\n\tFor the first time, Variety\u2019s Interview Lounge heads to Nashville for an inaugural installment leading up to the CMA Awards on Nov. 17 and 18. The lounge, presented by Duke Cannon, will feature interviews with this year\u2019s nominees and leading country artists. The 59th Annual CMA Awards airs live from Nashville\u2019s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 19, on ABC at 8:00 p.m.\/7:00 p.m. CT (streaming the next day on Hulu).<\/p>\n
\n\tThis year\u2019s CMA Awards will be hosted by nine-time CMA Award winner Lainey Wilson.<\/p>\n
\n\tConfirmed talent for the Variety CMA Awards Interview Lounge includes:<\/p>\n
Megan Moroney, nominated for Album of the Year (\u201cAm I Okay?\u201d), Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year (\u201cAm I Okay?\u201d), Song of the Year (\u201cAm I Okay?\u201d), Musical Event of the Year (\u201cYou Had To Be There\u201d feat. Kenny Chesney)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dan + Shay, nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year\u00a0<\/p>\n
The War & Treaty, nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tucker Wetmore, nominated for New Artist of the Year\u00a0<\/p>\n
Red Clay Strays, nominated for Vocal Group of the Year\u00a0<\/p>\n
Old Dominion, nominated for Vocal Group of the Year\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jordan Davis, presenter and six-time CMA Award nominated artist\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lauren Alaina, CMA Awards Backstage Live co-host and two-time CMA Award nominated artist\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe thank Duke Cannon for partnering with us on our inaugural CMA Awards interview lounge, which will feature leading country music artists,\u201d said Dea Lawrence, co-president and publisher of Variety. \u201cVariety\u2019s music coverage is unmatched, and we are honored to be in Nashville this year to celebrate one of country music\u2019s biggest nights.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cDuke Cannon is proud to partner with Variety in their coverage of the CMA Awards. At Duke Cannon, we make exceptional grooming products men can trust \u2014 with bold, masculine scents that help guys look, feel, and smell their best. Partnering with Variety, the most trusted voice in entertainment news, is a natural fit for our brand,\u201d said Hank Mercier, CEO, Duke Cannon.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe interviews will take place at Anzie Blue, Nashville\u2019s only woman-owned music and event venue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time, Variety\u2019s Interview Lounge heads to Nashville for an inaugural installment leading up to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136,165131],"class_list":{"0":"post-286067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-variety-lounge-cmas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}