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Comstock/ThinkstockThe CMA Awards have taken place in Nashville every year except for 2005. Can you guess where the awards show took place that year? ANSWER: Madison Square Garden, in New York City. Copyright © 2019, ABC Audio.

Mark Seliger/ABC The CMA Awards don’t air until tonight, but two winners have already been announced this morning live on ABC’s Good Morning America by Maddie & Tae. In the category of Musical Event of the Year,

Mark Seliger/ABCCountry Music’s Biggest Night promises to be bigger than ever in 2019, as Carrie Underwood teams up with Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire to pay tribute to some of country’s most-loved female vocalists. You’ll want to already be in your seat when

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockWillie Nelson and Alison Krauss are among the first artists announced to perform at MerleFest 2020, along with a slew of other performers headed to the Wilkesboro, NC festival next April. For tickets and a full lineup, visit the

ABC Audio At the CMA Awards on Wednesday, Carly Pearce is celebrating a lot of firsts: Her first CMA nod — for  New Artist of the Year — and her first red carpet as a married woman.

ABC Audio Maren Morris is the leading nominee going into Wednesday’s CMA Awards with six nominations, and she says she got a very special sign of encouragement from an unexpected source. Tuesday on her socials, Maren, who’s

ABC Audio Garth Brooks has been named the CMA Entertainer of the Year six times. He’s nominated again this year, but he says everyone who’s nominated this year is deserving, especially the guy who won the trophy

ABC/Image Group LADrink up, Dierks Bentley fans: The singer has announced plans to break ground on a fifth location of his Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row. This time around, his bar, restaurant and music venue will be heading to Denver,

ABC Audio Kelsea Ballerini is nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at Wednesday night’s CMA Awards, but she says she feels she’s already won. “Honestly, getting nominated is amazing because that means that you get some

ABC Audio Luke Combs has two nominations going into Wednesday night’s CMA Awards, but when you see him on the red carpet, you may not recognize him, because he won’t be wearing his signature baseball cap. “I