CMA Awards to Press: Don't Talk About Las Vegas, Guns, Politics
Media restricted from gun, political questions at CMA Awards The Country Music Association sent out its media guidelines for covering the 51st Annual CMA Awards ceremony. The awards will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Bridgestone Arena, and apparently its organizers don't want the press to focus on "the Las Vegas tragedy, gun rights, political affiliations or topics of the like" in their coverage. Doing so, say the CMA folks, could lead to credentials being "revoked via security escort." Here's an excerpt of the media guidelines : In light of recent events, and out of respect for the artists directly or indirectly involved, please refrain from focusing your 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. It’s vital, more so this year than in year’s past due to the sensitivities at hand, that the CMA Awards be a celebration of Country M...