CMA Lifts Media Guideline Restrictions

The 51st Annual CMA Awards

The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION (CMA) today (11/3) rescinded its previous media guidelines, which were issued THURSDAY (11/2), instructing the press to "refrain from focusing your coverage of the CMA AWARDS Red Carpet and Backstage Media Center on the LAS VEGAS tragedy, gun rights, political affiliations, or topics of the like." This morning, ARISTA NASHVILLE's BRAD PAISLEY, who is co-hosting the CMA AWARDS on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, tweeted, "I'm sure the CMA will do the right thing and rescind these ridiculous and unfair press guidelines. In 3 ... 2 ... 1." Hours later, The CMA issued the following statement:

"CMA apologizes for the recently distributed restrictions in the CMA AWARDS media guidelines, which have since been lifted. The sentiment was not to infringe and was created with the best of intentions to honor and celebrate Country music."

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