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Brad Paisley slams CMA ban on media questions about guns, politics

The Country Music Association on Thursday issued guidelines for media outlets covering the 51st Annual CMA Awards ceremony on Wednesday, and included in them was a demand that that reporters not focus their “coverage of the CMA Awards Red Carpet and Backstage Media Center on the Las Vegas tragedy, gun rights, political affiliations or topics of the like” — under threat of credentials potentially being “revoked via security escort.” The order was first ...

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17:15 on November 3 2017

Brad Paisley slams CMA ban on media questions about guns, politics

MSN Music — The Country Music Association on Thursday issued guidelines for media outlets covering the 51st Annual CMA Awards ceremony on Wednesday, and included in them was a demand... more info

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16:23 on November 3 2017

Brad Paisley calls CMA Awards media guidelines 'ridiculous and unfair'

USA Today Music — The CMA has asked media outlets to avoid questions about the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, gun rights or political affiliations at the awards show. ... more info

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