Country Music Association® (CMA)

More than 6,000 music industry professionals and companies around the globe are members of the Country Music Association®. Formed in 1958 as the first trade association for a single genre of music, the organization’s objectives are to serve as an educational and professional resource for the industry while advancing the growth of Country Music around the world.

CMA® brings Country Music to the world, not only through its two signature events, CMA Music Festival™ and the CMA Awards, but through working every day throughout the year to promote the genre, its artists and its community with initiatives and events with the sole purpose of advancing Country Music.