Nicole Beals

Nicole’s Nashville News- July 12

CMA Fest was canceled this year for the second year in a row, due to the pandemic. The CMA has announced that they will be hosting a new concert event in Nashville this summer, “CMA Summer Jam”.  The two night event will take place July 27 & 28 and will include performances by Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs and many more. Tickets for CMA Summer Jam go on sale Wednesday.

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Lady A had to cancel their performance at the Lakefront Music Fest in Minnesota on Saturday when Charles Kelley came down with appendicitis. It would have been Lady A’s first show in 16 months, now they’ll have to wait a little longer. They’re not sure exactly how long Charles will need to recover.

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