AND MARTINA MCBRIDE, AND LITTLE BIG TOWN
and Center” will kick off its new season with four all-new CMA Songwriters
Series episodes with Hunter Hayes; Bob DiPiero featuring
Brandy Clark; Sara Evans and Martina McBride; and Little Big Town. The episodes, which will
begin airing Saturday on
Public Television, collectively feature guest appearances from some of Nashville’s
best-known songwriters including Barry Dean, Natalie
Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo,
Shane McAnally, Lori McKenna, Gretchen
Peters, Liz Rose, Gordie Sampson, The
Warren Brothers, and songwriting artist Charlie Worsham.
Check local listings for airdates and times in each market.
April 4 – Hunter
HayesCMA
Award-winning, multi-instrumentalist Hayes performs with fellow songwriters Barry
Dean (“Pontoon,” Little Big Town), Lori McKenna (“I’m Workin’,” Tim
McGraw), and Gordie Sampson (“Just A Dream,” Carrie Underwood). The episode
features Hayes and his guests performing songs from his chart-topping album Storyline
and features the hit “Invisible,” as well songs from his No.1, self-titled,
Platinum-selling debut album.
April 11 – Bob DiPiero featuring CMA Award Winner Brandy
ClarkBob
DiPiero, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and co-creator of the CMA Songwriters
Series, is joined by reigning CMA Award winner for CMA Song of the Year and two-time
2015 Grammy Award-nominee Brandy Clark along with her co-writer on the 2014 CMA
Song of the Year, Shane McAnally, and recording artist Charlie Worsham. The foursome
takes turns performing songs they helped pen including hits like “Follow Your
Arrow” (recorded by Kacey Musgraves), “Blue Clear Sky” (recorded by George
Strait), and “Gone” (recorded by Montgomery Gentry).
April 18 – Sara
Evans and Martina McBride: Ladies Night OutMultiple CMA Award winners Sara Evans and Martina McBride
join forces for a special “CMA Songwriters Series: Ladies Night Out.” Evans’
recent studio album Slow Me Down debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums Chart. She’s had five No. 1 songs, two No. 1 Country
albums, sold six million albums, and has been nominated and/or won nearly 10 major
music awards. McBride has sold more than 18 million albums, which have included
six No.1s, and has earned more than 15 major music awards including four wins
for CMA Female Vocalist of the Year. Together Evans and McBride present songwriters
Gretchen Peters (“Independence Day,” Martina McBride), Aimee Mayo (“Let’s
Make Love,” Faith Hill), and The Warren Brothers (“Red Solo Cup,” Toby Keith).
The ladies also perform career hits including Evans’ “Born To Fly” and “Stronger”;
and McBride’s “Teenage Daughters” and “Independence Day.”
April 25 – Little
Big TownGrammy
Award winners and three-time CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town bring
out long-time songwriting collaborators and friends, Hillary Lindsey (“Jesus
Take The Wheel,” Carrie Underwood), Natalie Hemby (“Downtown,” Lady Antebellum),
Liz Rose (“Teardrops On My Guitar,” Taylor Swift), and Lori McKenna. The recent
Grand Ole Opry inductees perform some of their best-loved hits including “Boondocks”
and “Tornado” as well as songs from their latest album Pain Killer.
The new season of “Front and Center” will begin feeding to Public
Television as follows:
Hunter Hayes — as of SaturdayBob DiPiero featuring Brandy Clark
— as of April 11
Sara Evans and Martina McBride
— as of April 18
Little Big Town — as of
April 25