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2024 CMA Awards: Picks & Predictions

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In which we try to hazard a guess about voting trends.
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CMA Flashback: Horizon Award and New Artist (2024 Edition)

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The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.

2024 CMA Awards: Full List of Nominees

September 9, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 4

Mainstream country music is steadily improving, and it’s reflected in the nominees for this year’s CMA Awards.

2023 ACM Nominations Announced

April 13, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 0

Country Universe favorites Kane Brown, Ashley McBryde, and The War and Treaty are among this year’s ACM nominees. 

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Five of the CU crew attempt to find the diamonds in a very rough second ballot of CMA nominees.

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