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ABC is staying in business with the Country Music Association. The network and the CMA have extended their broadcast deal through 2026. The new, five-year pact will keep the CMA Awards, as well as CMA broadcast specials CMA Fest and CMA Country Christmas on ABC. The deal represents a big commitment to live awards…

Country singer Morgan Wallen, disqualified from some music awards and largely ditched by country radio since racist video surfaced in February, will be ineligible for this year’s top solo CMA Awards but can compete in collaborative categories such as album or song of the year. Some awards shows, including the Academy…

Walter C. Miller, an award-winning television director and producer who served as an executive producer, producer and consulting producer for the CMA Awards for more than 40 years, died Friday night in Nashville. He was 94. "Walter was an absolute television legend," said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer…

Fox won Wednesday night in the ratings with its “Kensday” lineup (both shows feature Ken Jeong), starting with The Masked Singer which delivered a 1.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic and netted 5.82 million viewers. The reality singing competition was down a tenth from last week but still set the pace in primetime, on…

Country music icons Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker are set to host the 54th Annual CMA Awards which will air live 8 from Nashville’s Music City Center on November 11, 8-11PM EST on ABC. McEntire and Rucker announced the news live this morning on Good Morning America. "I'm thrilled to be back hosting the CMA Awards…

To paraphrase the old TV series: Seven is enough. Thirty-year superstar Garth Brooks told reporters today that he will not run for re-election as Entertainer of the Year at this year’s Country Music Association Awards. Brooks, who picked up CMA Awards’ top prize in 2019, said he doesn’t want to be nominated for it…

Carrie Underwood has decided to step away from hosting the CMA Awards, the award-winning singer announced Monday on social media. After hosting for 12 years, Underwood said on Instagram “it's time to pass the hosting torch.” During her time with the show, she most often emceed with Brad Paisley. Although this past…

Wednesday was a night of music as the 53rd annual CMA Awards took over ABC and dominated in primetime. The three-hour celebration of the best in country music earned a 2.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 11.27 million viewers. That is off a tenth in the demo for last year but up 12% in viewership. Dolly…

Carrie Underwood will host the 53rd Annual CMA Awards in November, with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton in a celebration of legendary women of country music. The Country Music Association made the announcement today. The awards show broadcasts live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday…

ABC's Country Music Association Awards dominated Wednesday night, jumping from last year's record-low results. The long-running music franchise popped 10% to a 3.2 rating among viewers ages 18-49.  And the broadcast's 14.29 million total viewers was up 14% compared with last year's 12.5 mil. In fairness, last year's CM…

The 51st annual Country Music Association Awards kicked off with a tribute to the victims of last month’s Las Vegas tragedy. Darius Rucker led an all-star group of country superstars in a rendition of his Hootie and the Blowfish hit “Hold My Hand.” On stage with him was a who’s-who of the country world including Keith…

A backlash has led the Country Music Association to rescind its guidelines telling journalists not to ask about the Las Vegas shooting when interviewing talent at next week’s CMA Awards. “CMA apologizes for the recently distributed restrictions in the CMA Awards media guidelines, which have since been lifted,” the…