Phil Vassar and Jo Dee Messina have a history of making great music together: Vassar penned two of Messina's biggest hits, "I'm Alright" and "Bye Bye." The two country hitmakers reunited at the 2015 CMA Music Festival during Vassar's show at the Riverfront Stage on Sunday afternoon (June 14).
The parents of Chris Kyle, the United States Navy SEAL who was killed in 2013, were in Nashville this weekend to help present Kellie Pickler with the Operation Troop Aid Chris Kyle Patriot Award. Wayne and Deby Kyle kicked off the third day of the 2015 CMA Music Festival (June 13) by giving Pickler the award, and they say that their family has been touched by the outpouring of support from the country music community.
Artist fan club parties during the 2015 CMA Music Festival are always a special treat, but those at Scotty McCreery's party on Wednesday (June 10) got an extra surprise when Lauren Alaina showed up to sing with him.