{"id":1319189,"date":"2020-03-31T11:19:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1819760"},"modified":"2020-03-31T11:19:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:19:32","slug":"just-in-the-2020-cma-fest-is-officially-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/just-in-the-2020-cma-fest-is-officially-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: The 2020 CMA Fest Is Officially Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:675762?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\/bonaguroa\/\" title=\"Posts by Alison Bonaguro\" rel=\"author\">Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n26m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>After a long list of postponements and cancellations because of COVID-19, the Country Music Association shared the sad news that their CMA Fest 2020 (scheduled for June 4-7 in Nashville) has been cancelled. <\/p>\n<p>In a press statement and on the CMA\u2019s social media pages, they shared what went into making this tough decision that impacts so many country fans from around the world. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To our loyal <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAfest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAfest<\/a> fans <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGbN3NRPsa\">https:\/\/t.co\/CGbN3NRPsa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ppE1sLY2RU\">pic.twitter.com\/ppE1sLY2RU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountryMusic\/status\/1245033414799118337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful deliberation, and in following the latest guidance from national, state and local authorities, we are sad to announce that CMA Fest will not take place in 2020. Whether you planned to attend CMA Fest for the first time, or you have attended many times throughout the last 48 years, we know how special this festival is for country music fans around the globe and that many will be disappointed by this decision. As the world is still greatly affected by the spread of COVID-19, we cannot in good conscience risk the health and well being of our fans, artists, staff and country music community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will honor four-day passes purchased for this year\u2019s event for CMA Fest 2021. However, if you prefer a full refund, we will provide one upon request if your passes were purchased through Ticketmaster or the CMA Fest Box Office. Those who purchased passes through non-official channels should contact the seller directly. Within the next 24-48 hours, all four-day pass purchasers will receive an email with further instructions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe greatly appreciate your understanding and patience, as our actions are always in the best interest of our country music community. In the coming weeks and months, we will continue to bring country fans and artists together to celebrate the unique spirit and sense of unity that is at the heart of what CMA Fest stands for. We will also share information about future CMA events and ways to support those within our community affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease keep yourself and your loved ones healthy and safe, and we hope you will join us for CMA Fest next year, June 10-13, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fan festival has been an annual event since it first started in 1972. <\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Alison makes her living loving country music. She&#8217;s based in Chicago, but she&#8217;s always leaving her heart in Nashville. <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/alisonbonaguro\" target=\"_BLANK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@alisonbonaguro<\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1819760\/just-in-the-2020-cma-fest-is-officially-cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alison Bonaguro 26m ago After a long list of postponements and cancellations because of COVID-19, the Country Music Association shared the sad news that their CMA Fest 2020 (scheduled for June 4-7 in Nashville) has been cancelled. In a press statement and on the CMA\u2019s social media pages, they shared what went into making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1319189","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 16:57:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}