Keep the Music Playing
The 2010 Line-up
- Alan Jackson
- Amber Hayes
- Angela Easterling
- Ash Bowers
- Anthony Smith
- Ashley Gearing
- Balsam Range
- The Band Perry
- Blake Shelton
- The Bankester Family
- The Bellamy Brothers
- Big Kenny
- Billy Currington
- Blaine Larsen
- Blue Mother Tupelo
- Bo Bice
- Bomshel
- Brad Paisley
- Brady Seals
- Brantley Gilbert
- Brenda Lee
- Brett Eldredge
- Bria Kelly
- Bryan White
- Bucky Covington
- Buddy Jewell
- Carrie Underwood
- Carter Twins
- Charley Pride
- Charlie Daniels
- Charlie Louvin
- Charmaine
- Carter's Chord
- Chelsea Field
- Chris Young
- Cherryholmes
- Clay Walker
- Chris Janson
- Chuck Mead
- Craig Morgan
- Chuck Wicks
- Colt Ford
- Confederate Railroad
- Danny Gokey
- Darius Rucker
- Danielle Peck
- David Ball
- Darryl Worley
- David Bradley
- David Lee Murphy
- Diamond Rio
- David Nail
- Donna Ulisse
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- Diana DeGarmo
- Dierks Bentley
- Doug Stone
- Elizabeth Cook
- Eli Young Band
- Easton Corbin
- Emerson Drive
- Emily West
- Frankie Ballard
- Fast Ryde
- Frank Ortega
- Gary Allan
- Gretchen Wilson
- Gene Watson
- Gloriana
- Gary Morris
- The Grascals
- Guy Penrod
- The Harters
- Josh Williams Band
- Jim Ed Brown
- John Arthur Martinez
- Julianne Hough
- James Otto
- James Wesley
- Jaydee Bixby
- Jason Boland
- Jonalee White
- Josh Thompson
- Jack Ingram
- Justin Moore
- Jeffrey Steele
- Josh Turner
- Jesse Lee
- The Judds
- Jaron & the Long Road to Love
- Jerrod Niemann
- Jake Owen
- Joe Nichols
- Joey + Rory
- Julie Roberts
- Jason Michael Carroll
- Jordyn Shellhart
- Jason Aldean
- Josh Gracin
- Kaci Bolls
- Kellie Pickler
- Kentucky HeadHunters
- Keith Urban
- Kirsten Jones
- Katie Armiger
- Keith Anderson
- KingBilly
- Laura Bell Bundy
- LuLu Roman
- LoCash Cowboys
- Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
- Lonestar
- Luke Austen
- Lorrie Morgan
- Lee Brice
- Lynn Anderson
- Lady Antebellum
- Love and Theft
- Luke Bryan
- The McClymonts
- Mandy Barnett
- Mark Wills
- Miss Willie Brown
- Michael Nelson
- Matt Kennon
- Marty Raybon
- Miranda Lambert
- Mark Chesnutt
- Mallary Hope
- Martina McBride
- Mel Tillis
- Moore and Moore
- Mishavonna
- Neal McCoy
- The Oak Ridge Boys
- O'Shea
- Point of Grace
- Pam Tillis
- Patty Loveless
- Reba McEntire
- Restless Heart
- Rhonda Vincent
- The Roys
- The Randy Kohrs Band
- Randy Houser
- Rodney Atkins
- Ricochet
- Randy Montana
- Riders in the Sky
- Rascal Flatts
- Richie McDonald
- Sammy Kershaw
- Sammy Kershaw
- Sammy Kershaw
- Sawyer Brown
- Sarah Darling
- Sara Evans
- Sam & Ruby
- Shel
- Sinead Burgess
- Sherrie Austin
- Sean Patrick McGraw
- Sunny Sweeney
- Stealing Angels
- Steve Azar
- Shawn Camp
- Steel Magnolia
- Trace Adkins
- Trent Tomlinson
- Thompson Square
- Taylor Swift
- Terri Clark
- Teea Goans
- Tyler Dickerson
- Tim McGraw
- Ty Herndon
- Trisha Yearwood
- Tracy Lawrence
- Trailer Choir
- Uncle Kracker
- Vince Gill
- Whitney Duncan
- The Wrights
- Zac Brown Band
- 103 WKDF Battle of the Bands
- AristoMedia Global Showcase
- All Things BBQ Ribs Demonstration
- ABC Block Party
- Classic Country Show
- City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge
- Chap Dat! Country Creole Cooking Show
- CMA Global Artist Party
- CMT
- Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
- Fan Fair® Hall – Saturday
- Fan Fair® Hall – Sunday
- Fan Fair® Hall – Thursday
- Fan Fair® Hall – Friday
- Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge
- Grand Ole Opry
- Junie B Jones Smelly Bus Tour
- Keep the Music Playing
- Manwich
- Mahindra Celebrity Bullriding Challenge
- Nashville Zoo Wildlife on Wheels
- Parade
- Prime Tyme Athletics Cheerleading
- Ronald McDonald
- Random House Children's Story Telling
- Reserve Generation
- Ryman Auditorium
- Save A Stream Calling Contest
- Ultimate K9s in Flight
- Whole Foods
- YWCA Celebrity Auction
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Thursday Jun 10 11:50 AM
on Family Zone
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Keep the Music Playing
The artists that come to the Festival to entertain you (and us!) do so for free. The artists are not paid. They donate their time. And to honor the dedication and time those artists commit to the CMA Music Festival, CMA donates half the net proceeds from the event to charity on the artists' behalf.
At its inception in 2001, the program was called "Cause For Celebration!" And from 2001 to 2005, more than $800,000 was donated to more than 100 worthy causes. In 2006, the charity campaign was re-focused to channel financial resources into a single cause: music education. "Keep the Music Playing" was born, and to date more than $3.3 Million has been contributed. The 2009 contribution of $1,066,632 marks the largest gift to date.
Funds have been used to build music labs in schools and to purchase more than 2,500 instruments. Additionally, a sizable endowment to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's "Words & Music" program has been made. The program assists language arts and music teachers with classroom instruction. In July 2009, students from the W.O. Smith/Nashville Community School of Music traveled to Washington D.C. to attend a Country Music-themed celebration at the White House, hosted by President and First Lady Obama, all courtesy of "Keep the Music Playing."
Studies show that students who participate in the arts perform better in school and are more likely to graduate. Metro Nashville's performing arts students currently have a 98% graduation rate.
Thank you for your support of the CMA Music Festival.
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CMA you are awsome!
Elizabeth David , about 1 year ago