AT&T U-Verse Fan Fair X Artists of the Day and Lineups Announced

AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X at CMA Music Festival is back and better than ever! The four-day event is the center of the fan and artist experience during the Festival, featuring performances, activities, and artist interactions you can't find anywhere else.

Each day of #CMAfest will kick off with the Artist of the Day. Little Big Town (Thursday), Hunter Hayes (Friday), Chris Young (Saturday), and Darius Rucker (Sunday) start each day off right with appearances and Q&As at the CMA Close Up Stage.

The CMA Close Up Stage is where fans can get up-close-and-personal with their favorite artists, including appearances by 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees The Oak Ridge Boys and Jim Ed Brown, CMA Songwriters Series featuring Sara Evans, "American Country Countdown" with Kix Brooks, a Q&A with Kellie Pickler, ABC's "Nashville" star Charles Esten, stars of the Grand Ole Opry, Song Suffragettes with special guest Jamie O’Neal celebrating female songwriters, and more!

Two stages packed with live performances from Country's rising stars and legends, the AT&T U-verse Showcase Stage and Durango Music Spot.

The 2015 CMA Foundation Auction benefiting music education will include memorabilia from Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Ariana Grande, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt, Little Big Town, A Thousand Horses, Meghan Trainor, and Zac Brown Band.

AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X is free to all CMA Fest four-day LP Field ticket holders. If you do not have a four-day LP Field ticket, tickets to Fan Fair X are available now at CMAfest.com. Click below to see the full stage lineups and activities, and plan your Fest experience!

As we get more info on events, we will be adding them to the blog.  Be sure to click on the tags CMA Music Fest and Fan Fair to get the info.  Don't forget to follow Kentucky Country Music on Facebook.

A night with legends' show to kick off CMA Music Fest 2015

The stars will shine brightly on Wednesday, June 10 as a line-up of country music legends assemble at the famous Wildhorse Saloon on 2nd Avenue in downtown Nashville to raise funds for The Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.  Artists confirmed to perform include The Oak Ridge Boys, Mickey Gilley, Larry Gatlin, The Bellamy Brothers, Lorrie Morgan, Eddy Raven, T. Graham Brown, David Frizzell, Restless Heart’s Larry Stewart, Tim Rushlow (formerly of Little Texas) and Exile.  Long Island songstress Lisa Matassa, who recently recorded a duets album with each of these performers, will collaborate with various artists throughout the evening.

Tickets go on sale through TicketMaster on Wednesday, April 29 with prices ranging from $15 - $120; includes seating options from General Admission to Front Row. Doors open at 6 p.m. 650 WSM AM is the official Nashville radio partner with Bill Cody and Larry Gatlin serving as co-hosts, and Renegade Radio Nashville as official online radio partner.

Nashville News Roundup - Week Ending 4/25/2015

You can hear me live on two radio stations here in Kentucky for the Nashville News Roundup on Friday mornings.  I try to give you a little piece of news, some history, and a download of the week to check out.  Tune in at 8:15 am on WKFC and 9:20 AM on WFKY.

If you are a station that would like to broadcast this segment, feel free to contact me.

Possum on Display

This weekend, the George Jones Museum opens up in Nashville on 2nd Avenue.  It will have rare artifacts and items throughout the life of Jones, who passed away 2 years ago.  A couple of notable items on display - a Hologram George Jones, as well as the infamous lawn mower that he drove to the liquor store when his car keys were taken away.  Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for children.  You can get more information at www.georgejonesmuseum.com

CMA Riverfront Stage Talent Revealed

The CMA Music Festival's Chevrolet Riverfront Stage lineup will kick off June 11 with Gary Allan and also includes Rodney Atkins, Kristian Bush, Maddie & Tae, Ashley Monroe, Lorrie Morgan, Eric Paslay, The Swon Brothers, Tanya Tucker, Aaron Watson and more.  

Disconnect Day

Valory's Justin Moore has teamed with Cabela's for Disconnect Day, which encourages people to put down their mobile devices for one day and enjoy outdoor activities instead. "When our children grow up, they aren't going to remember how many likes they got on a status update, but they will remember their family camping trips and the first fish they caught," says Cabela's CMO Scott Williams. 

Fact of the Week: On this date in 1976, Emmylou Harris' remake of Buck Owens' "Together Again" becomes her first #1 country single in Billboard

Handpick Download of the Week: Sarah Gayle Meech - Tennessee Love Song