June 18, 2018, Issue 606
June 18, 2018, Issue 606 Inside View: CMT Music Awards Two weeks ago, CMT GM Frank Tanki noted the network’s larger CMA Fest footprint (CAW 6/4) – one that CMT Music Awards viewers may have noticed extended to the show itself. With multiple offsite performances and a venue home unaffected (sadly) by the hockey playoffs, this year’s event focused on new music and earned stable audience numbers (CAT 6/7). CMT VP/Music Events Margaret Comeaux walked Country Aircheck through putting the show together. CA: What was the adjustment, if any, to doing the first CMTMA’s since the departure of longtime network presi- dent Brian Philips? MC: Obviously he’d been here quite a few years, and under his leadership or Frank Tanki’s, our team does what it does. We rally, do our part and just come together to get the job done. When did the planning process for this show start and how did it evolve? Alright, Alright, Alright: Reviver’s David Lee Murphy and his Things always start for the next show the label team celebrate his No. 1 single “Everything’s Gonna moment we’re done with the current one. Cre- Be Alright,” his first since 1995, at the Columbus, OH stop of ativity tends to spark more creativity, so when the Trip Around The Sun Tour Saturday (6/16). Pictured (back, you’re in that mode you’re already thinking l-r) are Gator Michaels, Bob Reeves, Murphy, David Ross, Ben about new things you can do. But what drives Bieri and Dave Collins; (front, l-r) Paul Williams, Rick Hughes, it every year is the music.
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