Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood celebrated their tenth year of hosting the CMA awards this past week. The 51st Annual CMA Awards aired live on ABC Television Network this past Wednesday, November 8th. Find the winners of the CMA Awards here. Brad and Carrie were not only returning hosts but also returning performers for the awards.
(left to right) Rob Mills, ABC Entertainment Senior Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night Programming; Ann Edelblute, The HQ Owner/Manager; Bill Simmons, The Fitzgerald Hartley Company Partner and CMA Board President; Brad Paisley; Carrie Underwood; Sally Williams, Opry Entertainment Senior Vice President of Programming and Artist Relations and CMA Board Chairman; Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer; and Damon Whiteside, CMA Chief Marketing Officer.
Photo Credit: Christian Bottorff / CMA
CMA Awards Radio
As part of the celebration, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood returned to the CMA Awards radio remotes press conference on Sunday, November 5th. They got to vist their Country radio friends while SiriousXM’s Storme Warren reflected on highlights of Paisley and Underwood’s decade of hosting the CMA Awards. The two hosts answered questions from radio personalities around the world.
CMA Awards co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood (center) with participants of the CMA Awards radio remotes Sunday at Music City Center in Nashville.
Photo Credit: Christian Bottorff / CMA
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