NASHVILLE, Tenn. – April 17, 2007 – The Country Music Association (CMA) has hired Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations (KVBPR) to help increase organizational awareness and promote its core initiatives in Middle Tennessee through media and community relations.

CMA has achieved international success over the past half-century, bolstered by the renowned CMA Awards and the CMA Music Festival, which benefits music education in Metro Nashville public schools through the “Keep the Music Playing” program. CMA’s success is due in part to the more than 6,000 organizational and individual members in 41 countries.

KVBPR has focused on building success for their diverse group of clients for more than 10 years. The addition of CMA builds on this list, which includes companies in the health care, consumer goods and services and real estate growth and development industries.

About CMA
Based in Nashville, Tenn., the Country Music Association (CMA), www.cmaworld.com, advances Country Music globally, while impacting our communities locally. The 49-year-old trade association has 6,000 organizational and individual members in 41 countries and was the first trade organization dedicated to one genre of music.

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