If May saw the near destruction of Nashville — due to biblical-proportion flooding that swallowed up much of Music City — the annual CMA Music Festival in June brought the community's rebirth. More than 250,000 people descended on Nashville over the four-day event, a whirlwind long weekend of artist meet-and-greets, celebrity softball games and live concerts. Consider it Comic-Con for country geeks.
"They're the most die-hard fans you will ever see," says Charles Kelley of vocal trio Lady Antebellum, who are featured prominently in tonight's three-hour special of festival highlights. The reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year, rounded out by Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, is followed as they ...
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HAWAII FIVE-0 (Monday-Friday, starts at 9 am/8c, Spike TV)
Time to book 'em! You've heard so much about CBS' upcoming remake you've developed a nostalgic taste for the original? You're in luck. All week, Spike TV is airing daylong marathons (9 am-6 pm/ET) comprising the entire first season of the 1968 original, starring Jack Lord as the implacable Steve McGarrett and James MacArthur as boyish Danny "Danno" Williams...
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Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will team up for the third straight year to co-host the Country Music Awards live from Nashville.
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It would be a Twitter-born miracle: A Kanye West-Justin Bieber collaboration.
Why not make it happen at MTV's Video Music Awards?
MTV has already secured a performance for this year's event from West, who dominated last year's VMA headlines for dissing Taylor Swift mid-acceptance speech. Could he be a draw again with the help of young Bieber? Definitely.
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Kanye West is going back to the MTV Video Music Awards one year after he infamously grabbed the mic from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech.
The Grammy winning rapper, who is nominated for Best Hip Hop Video for his collaboration with Drake, Lil Wayne and Eminem on "Forever," will perform at the award show on Sunday, Sept. 12, according to Us Weekly. West's new album is scheduled to be released this fall.
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