The April/May 2013 issue of CMA Close Up offers plenty of advice from top photographers on how to shoot the strongest possible publicity photos. Of course, it’s much easier to make mistakes. Based on observations...Read full article... »
When fans buy Country superstar Brad Paisley’s new album, Wheelhouse, on Tuesday, April 9, they could be getti... »
For as long as people have used printed media to herald upcoming events, the message has been essentially stat... »
Once almost exclusive fan-created works, lyric videos have become important components in record label strateg... »
Tate Stevens’ triumph on Season 2 of “The X Factor” confirms that Country Music is stronger than ever. More important, it heralds the arrival of a performer whose music is in step with what America...Read full article... »
These are halcyon times for Country vocal groups. So how does a new group stand out? The Henningsens have at l... »
What made Baltimore native Carrie Zaruba so tough, so able to express her feelings in song? Maybe it comes fro... »
When They Were New … CMA Close Up’s Debut Artist Spotlight Introduced the Country Stars of Tomorrow For many y... »
CMA welcomes its newest member, singer and songwriter Hannah Bethel, who stopped by May 6, 2013 to sign up for membership. This up-and-coming artist is gaining momentum with her current single, “No Where Left to...Read full article... »
CMA welcomes The Sins Country into its growing membership! This husband-and-wife duo and GTR Records artists s... »
CMA welcomes its newest member, Reviver Music artist Samantha Landrum, who stopped by Thursday, April 11, 2013... »
The crew of The Bobby Bones Show visited the CMA office on Wednesday, March 27 to meet with staff members and ... »
Holly Williams stopped by CMA recently for an intimate, acoustic Live@CMA performance on the release of her new album, The Highway. In the following Live@CMA video, Williams – granddaughter of Country legend Hank Williams, Sr. and daughter...Re... »
Warner Bros. artist Charlie Worsham plays Live@CMA, performing songs from his upcoming debut release, includin... »
Country duo Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” was heading to No. 1 when they stopped in for a Live@CMA performan... »
Parmalee played Live@CMA as their new single, “Carolina,” was catching radio buzz . In this video,... »
Heralded by many as the greatest Country singer of all time, George Jones passed away on Friday morning, April 26, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He had been hospitalized on April 18...Read full article... »
Canadian singer Rita MacNeil fit into no Country Music stereotype: Born in Big Pond, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,... »
Born in Ubly, Mich., Walleman moved to Nashville after earning her bachelor’s degree in Public Administration ... »
A University of Arkansas graduate with a Bachelors of Art, Journalism: Advertising/Public Relations sequence, ... »
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CMA Close Up April/May cover artist Tim McGraw talks about playing at the very first C2C: Country to Country Festival at London’s O2 Arena. »
“Truck Yeah” (written by Chris Janson, Preston Brust, Chris Lucas and Danny Myrick) “Kenny (... »
