Sheryl Crow on David Letterman

CMA Awards Nominees Announced Tuesday, September 10

Country Music's Biggest Night™ nears as the 2013 CMA Awards nominees are revealed live from New York City and Nashville. Sheryl Crow and Florida Georgia Line kick off the morning by announcing nominees in five of the 12 categories on ABC's "Good Morning America." In Nashville, four-time CMA Award winner Steve Wariner performs and announces the CMA Broadcast Awards finalists live from the CMA headquarters. Then, back in New York City, Sheryl Crow and Florida Georgia Line announce the remaining categories live from the Best Buy Theater.

Be one of the first Country Fans to know the 2013 CMA Awards nominees as they are revealed live!

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ANNOUNCEMENT TIMELINE
8:30 AM Local Time - Sheryl Crow and Florida Georgia Line reveal the nominees for five of the 12 CMA Awards categories on "Good Morning America."
7:45 AM/CT - Steve Wariner performs and announces the CMA Broadcast Awards finalists live from the CMA headquarters on CMAawards.com.
8:45 AM/CT - Sheryl Crow and Florida Georgia Line announce nominees in all CMA Awards categories live from the Best Buy Theater in New York City on CMAawards.com.

Don't Miss The First Minute Of The ACM Awards

Awards co-host Blake Shelton will open the telecast with a can’t miss exciting performance featuring co-host Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley on guitar, Sheryl Crow and Pistol Annies, including Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley.

This marks the world premiere performance of “Boys ‘Round Here,” Shelton’s second single off his latest album, Based On A True Story.

The ceremony honors country music’s top talent, as well as the industry’s hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

They join previously announced performers Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Jewel, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Stevie Wonder, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and The Band Perry at the48^th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Brad Paisley will headline the 3^rd Annual ACM Fan Jam, along with special guests Dierks Bentley, Hunter Hayes,andNew Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s nominees Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer and Florida Georgia Line.

Blake Shelton Gets A Platinum Record From Sheryl Crow

Late night action at CRS/Nashville.

Twain (Mark) Gets A Country Tribute CD

Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Ricky Skaggs, Joe Diffie and others are paying tribute to Mark Twain.

They are part of a two-CD set, with a 40-page booklet, called “Mark Twain: Words and Music.” It’s spoken word and music to tell the life story of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, AKA Mark Twain, whose 175th birthday was celebrated last year.

The double-album is narrated by Garrison Keiller with Clint Eastwood as the voice of Twain and Jimmy Buffett voicing Huck Finn.

It’s on Buffett’s label, Mailboat Records, and is available for purchase now.

The CD is a benefit for the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri.

Sheryl Crow's Country CD Coming Soon

Sheryl Crow has lived in Nashville full-time for five years. She is now working on her first country music album.


“I’m working on it right now,” Crow tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “I’m doing some work with Brad Paisley” (Crow also appears on his new album, This is Country Music). “I’ve been doing a lot of writing. Hopefully it’ll be out early next year.”


“I already had a pretty strong country influence in my music,” she says. “You listen to ‘Strong Enough’ and ‘If It Makes You Happy’ and ‘Hard to Make a Stand,’ there’s a lot of country influence in there already, but there’s just no pedal steel and no fiddle. The lyrics are nearing what I consider straightforward country lyrics; they’re a little left of center.”


Crow will appear with Kid Rock at the CMT Music Awards.


“I had a huge response after I sang ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ with Loretta Lynn [on the CMA Awards]. That’s the kind of country music I really love — the old-fashioned Jimmie Rodgers, Carter Family, Loretta Lynn kind of country music. It will be more old-fashioned than it will be new country.”