CMA Awards

“Once again, the CMA’s are censoring/white washing their show but who’s surprised?“ – Margo Price.

Sturgill, who wasn’t nominated for an award this year, busked outside with signs that read “‘Struggling’ country singer…Anything helps (all donations go to the ACLU)” and “I don’t take requests but I take Questions about anything you want to talk about…because fascism sucks.”

After the CMA Awards faced criticism for issuing media guidelines that asked press not to focus on the Las Vegas shooting, gun control, or politics — including from co-host Brad Paisley, who called the guidelines “ridiculous and unfair” — they have apologized and lifted the restrictions.

The Country Music Association sent out media guidelines asking press to not focus on the Vegas shooting, gun control, or politics, which CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley called “ridiculous and unfair.“