Inside Track on Music row: April sneak peek

Quick look at this month’s column

Here’s a quick look at some of the stories from the April 2020 edition of my column Inside Track on Music Row, the longest continually-running country music column in the USA. I’ve been writing this column for more than a quarter of a century (Phew!) and you can catch the full column (and archived previous columns) when it is published at Nashville Music Guide.

  • ACM Awards to clash with Americana Awards
  • New album from Craig Morgan
  • Maddie & Tae know The Way it Feels
  • CDB set Volunteer Jam date
  • Opry icon Jan Howard passes

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ACM news: ACM Awards set for same date as Americana Awards

The ACM announced the new date for the 55th ACM Awards. It has always been held the first week in April following a full week of charity events, golfing tourneys, etc. The new Awards date is going to be Wednesday, Sept. 16 (live 8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will stream live and on demand on CBS All Access. As previously announced, the 55th ACM Awards® will be hosted by reigning ACM® Entertainer of the Year and 15-time ACM Award® winner Keith Urban for the first time.

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