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By: Jun. 11, 2010
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The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967. (The Entertainer of the Year award that night went to Eddy Arnold.) The second annual CMA awards were presented in October 1968; NBC taped the ceremony and broadcast it a few weeks later). Beginning in 1969, the awards were televised live, usually during October or November of each year. They continued to be broadcast on NBC until switching to CBS in 1972, where they remained until 2005. Starting in November 2006, the Annual CMA Awards are televised on ABC. The CMA Awards, for many years, were held at the home of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry; initially at the Ryman Auditorium, and from 1974 to 2004 at the Grand Ole Opry House. The 2005 ceremonies took place in New York City at Madison Square Garden. The awards show has been held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena since 2006.

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Tim McGraw 

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Tim McGraw 

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Tim McGraw 

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Tim McGraw 

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Tim McGraw 

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Tim McGraw 

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Miranda Lambert 

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Miranda Lambert

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Gary Allan

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Carrie Underwood

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Singer Carrie Underwood

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Carrie Underwood

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LeAnn Rimes

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Gretchen Wilson 

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Gretchen Wilson 

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Gretchen Wilson 

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Miranda Lambert

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Miranda Lambert

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Miranda Lambert

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Miranda Lambert

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Miranda Lambert

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Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift

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Fly over during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. 

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Stadium crowd during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. 

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Marines during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 12, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. 

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 Atmosphere during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on June 12, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. 

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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 12: Atmosphere during the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field 

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CMA's CEO Tammy Genovese 

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CMA Shirt seen during the 2009 CMA Music Festival 

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Nashville Mayor Karl Dean welcomes crowds during the 2009 CMA Music Festival 

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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 13: Jamey Johnson performs in the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field 

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Josh Turner 

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Jamey Johnson 

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Leann Womack 

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Wynonna Judd 

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Wynonna Judd 

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Leann Womack 

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 Leann Womack 

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Wynonna Judd 

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Leann Womack 

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Jason Michael Carroll 

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Keith Urban  

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l-r Keith Urban, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn

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Keith Urban 

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Ean Evans of the group Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Sara Evans sings to her new fiance, Jay Barker 

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Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter, Brandi Cyrus 

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Sara Evans 

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Bucky Covington 

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Bucky Covington 

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Jason Michael Carroll 

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Jessica Harp 

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Jennifer Nettles, left, and Krisitan Bush 

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Sara Evans

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Bucky Covington 

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Bucky Covington 

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Bucky Covington 

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Bucky Covington 

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Carrie Underwood

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Two-Foot Fred is welcomed onstage by Big Kenny 

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Carrie Underwood 

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Reba McEntire L performs with former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson 

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Reba McEntire L performs with former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson

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Alan Jackson 

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Alan Jackson 

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Carrie Underwood 

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Carrie Underwood 

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Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn

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Fans photograph the stars 

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Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn

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Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn

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Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn

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Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn 

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Kix Brooks L and Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn

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Reba McEntire

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Chuck Wicks 

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Little Big Town

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Jason Aldean

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 Kid Rock 

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Jason Aldean 

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 Luke Bryant 

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 Luke Bryant

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Luke Bryant 

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Kid Rock 

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Luke Bryant 

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Kid Rock 

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Zac Brown Band Zac Brown 

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 Little Big Town 

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Zac Brown Band Zac Brown 

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Little Big Town 

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Jake Owen 

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Jake Owen 

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 Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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 Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift 

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Singer/Songwriter Taylor Swift 

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Taylor Swift 

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