Darius Rucker To Announce Final Nominees For 'The 48th Annual CMA Awards'

Darius Rucker

DARIUS RUCKER will announce the final nominees for "THE 48TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" live on ABC-TV's "GOOD MORNING AMERICA" (GMA) on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd at 8:30a (ET). RUCKER will also perform his new single "Homegrown Honey."

"I know what it feels like to be nominated for a CMA AWARD, and I was happy to accept the invitation to announce the final nominees and have this opportunity to deliver good news to my friends in the industry," said RUCKER. "Set the alarm guys, this is worth waking up for."

Following the announcement, at 10a (ET), RUCKER will be at the BEST BUY THEATER in TIMES SQUARE to announce the finalists in the remaining seven categories along with the announcement of the CMA BROADCAST AWARDS for "Personality and Radio Station of the Year" in four categories (small, medium, large, and major market), as well as the finalists for the CMA "National Broadcast Personality of the Year." There will be an additional presentation by the CMA FOUNDATION’s "KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING" music education campaign. The announcement can be streamed at www.CMAAwards.com.

Nightfall will bring the 10th anniversary celebration of the CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES at the BEST BUY THEATER with RUCKER and songwriters FRANK ROGERS, RIVERS RUTHERFORD, and series host BOB DIPIERO for an in-the-round presentation of the songs that have touched the lives of millions of music fans.

For more information, and to stream the SONGWRITERS SERIES show live, visit CMASongwritersSeries.com.

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