Sam Bush has been nominated for a CMA Award five years in a row. The world-renowned mandolin player has played with dozens of artists, including Bela Fleck, Lyle Lovett and Garth Brooks, but he says one performance will always stand out in his mind.
The 2015 CMA Awards are coming up in November, and now that the nominees have all been announced, The Boot wants to know who our readers think will be taking home the trophy in each category, from Musician of the Year to the night's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. Five exceptionally talented artists are nominated in the Musician of the Year category -- but only one will be walking away with the award.
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The numbers are in for the fourth annual Darius and Friends benefit. Spearheaded by Darius Rucker, the charity concert, auction and celebrity golf tournament raised more than $95,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.