The 2008 CMA Music Festival, held June 5-8 in Nashville, notched record numbers, with its average daily attendance of about 52,000 -- up 9% over last year. By Ray Waddell The 2008 CMA Music Festival, ...

Nashville nostalgia with Taylor Swift: big crowds, bright stages and a few unforgettable surprises for fans at Nashville's ...

1. When you started at CMA, what excited you most about country music? I liked a lot of country tunes and enjoyed dancing to songs like “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” However, I knew very little about the ...

On Nov. 12, 2008, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley hosted CMA Awards for the very first time. The 42nd awards ceremony took place at Bridgestone Arena -- at the time, known as the Sommet Center -- in ...

Kenny Chesney, the reigning CMA entertainer of the year, led the list of CMA nominees Wednesday, garnering seven noms for the 2008 awards. Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland collected six mentions — five ...

The Country Music Association's 2008 Musician of the Year is the kind of guy who appreciates an offbeat question. Anyone who's ever talked to Mac McAnally will tell you that he's got a highly ...

Miley Cyrus smiles brightly as she sashys down the red carpet in a Roberto Cavalli halter gown at the 2008 CMA Awards on Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn. Coincidentally (or not so coincidentally), ...

For 11 years, the dynamic duo of Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood took the stage as co-hosts of the CMA Awards. During their decade-plus together, the pair kept the live audience at the annual awards ...

Justin Gaston hams it up on the red carpet with girlfriend Miley Cyrus‘s father, Billy Ray Cyrus, at the 2008 CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn. The 20-year-old ...