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TAYLOR SWIFT WINS FOUR CMA AWARDS, INCLUDING ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

NASHVILLE – Before Taylor Swift even enters her 20s, she adds four CMA Awards to her collection, winning Entertainer, Female Vocalist, Album and Music Video of the Year at “The 43rd Annual CMA Awards,” which aired live on the ABC Television Network and before a sold-out crowd at the Sommet Center in Downtown Nashville on November 11, 2009. Continue reading about the 43rd Annual Academy of CMA Awards for 2009.

2010 CMA Music

2010 CMA Music Festival will take place Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13, in Downtown Nashville and tickets are available now. Tickets for 2010 CMA Music Festival were available to Music Festival attendees during the event and available nationally today. Tickets are selling at a rapid pace, 4.6 percent ahead of 2009 sales figures. Fans are encouraged to order early for best available seating.

To order tickets, call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378); visit www.CMAfest.com to download an order form to fax or mail; visit www.ticketmaster.com to buy online or charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000. Prices do not include applicable handling fees. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All sales are final and non-refundable. Four-day ticket package categories correspond to a different level of seating at LP Field. Children 3 years and younger are admitted FREE.

2010 CMA Music Festival Four-Day Ticket prices are:  Gold Circle (Sections A-E), $300; Floor (Field - all sections including ADA - Renewable), $185; Lowere Level Renewable, $175; Lower Level, $155; Club Level Renewable, $155; Club Level, $145; Upper Level Reserved, $120; Upper Level General Admission, $110.

ABC Television Special - Monday, Aug. 31, 2009

As previously announced, the Festival was filmed for a three-hour television special "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" scheduled to air on the ABC Television Network Monday, Aug. 31 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET). Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer. Gary Halvorson is the Director. The special was shot in high definition and will be broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

This is the fifth year the special will air on ABC. The primetime special debuted on the CBS Television Network in 2004. The special features both the concerts and backstage access to the artists with heart-pounding performances interspersed with behind-the ropes encounters with the artists and their avid admirers.

CMA on the Web

The Third Annual Fan Social was held at The Stage on Broadway Saturday, where a maximum capacity crowd of social-networking friends met in person. The Carter Twins, The Eli Young Band, Emerson Drive, Gloriana, Joey + Rory, and Holly Williams performed, took questions from fans and participated in autograph sessions.

For up-to-the-minute information about tickets, travel information, schedules, artists appearing at 2010 CMA Music Festival and more, visit www.CMAfest.com. Sign up for CMA Exclusive, the official eNewsletter of Country Music, where fans get connected to Country and receive exciting updates about your favorite artists, contests, free stuff and more. Join the free CMA Mobile Community by texting CMAINFO to 66937 (standard text rates apply).

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Award-Winning Songs of the Country Music Association Vol. 3: 1997-2000 (Paperback)
by Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

This collector's edition folio features all 20 of the nominated and winning entries for the Country Music Association's highly coveted "Song of the Year" for 1997-2000. It includes hits by superstars such as Lonestar, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Brooks and Dunn, George Strait and others, as well as an introduction, photos of all the nominated artists, and facts about the beautiful trophy the winners receive. Songs include: Amazed * Blue * Breathe * Butterfly Kisses * Holes in the Floor of Heaven * I Hope You Dance * Strawberry Wine * This Kiss * Time Marches On * and more.

The Award-Winning Songs Of The Country Music Association - First Edition (Paperback)

by Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

All of the official top five songs nominated for CMA 'Song Of The Year' from 1967 to 1983. 85 selections, featuring: Always on My Mind * Behind Closed Doors * Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue * Elvira * The Gambler * I.O.U. * Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys * Swingin' * You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma.. 288 pages

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