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Little Big Town, Church lead CMA nominations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Little Big Town crushed it with their song "Girl Crush" and are tied with Eric Church with five nominations each at the 49th annual Country Music Association Awards.

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Country music acts quietly abandon Confederate flag

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Confederate flag was once a familiar symbol in country music, representing the rural South and the renegade spirit of artists such as David Allan Coe and Hank Williams Jr.

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Country singer Haggard: Still on the road

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Even Merle Haggard gets nervous about stepping onto a stage when the audience is filled with songwriters, record label executives and fellow artists.

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