Nicole Beals

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Nicole’s Nashville News- September 2

CMA nominees were announced yesterday and Miranda Lambert led all the nominees with a total of seven.  That brings Miranda’s overall total to 55, the most of any female artist in CMA history.  She has officially passed Reba, who has 51.

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The CMA has announced that no fans will be allowed to attend this year’s award show.  There are still a lot of unknowns with this year’s show like location and hosts. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will not be hosting this year.  There will be more than one host and the official announcement is expected in the next few weeks.

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Luke Bryan‘s Two Lane Lager beer company has suspended production temporarily, due to COVID-19. He says it will be back in March.

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