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NASHVILLE – Tickets for “The 48th Annual CMA
Awards” and “CMA Country Christmas” will go on sale to the public Saturday, Sept. 6 (10:00 AM/CT). Tickets
can be purchased at ticketmaster.com; by calling (800) 745-3000; or
in person at the Bridgestone Arena Box Office, located at 501 Broadway (corner
of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, Nashville).
Exclusive pre-sale access for both events is available
to subscribers of CMA’s free email newsletter CMA EXCLUSIVE, plus fans who like
CMA on Facebook (Facebook.com/CMA),
and follow CMA’s @CountryMusic official account on Twitter (Twitter.com/CountryMusic).
Fans can connect with CMA by visiting CMAawards.com.
Tickets for the CMA Awards
start at $110 for Upper Level seating. Tickets for “CMA Country Christmas”
are $25 for Upper Level seating and $50 for Lower and Club Level seating. Ticket
prices include tax, but exclude applicable service fees.
“The 48th Annual CMA Awards” will
be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
for the seventh consecutive year and broadcast live on Wednesday, Nov. 5 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET; 7:00-10:00 PM/CT) on the
ABC Television Network. “CMA Country Christmas” will tape Friday, Nov. 7 (7:00 PM/CT), for an ABC Television Network
special, which will air during the holiday season.
The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined
by the more than 7,000 industry professional members of CMA, which was formed
in 1958 as the first trade organization to promote an individual genre of music.
The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year,
the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time – making it the longest-running
annual music awards program on network television. In 2006, the Awards aired on
ABC for the first time. ABC will be the network home of the CMA Awards, “CMA
Country Christmas,” and “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” through 2021.
“CMA Country Christmas,”
which debuted in 2010, is a celebration of the season featuring Country’s top
stars performing their favorite holiday songs and sharing their personal holiday
traditions and memories.
“The 48th
Annual CMA Awards” and “CMA Country Christmas” are productions of the Country
Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer
and Paul Miller is the Director. The special will be shot
in high definition and broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV
format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. |
