What's going on during CMA Fest 2018

Glen’s CMA Fest Appearances

June 6th CMT Awards After Party Margaritaville @ 11:15 PM

June 7th CMA Spotlight Stage Located at Xfinity Fan Fair X inside Music City Center @ 10:00 AM

June 9th Roper Signing Booth Located at the Music City Center 12:15 - 1:00PM

Listen to Glen Templeton’s Single “Hip To Be Country”

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2018 CMA FEST STAGE LINEUPS AND MORE . . .Walker Hayes, High Valley, Home Free, LANCO, Chris Lane, LOCASH, Maddie & Tae, Scotty McCreery, William Michael Morgan, Parmalee, Eric Paslay, Carly Pearce, Cassadee Pope, RaeLynn, Michael Ray, Dylan Scott, Canaan Smith, Corey Smith, Granger Smith, The Cadillac Three, Morgan Wallen, and Aaron Watson.

4:45 PM daily. Featuring some of the biggest names in Country Music from recent decades, including Keith Anderson, David Ball, John Berry, BlackHawk, Terri Clark, Mark Collie, Billy Dean, Joe Diffie, Exile, “Forever Country, Never Forgotten: A Tribute to Those Lost from Country Music,” Andy Griggs, Wade Hayes, Ty Herndon, Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence (and special guests), Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Little Texas, Lonestar, Mila Mason, Terry McBride, Lorrie Morgan, Heidi Newfield, Jamie O’Neal, Lee Roy Parnell, Restless Heart, Shenandoah, The Bellamy Brothers, Mark Wills, Darryl Worley, and Michelle Wright.

Nashville is getting ready for the 2018 CMA Music Festival, [It’s 47th year] set for June 7th through June 10th. In 2017, CMA Music Fest featured 11 stages with over 350 artists, 1,100 musicians, and 167 hours of music – all to benefit music education as performers donate their time. Taking the nightly NISSAN STADIUM stage this year are Country Music superstars Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Charles Esten and Friends, Florida Georgia Line, Dustin Lynch, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Lee Ann Womack, Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, and Brett Young.

Located in Walk of Fame Park, the CHEVY BREAKOUT STAGE will entertain crowds daily from 10:30 AM-4:55 PM with performances by Jimmie Allen, Abby Anderson, Kassi Ashton, Drew Baldridge, Chris Bandi, Big Smo, Ashley Campbell, Crowder, Jacob Davis, Delta Rae, Cale Dodds, Adam Doleac, Clare Dunn, Brooke Eden, Riley Green, Trent Harmon, Sundance Head, James Barker Band, Jillian Jacqueline, Krystal Keith and Lance Carpenter, Jon Langston, Love and Theft, Ashley McBryde, Logan Mize, Steve Moakler, Muscadine Bloodline, Jerrod Niemann, Luke Pell, Josh Phillips, Radio Romance, Maggie Rose, Runaway June, Dylan Schneider, Sister Hazel, SmithField, The Wild Feathers, Michael Tyler, Walker McGuire, Waterloo Revival, and Charlie Worsham.

Check out the newer artists performing at the Maui Jim Broadway Stage at Hard Rock Café and the Nashville Acoustic Corner Stage NCVC Visitor Center in Bridgestone Arena. The latter is a nice place to go to cool down.

Outdoor nighttime performances aside from Nissan Stadium include, The Cracker Barrel Country Roads Stage at Ascend Amphitheater and is free to the public. Thursday evening will be powered by Broken Bow Records with performances from Chase Bryant, Craig Campbell, Lindsay Ell, Everette, Chase Rice, Runaway June and Granger Smith. Red Light Management will host Friday evening with a lineup including Lee Brice, Clare

The CHEVROLET RIVERFRONT STAGE is back in 2018 with a packed lineup that will keep crowds rocking from 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM each day. Reigning CMA New Artist of the Year Jon Pardi kicks things off Thursday, June 7 (10:00 AM). Additional artists scheduled include A Thousand Horses, Lauren Alaina, Frankie Ballard, Lee Brice, Chase Bryant, Cam, Craig Campbell, Easton Corbin, Jordan Davis, Devin Dawson, Gavin DeGraw, Russell Dickerson, Drake White and The Big Fire, Lindsay Ell, Tyler Farr, Hunter Hayes,

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Returning for a second year, the BUDWEISER FOREVER COUNTRY STAGE will take place from 11:00 AM-

Dunn, Tyler Farr, Maddie & Tae and Drake White and The Big Fire. Warner Music Nashville will culminate the weekend with a Saturday night set from Cale Dodds, Morgan Evans, Michael Ray, Cole Swindell and Tegan Marie. In addition to the performances, Cracker Barrel will present a special on-stage moment each evening in between performances as a fun surprise and delight for festival goers.

