CMA music festival

Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett host the three hour, performance-packed summer time special event.

Carly Pearce will join the festivities for the Nashville Viewing party for the CMA FEST TV Special on ABC.

Craig Campbell brought out a lot of friends including LoCash Cowboys, Gloriana, Greg Bates and Jerrod Niemann for his first "Celebrity Cornhole Challenge," an event designed to raise money for Colon Cancer research. Read on here for quotes and reactions from all the stars at the event!

The Grand Ole Opry announced today that Kellie Pickler Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban, as well as Lennon and Maisy Stella from ABC TV's "Nashville" will hit the stage Tuesday, June 4, as the Grand Ole Opry Kicks off the CMA Music Festival week with Two star-packed shows.

In only 6 weeks (from today) the 2013 CMA Music Festival will be taking place in Nashville and as always, it's loaded down with many, many free concert performances on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stages. Read on here to learn which artists will be performing on these stages over the four day event!

The CMA Music Festival has something to offer anybody who is a genuine fan of Country Music or community festivals and while a majority of it is free to the public, the Festival's big draw continues to be nightly star-packed concerts at Nashville's LP Field. Read here to learn more about the festival.

Country superstar Blake Shelton is set to be joined by a who's who of stars for the 2013 CMA Music Awards Nightly LP Field Concerts, part of the 4 Days of CMA Music Festival Festivities. Read on here to learn about the complete list of stars announced today!

Blake Shelton returned from Los Angeles yesterday to partake in his Annual Fan Club Party. Held at the Wildhorse Saloon, the party featured a non-traditional set list and the proceeds were donated to charity. Read on to find more.

This week's chart numbers - with no big new releases - truly reflected the reach of both the CMT Music Awards and Nashville's CMA Music Festival.  Most of the country albums on this week's rundown experienced great sales gains or at least remained where they were.