertainer of The Year Award was presented to Brooks by Taylor Swift who returns to the CMA Awards stage after being absent from the awards show since 2014 when she crossed over to Pop music full-time!
Embed from Getty ImagesThe 50th annual award show was truly a magical night full of memories of the past and Excitement of the future! Congratulations to all of the winners!
