The lineup for CMA Fest 2024 is out and it emphasizes a new era of country music. While veterans Luke Bryan and Keith Urban, and the seemingly never-to-retire Lynyrd Skynyrd, are set to play the festival’s biggest stage, the roster is heavy on young talent: Hardy, Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini, …
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While technically a CMA Fest event, the Cadillac Three delivered a gritty and often improvised alternative to the highly produced TV taping going on across the river at Nissan Stadium on Friday night. During their concise, stout headlining set at Ascend Amphitheater —dubbed “The Cadillac Three & Friends” — the …
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Jimmie Allen was removed from this year’s CMAFest performance lineup, following allegations of assault and sexual abuse that emerged last week. A rep from the Country Music Association confirmed his removal from the lineup to Rolling Stone. Allen was originally set to play Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on June 11, a …
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The CMA Fest has become the latest country music festival to ban attendees from displaying Confederate flag imagery. Returning from a two-year Covid hiatus, the long-running Nashville event — scheduled for June 9 to 12 throughout the city — quietly made the policy change by listing “Confederate flag imagery of …
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