With the 40th CMA Music Festival a recent memory and fans hitting the highways and airports to head back to parts unknown, we have the wrap-up of the final, usually lower-key day of events at the world's largest country music festival. Read on to find out more.

In the third day of adventures at the CMA Music Festival, Michael Sudhalter spent some time at the City of Hope Celebrity Softball game, taking a free ride in a new chevy car and, taking in the Fan Fair Convention Hall.  Read on to find out the details.

One of our On The Spot Reporters, Michael Sudhalter, was sent to the CMA Music Festival this year to cover the event for those who couldn't make it or haven't made it there before.  Read on to find out what his second day of the four day festival was like.

Thaks to our good friends at Chevy, we have an on the spot reporter giving you the lowdown on the 2011 CMA Music Fest.  Read on to see the day one diary from Michael Sudhalter.

Today the CMA did what we hoped it would do.  They announced that next month's CMA Music Festival will now split who the benefactor is for the event.  instead of 'just' being for arts programs at schools, the CMA will give 50% of the money generated to flood relief efforts. 

The Judds, Joey + Rory, Neal McCoy, Jake Owen, Josh Turner, Clay Walker, Rodney Atkins, Gretchen Wilson, Chris Young, Patty Loveless, Mark Chesnutt, Joe Nichols, Mel Tillis and Sammy Kershaw are among the many artists announced to participate in the daily shows.

The Country Music Association announced today their latest round of CMA Music Festival performers as Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton head the list of new artists coming to LP Field for the nightly concerts.  Danny Gokey and Easton Corbin and others will be joining them.

The annual event, formerly called Fan Fair, has announced its first round of major performers this year as Lady Antebellum, The Zac Brown Band, Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band and Carrie Unerwood all agreed to participate.