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With CMA Fest Quieted By COVID-19, Music Row Looks to Virtual Events — and to 2021
Had things gone as planned, 80,000 country fans would converge on downtown Nashville June 4-7 for 300 or more performances and the opportunity for autographs and selfies with country's stars during CMA Fest.Thanks to COVID-19, Nissan Stadium will sit quiet, the streets are likely to have minimal foot traffic, and the Country Music Association will mark the occasion with a June 4 online panel for organization members, CMA Fest Through the Years, about the festival's history."I'm going to moderate it," says CMA CEO Sarah Trahern. "I have a feeling that going into that, it's going to be quite sad."Sad is a good word for it.