Xfinity Fan Fair XThe Xfinity Fan Fair X is also back and more exciting than ever featuring three stages packed with artist performances, panels and meet and greets, in addition to music and lifestyle exhibits, prize giveaways and the Marketplace taking place daily from 9:30 AM-5:00 PM inside Music City Center.

The HGTV Lodge returns for a seventh year, hosting performances with Country Music favorites and appearances from HGTV stars. Schedule includes Lauren Alaina, Carlton Anderson, Lee Brice, Cam, Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, Chris DeStefano, Lindsay Ell, Morgan Evans, Walker Hayes, Ryan Hurd, Jillian Jacqueline, LANCO, Chris Lane, LOCASH, Dustin Lynch, Maddie & Tae, Ashley McBryde, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi, Eric Paslay, Cassadee Pope, Michael Ray, Mitchell Tenpenny, Tenille Townes, The Cadillac Three, Rachel Wammack, Lee Ann Womack and Trisha Yearwood as well as special appearances by HGTV “Property Brothers” stars Jonathan and Drew Scott. Great American Country’s Suzanne Alexander will emcee during the four-day event.

The fan-favorite Radio Disney Country Stage returns to Xfinity Fan Fair X, where attendees can catch some of today’s hottest stars and up-and-coming artists. Scheduled performances and appearances include Jimmie Allen, Abby Anderson, Cam, Jillian Cardarelli, CB30, Jordan Davis, Devin Dawson, Russell Dickerson, Cale Dodds, Lindsay Ell, Emily Hackett, Adam Hambrick, Trent Harmon, Walker Hayes, Jillian Jacqueline, Caroline Jones, Madison Kozak, LANCO, Maddie & Tae, Tegan Marie, Jaden Michaels, Cassadee

Pope, Stephanie Quayle, RaeLynn, Noah Schnacky, Kalie Shorr, Christina Taylor and Rachel Wammack. Marie, Hayley Orrantia and Shorr join Radio Disney Country personality Betsy Spina to share hosting duties throughout the weekend.

Discover your new favorite Country artist this year at the Spotlight Stage, an addition to Xfinity Fan Fair X. The Spotlight Stage showcases a wide variety of more than 50 emerging acts performing acoustic sets and hosting meet and greets. Scheduled artists include 2Steel Girls, 8 Ball Aitken, American Young, Paul Bogart, Haley Mae Campbell, Cort Carpenter, Caryn Lee Carter, CERRITO, Jessie Chris, Chas Collins, Dustin Collins, Nora Collins, Crystal Day, Joe Denim, Dixie Jade, James Dupré, Tim Elliott, Emi Sunshine, Farewell Angelina, Folk Soul Revival, Kenny Foster, Gal Friday, Josh Gallagher, Lee Gantt, Harper Grae, Kristi Hoopes, Jason Morton & The Chesapeake Sons, Meghan Kabir, Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road, Kelsey Lamb, Olivia Lane, Cherish Lee, Jenny Leigh, Lucy Angel, Elizabeth Lyons, Red Marlow, Bobby Marquez, Jackson Michelson, Kylie Morgan, Marta Olejarz, Shane Owens, Presley & Taylor, Jesse Rice, Matt Rogers, Southern Halo, Summer Brooke & The Mountain Faith Band, Glen Templeton, The Lovers, The Springs, The Wandering Hearts, The Young Fables and Karen Waldrup.

The CMA Close Up Stage is one of the most anticipated and intimate experiences inside Xfinity Fan Fair X, featuring Artist of the Day sessions with Country Music stars Kelsea Ballerini (June 10), Dierks Bentley (June 7), Luke Bryan (June 8) and Dustin Lynch (June 9).

In addition, the Xfinity Zone will feature appearances by Chase Bryant, Easton Corbin, Lindsay Ell, Lucas Hoge, Jerrod Niemann, Stephanie Quayle, Dylan Scott, Temecula Road, Aaron Watson and Drake White.

