As part of the events and activities leading up to the 48th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 5, Brandy Clark and Jaren Johnston will perform during the CMA Songwriters Series in Nashville at the CMHoF’s CMA Theater on Tuesday, Nov. 4 (9:00 PM/CT). Additional songwriters to be announced soon.
Clark is nominated twice for the 48th annual awards, one for New Artist of the Year and another for Song of the Year (co-writing Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow”). The 2014 MusicRow Breakthrough Artist of the Year also co-wrote No. 1 hits for Miranda Lambert (“Mama’s Broken Heart”) and The Band Perry (“Better Dig Two”). She will embark on Eric Church’s The Outsiders World Tour beginning Oct. 16.
Johnston also boasts two 2014 CMA Awards nominations: Single of the Year (co-producing Dierks Bentley’s “Drunk On A Plane”) as well as Album of the Year (co-producing Bentley’s Riser). He also wrote 2014 CMA Single and Musical Event of the Year nominated song “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” recorded by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Johnston has penned No. 1 songs for Keith Urban (“You Gonna Fly”) and Jake Owen (“Beachin’”). He is a member of Big Machine Records recording group The Cadillac Three, who are currently on Owen’s Days Of Gold Tour.
Tickets for the Nov. 4 CMA Songwriters Series are currently on sale for $20-30 at CMASongwritersSeries.com.
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
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