{"id":15875,"date":"2019-06-11T16:30:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T22:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1807879"},"modified":"2019-06-11T16:30:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T22:30:55","slug":"five-at-five-five-times-cma-fest-spread-some-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/five-at-five-five-times-cma-fest-spread-some-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Five at Five: Five Times CMA Fest Spread Some Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:656709?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/tinglel\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Tingle\" rel=\"author\">Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">26m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you everything you need to know in country music. It\u2019s your new fix for all the latest headlines in one place. Here\u2019s what you need to know for Tuesday (June 11):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listicle-container\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Sixty-One Rescues Find Forever Homes at MuttNation\u2019s Adoption Drive<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>On Saturday (June 8), more than 1,300 fans joined Miranda Lambert and Bev Lambert\u2019s mile-long MuttNation Mutt March in Nashville to raise awareness for shelter pet adoption. The MuttNation Foundation\u2019s accompanying adoption drive at CMA\u2019s Xfinity Fan Fair X saw 61 rescues from the Nashville Humane Association find new forever homes. 2019 marks the organization\u2019s 10th anniversary. Since its inception, the MuttNation team has worked directly with communities in times of natural disaster and has provided millions of dollars to help rescue thousands of animals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Darius &amp; Friends 2019 Breaks Records for St. Jude<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>The sold-out 2019 Darius &amp; Friends benefit concert at Nashville\u2019s Ryman Auditorium last week raised more than $425,000 for St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital, bringing the event\u2019s all-time total raised for the Memphis hospital to more than $2 million. The night included performances by Jimmie Allen, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Travis Denning, Brett Young and surprise guests Charles Kelley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Charles Esten Rocks for the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>In case you missed it, no one had more fun at CMA Fest than Charles Esten. His <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jjs_3yGfsGI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Light the Summer Night<\/a> benefit concert at Nashville\u2019s 3rd &amp; Lindsley supported the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society and hosted performances by Eric Paslay, Deana Carter, the Adelaides, Jillian Cardarelli and Taylor Noelle. He also got to play the Forever Country Stage twice after his first set on Friday (June 7) was cut short due to inclement weather.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Blown away by all these beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAFEST?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAFEST<\/a> poncho people who partied in the rain while my band and I played our songs at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/budweiserusa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@budweiserusa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForeverCountryStage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForeverCountryStage<\/a>! So sorry that lightning meant we had to stop. So grateful for the time we had together!! \u26a1\ufe0f\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aNZ8MQ00zo\">pic.twitter.com\/aNZ8MQ00zo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Esten (@CharlesEsten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesEsten\/status\/1137116701395476482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Erin Oprea Workout with Carly Pearce and Amy Brown Supports CMA Foundation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Over 200 exercisers got their sweat on with celebrity trainer Erin Oprea, Carly Pearce and the Bobby Bones Show\u2019s Amy Brown during Oprea\u2019s tabata style workouts on Saturday (June 8) in Nashville. Proceeds from the sold-out fitness event at the Music City Center supported music education through the CMA Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">CMA Fest 2020\u2019s On-sale Date<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>The thousands of country fans who flocked to Nashville\u2019s CMA Fest over the weekend are still coming down from the nonstop country fun they had last week. Four-day passes for CMA Fest 2020 running June 4-7 go on sale Aug. 2 through the event\u2019s website. Artist who perform at CMA Fest donate their time so ticket proceeds can directly support music programs nationwide through the CMA Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1807879\/five-at-five-five-times-cma-fest-spread-some-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 26m ago Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you everything you need to know in country music. It\u2019s your new fix for all the latest headlines in one place. 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