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The CMA Awards is Country Music's Biggest Night™, hosted in the heart of Music City! The first "CMA Awards Banquet and Show" was held in 1967. The following year, the ceremony was broadcast for the first time - making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006.
Each year, The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by the industry professional members of the Country Music Association, which when established in 1958, became the first trade organization formed to promote an individual genre of music. All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte.
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Great show! The performances were great in addition to the awards presentations themselves. The sets and scenes (backgrounds) were beautiful and added a lot to the feel of the show. We also liked the movement of some performances out into the audience. We were a little unsure of start timing however with the 6:15 pre-television segment. What was it to be, when should we have been in our seats, etc.
It was an unforgettable experience! The show was great, fun to see how a live show is run. The commercial breaks could have been more entertaining, All they showed was something from the previous award shows.
too much light on the stage that were blind us from seeing the singer.
The seats I recieved through ticketmaster were not great. Even though it mentioned possible slight obstructed view Idid not expect I wouldnt be able tro see over half the show and I couldnt even see the center stage at all. Glad we were able to finally be at the event but these seats should over never been sold for the price we paid. Not very happy I must say.
The variety of stars was the best aspect of the show. The sound was not very good for several of the performers. Good fact to know: If you go to the restroom or concession, you cannot renter the seating area until the "NEXT COMMERCIAL BREAK!" It would have been nice for the ushers to inform the patrons of this fact.
It was like being at the gala event of the decade. the southern belles,were all decked out, guys in tuxs. met a few starts personally. Just simply wonderful, I would say this is a once in a lifetime event for most. I was truly surprised at the CHEAP prices for T's etc. 25.00 is cheap today. the stars were the who's who in country music, some zany (miranda) some plastic (reba) but most down home folks. I would suggest this to everyone, from rockers to old country jug blowers.
The show was wonderful with an amazing group of stars. Hats off to the small group of people who make this happen. There needed to be monitors around the center of the arena. The seats in my section were terrible. Crammed in like sardines. No monitors in the center of the arena which made vewing difficult or impossible from the upper seats or areas away from the stage.
The event was fun but the acoustics for thousands of us in the upper sections was TERRIBLE. You really couldn't hear the announcers and the only video screens were next to the stage and blocked by a lot of lighting equipment.
Show was a lot of fun but the seats were not great
I fulfilled a dream by attending the CMA Awards. It didn't let me down. I had good seats, good company, and all my favorite stars performing. It could not have been any better.
This was a once in a lifetime experience for me. I'm 26 and I grew up listening to country music and to hear Loretta Lynn perform live and in person was amazing. All of the stars were amazing. Our seats were pretty good considering it said limited view. It was something I will take with me and remember for the rest of my life...and I will be attending again next year...with even better seats...and probably every year after that. Absolutely amazing experience. Everyone should get the chance to go at least once in their lives.
I experienced the show in person...Unbelievable energy about the whole arena, GREAT SHOW....cannot get this feeling by watching on TV. Will do this again, and again.
Event was great! seats were not Zack Brown is awesome live -LADY A also -better than others. WHAT is up with KID ROCK?? he DOESN'T BELONG on the CMA stage!! He had the largest set, most musicians, most backup but was TERRIBLE! SQUALLING, SCREECHING "trying to be a rock star"!! - AWFUL! WHY does he keep getting invited????
Highlights : Kid Rock's song choice, Taylor Swift's snow, Little Big Town's presentation song, Brad Paisley's emotional win of Entertainer of the Year, Loretta Lynn, Keith Urban. Vince Gill as usual is awesome, The Band Perry Lowlights: Reba's "IF I WERE A BOY" was so random. Gweneth can sing---we just all felt she was "twanging" it up so much, it made her fake. Also, there were entirely too many ballads, only Kid Rock and Keith Urban had an uptempo song. ballands are boring
I was extremely excited when I was able to get tickets to the 44th annual CMA awards. I always love a chance to travel to Music City, especially in November when it begins cooling down in the northeast, where I'm from. As always, Nashville was great. Although, as expected, prices for everything were inflated during CMA week, so I could only afford to fly in Tuesday, stay two nights in a hotel, and fly back out Thursday. The city is all a buzz during CMA week, so that makes going out on Broadway and other places fun. I've been there sometimes when a couple of the smaller honkytonks had no body in them. Now, as for the day of the event; On Wednesday morning, we walked downtown for lunch and decided to stroll over to check out where the red carpet would be later that night. It turns out that the red carpet was the length of a city block in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame. However, it was underneath an entirely closed in tent and barriers were set up on the opposite side of the street. At 1pm, there were already about 3 dozen people camping out by the one point of accessibility: the entrance to the tent. We went back, got ready, had dinner, and headed out for the awards show. We decided to check out the red carpet anyway, even though we knew it would be packed. It turns out that they shuttle the stars, in dark tinted SUVs, down the street to the entrance of the tent, where they get out and enter the red carpet. As we got there, Lady Antebellum arrived in their SUV. There were about 15 rows of people in front of us, but I'm tall and was able to snap a photo over their heads, though it wasn't the best quality. Eventually we just gave up and walked inside. I don't know if it is because I am tall, but the seats in this arena always feel cramped to me. We were in section 118, so we weren't dead center with stage. The lady beside me had turned her body in her seat to face stage; perhaps causing my cramped feeling. As we neared television air time, it felt more and more like a television set. Announcement would come on stating things like "30 seconds until live" and "Please take your seats, we have cameras in the aisles during the next performance." Also, during commercials, everyone gets up and walks around. And some people, it seems are just there because there job is making them, and they sit and talk during the show! I guess I'm more of an "all about the music" guy. To me, this event felt too scripted, and rigid (which I understand it had to be because of time constraints on TV, etc.). But it was definitely not the way a concert feels. The great thing about this event is that you get to see just about everyone you would ever want to see perform. Yea, it's only one song, but still. What if that one song is Loretta Lynn singing "Coal Miner's Daughter?" Now that is something I never thought I'd see live. The one drawback is that during the performances, the camera crews walk in front of the artist to provide great shots for the television audiences, but effectively distracting the live audience. Everyone talks about all the stars you'll see in Nashville during CMA week. I had tickets to the show and barely even saw them anymore than I would have by going to their shows. Overall, it was a good experience, but not one I would do again (unless there were some kind of special access passes involved). This is more like a "been there, done that" type of event. Check it off my bucket list. I guess I expected more for my $300+ per ticket. Trust me when I say this people: Stay at home. The couch is more comfortable, it's cheaper, and the view is better. The only thing you'll miss is the lousy t-shirt.
I've been to 4 CMA's now and it was the very best for sure. 2009 comes in second. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Was so happy to see more and more people dress up for this wonderful event.
Where else can someone go to listen to country stars like Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Sugarland and Rascal Flatts, and more LIVE! The expert set changers (on two different sets) worked at amazing speed and with professionalism. Count me in for the 45th CMA's!
This is one of my favorite events to attend because there are so many celebrities under one roof! I really enjoy all the preformances!
The CMAs are always amazing. It's THE country music event of the year. Country music and a little bit of glitz and glamour combined to make it an unforgettable evening. It is the best way to catch all your favourite artists live, in one place at the same time!
