2008 CMA Awards Video News Release Featuring Final Nominees Announcement To Be Serviced On September 10, 2008

NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - The final nominees for "The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" will be announced on Country Music's biggest morning, Wednesday, Sept. 10. A Video News Release (VNR) featuring the announcements, artist soundbytes, and music video clips from nominated artists will be released via satellite that afternoon at 2:00 PM/ET.

Country superstars Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift will announce the final nominees in select categories live from New York City on ABC's "Good Morning America" during the 8:30 AM (all time zones) half-hour segment.

Then, Country newcomers Lady Antebellum and James Otto will reveal the nominees for the remaining categories on a special edition of CMT's "CMT Insider," airing live from Nashville at 10:00 AM/ET.

The announcement of the final nominees leads up to "Country Music's Biggest Night." "The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" airs live Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.
For questions or for help if having difficulty accessing the VNR, please contact Kristin Falkner with On The Scene Productions at
(323) 330-1249 or Maria Eckhardt at CMA at (615) 664-1637.

The satellite coordinates for the CMA Awards Nominees VNR are listed below:

CMA AWARDS NOMINEES VNR
Wednesday, Sept. 10
2:00-2:30 PM/ET (1:00-1:30 PM/CT)
Satellite Coordinates: Galaxy 25 Transponder 1 (C-band) analog
Downlink Frequency: 3720 V

Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, including a stereo-radio simulcast of the gala event. American Airlines is the official airline of the 2008 CMA Awards. Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music. Mary Kay is the Official Beauty Sponsor of the 2008 CMA Awards.
For more information about the CMA Awards, visit https://www.CMApress.com. This is a restricted site for media use only.