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2017 CMA AWARDS PERFORMERS DONN JONES/CMA DONN JONES/CMA

Brothers Osborne performs “It Ain’t My Fault” and “Tulsa Time” Chris and Morgane Stapleton perform “Broken Halos”

JOHN RUSSELL/CMA DONN JONES/CMA

Thomas Rhett performs Keith Urban performs
“Unforgettable” “Female”

DONN JONES/CMA DONN JONES/CMA DONN JONES/CMA

Jon Pardi performs “Dirt On Reba McEntire and Kelsea Ballerini perform “Legends” Alan Jackson performs
My Boots” “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”

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DONN JONES/CMA

Alan Jackson performs “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” with Dierks Bentley, Rascal Flatts and Eddie Montgomery perform
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood “My Town” in tribute to Troy Gentry

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Maren Morris and Niall Horan perform “I Could Use A Love Song” Darius Rucker and friends perform “Hold My Hand”

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Luke Bryan performs “Light Garth Brooks performs “Ask
It Up” Me How I know”

DONN JONES/CMA JOHN RUSSELL/CMA

Miranda Lambert performs Tim McGraw and Faith Hill perform “The Rest of Our Life” Eric Church performs an a
“To Learn Her” cappella version of “Amazing
Grace”

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Brad Paisley and Kane Brown perform “Heaven South” Carrie Underwood performs “Softly and Tenderly”
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2017 CMA AWARDS WINNERS JOHN RUSSELL/CMA DONN JONES/CMA JOHN RUSSELL/CMA

Garth Brooks: Entertainer of Miranda Lambert: Female Chris Stapleton: Album of the
the Year Vocalist of the Year Year, Male Vocalist of the Year

DONN JONES/CMA JOHN RUSSELL/CMA

Little Big Town: Vocal Group of the Year Brothers Osborne: Vocal Duo
of the Year, Music Video of
the Year

JOHN RUSSELL/CMA JOHN RUSSELL/CMA

Jon Pardi: New Artist of the Keith Urban, Mix Engineer Chris Lord-Alge and Producer Dan
Year Huff: Single of the Year for “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

DONN JONES/CMA DONN JONES/CMA

The Campbell family for Glen Campbell and Willie Nelson: Mac McAnally: Musician of
Musical Event of the Year the Year

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CMA CREDITS AND STAFF CMA AWARDS PRODUCTION JILL GERSHMAN SVP, ABC Entertainment LINDSEY JONES Project Manager of
Marketing Creative Community Outreach
ROBERT DEATON Executive Producer STEVE BUSHONG SVP, ABC Entertainment FALON KEITH Grants Associate
GARY HALVORSON Director Marketing Operations KATE KALTENBACH CMA EDU Coordinator
BILL BRADSHAW Producer GARY SHANAS VP, Media Strategy
LEE LODGE Producer JESSICA GILHOOLEY Director, Media Strategy Consumer Research
DAVID WILD Writer LUCAS ARAGON Director, Design & On-Air
JILLIAN ELLIS Line Producer Graphics KAREN STUMP Senior Director of Consumer
BRUCE ROGERS Production Designer BEN BLATT Executive Director, Digital Strategy Research
JON KUSNER Lighting Designer CHIZOBA EZEH Manager Digital Strategy and MICHAEL FARRIS Senior Manager of Consumer
TOM DAVIS Audio Producer Social Media Research
TIM KUBIT Technical Producer NICK RAYMOND Director, Digital Creative
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BRIANA TRIPP Assistant to Executive Producer RYAN CASEY Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy Accounting Services
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Entertainment Group KEVIN WILSON Senior Vice President of Manager
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Scheduling MEREDITH GOUCHER Manager of Business TAYLOR VIEGUT Digital Marketing Coordinator
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Entertainment Marketing
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ERIN WEIR SVP, ABC Entertainment Marketing Partnerships
Strategy Community Outreach HALEY STEINBUCHEL Strategic Partnerships
Coordinator
TIFFANY KERNS Executive Director, CMA
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