About Keep the Music Playing
In 2006, CMA launched its “Keep the Music Playing” initiative with a promise to donate half of all net profits generated by CMA Music Festivalto music education in the Metro Nashville Public Schools. That promise has grown into an ongoing process of fostering talent and helping kids enjoy the experience of making music. Through a partnership with the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, CMA has donated more than $3.3 million to this endeavor. This money has helped to purchase more than 3,000 musical instruments, equipment and supplies in 67 schools.
Click here to view a current list of items purchased for music programs in Metro Nashville Public Schools.
About the Nashville Alliance for Public Education
The Nashville Alliance for Public Education was established in 2002 by a group of corporate and civic leaders with the goal of improving public education for Nashville’s school children. Working in tandem with the Metro Nashville Public Schools, the nonprofit group identifies areas of need and directs private resources toward those programs and schools, which serve Metro Nashville’s more than 76,000 public school students in 139 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. For more information, visit www.nashvillealliance.org.
About the CMA Music Festival
CMA Music Festival is Nashville’s signature music event, drawing 56,000 people from every state in the nation, as well as visitors from 26 countries around the globe. The Festival brings more than $22 million in direct visitor spending to the local economy. This year, advanced ticket sales are up over 10% from 2009. CMA Music Festival first began as Fan Fair in 1972. It was then and is now a unique celebration of the relationship between Country Music artists and their fans in the heart of Music City. More than 2,000 Country acts, from the legends and superstars to today’s rising hit makers and hopefuls, have lent their time and talent to the event over the decades. For more information, visit www.cmamusicfest.com.