New this year, CMA will host the Music Streaming Lounge at Xfinity Fan Fair X, a place for fans to have hands-on involvement with music streaming platforms, offering charging stations and a lounge for fans to

enjoy each day. On Thursday, the lounge will be transformed into an iHeartRadio recording studio where fans will have the opportunity to become an on-air radio host interviewing some of the biggest names in Country Music for broadcast on a special iHeartRadio Fan Fair X station. Fans will also get a photo with the artist to commemorate their first radio gig inside the iHeartRadio pop-up studio. On Friday, Spotify will debut a new digital experience where fans can find their “Country Music Match” and create collaborative playlists live with Country artists, while also offering updated free product and assisting listeners in personalizing their listening experiences. On Saturday, guests will be able to interact with tens of millions of songs on Amazon Music while using Alexa, requesting music in brand new ways based on mood, era, genre, city, lyrics, and much more. Guests will also be able to meet various Country Music artists stopping by the Amazon Music space, some featured on the brandnew global playlist Country Heat.

Of the numerous artists appearing at Xfinity Fan Fair X over the four-day event, most of the meet and greets do not require tickets. In these instances, fans may freely join the line formations for non-ticketed signings.

For up-to-date info, times and more, download the CMA Fest APP!

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TV NEWS:

The TV show, ‘Songs and Stories With John Berry,’ has been added to the lineup of Ride TV, a 24-hour equestrian-themed channel, available via Dish TV and other cable systems. The show also airs on multiple outlets including Heartland TV, The Country Network, The Family Channel and more. Upcoming June air dates include: Exile (week of June 4), Sean Berry, Preston James & Blaine Howard (week of June 11), Rhonda Vincent (week of June 18) with more scheduled for July and August. Full details at songsandstories.com.

VIDEO NEWS:

Neo-traditionalist, Shane Owens, has released a clever and funny video for his new single ‘Lie.’ Country Rebel hosted an exclusive debut of the video of the tonguein-cheek song on their Facebook channel, garnering over 100,000 views within hours of posting. Two guys, a pretty gal and a world of tone-deaf advice equal a blast of a record that pokes humor at the foolishness of men. Capping the video is a surprise ending turning the tables on the main character -- two can play at that game. ‘Lie,’ released by Amerimonte Records and Reviver 1608, is impacting radio now and is available to download and stream on all digital platforms. See the video at YouTube and visit ShaneOwensCountry.com.

XTRA NEWS:

My friend, illustrator, author and musician Guy Gilchrist, known worldwide for his work on comic strips such as “Nancy,” and Jim Henson’s “Muppets,” will have an exhibit at the prestigious Mary Hong Gallery (414 Union Street--on the ground floor of the Bank of America building in downtown Nashville). “Nancy Loves Nashville & The Muppets Take Music City” opens June 2 in concert with the Downtown Nashville First Saturday Art Crawl from 6 - 9 p.m., with a private reception from 5 - 6 p.m. The exhibit will feature nearly 40 original works by Guy Gilchrist on a variety of mediums including hand-inked comic strip panels, 18 hand-painted stringed instruments, pen and ink drawings, and rare cartoon memorabilia. Details at MaryHongStudio.com.

WHO’S LOOKING * WHO’S CUTTING:

Brooke Eden | Drew Baldridge | Dustin Lynch | Jake Owen, Reba | Joe Nichols | Trisha Yearwood

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Thurs, June 7 - CMA Fan Experience Booth #101 @ Music City Center | 10-11AM Thurs, June 7 - CMA Spotlight Stage @ Music City Center | Show / M&G / 1:30-2:15PM Thurs, June 7 - Nashville Universe Booth # 111 @ Music City Center / 3-4PM Thurs, June 7 - Tin Roof Downtown - Back Stage / 6:30-7:30PM Fri, June 8 - Nashville Underground - Nashville Universe TV Taping- Perf /12:30 - 2:15PM Fri June 8 - World’s Largest Fan Club Party @ The Valentine - DJ & Hosting / 3-4PM Fri, June 8 - World’s Largest Fan Club Party @ The Valentine - Show / M &G / 4-5PM Fri, June 8 - Piranha’s Bar & Grill - Show / M &G / 6-7PM

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