Country Comes To City

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, shows off a souvenir guitar as Bill Purcell, left, mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, and Ed Benson, right, executive director of the Country Music Association, look on during a special reception welcoming nominees of the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards at Gracie Mansion in New York Monday, Nov. 14, 2005.

Singer Lorrie Morgan arrives at Gracie Mansion in New York for a special reception welcoming nominees of the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards Monday, Nov. 14, 2005. The CMA Awards moved from Nashville, Tenn., for the first time in the show's 39-year history.

"Sopranos" actor Dominic Chianese arrives at Gracie Mansion in New York for a special reception welcoming nominees of the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards Monday, Nov. 14, 2005. The CMA Awards will be held at New York's Madison Square Garden Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005.

Singer LeAnn Rimes, left, and guest arrive at Gracie Mansion in New York for a special reception welcoming nominees of the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards Monday, Nov. 14, 2005. The CMA Awards will be held at New York's Madison Square Garden for the first time on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005.

Singer Kix Brooks, left, of country duo Brooks and Dunn, Eddie Montgomery, center, and Troy Gentry, right, of country duo Montgomery Gentry, arrive at Gracie Mansion in New York for a special reception welcoming nominees of the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards Monday, Nov. 14, 2005. The CMA Awards will be held in New York for the first time on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005.

Country legend Glen Campbell, right, and his wife arrive at Gracie Mansion for a special reception welcoming nominees of the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, in New York.

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Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn, center, of Brooks & Dunn, perform a short noontime concert atop the Madison Square Garden marquis, Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, in New York. The popular singing duo, nominated for vocal duo of the year, performed the free concert to promote the Country Music Awards, which they will host Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Madison Square Garden.

Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn perform a short free noontime concert atop the Madison Square Garden marquis, Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at the arena in New York where they will host the Country Music Awards Tuesday. The popular singing duo is nominated for CMA vocal duo of the year.

Ronnie Dunn, left, and Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn perform atop the Madison Square Garden marquis, Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, in New York. The popular singing duo, nominated for CMA vocal duo of the year, performed the free noontime concert to promote the Country Music Awards, which they will host Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The show airs on CBS.

Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn poses for a photograph with fans after performing a free noontime concert with his partner Kix Brooks atop the Madison Square Garden marquis, Monday, Nov. 14, 2005. The popular singing duo are hosting the Country Music Awards at the arena on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

'Broadway Meets Country'

Two time Tony Award winner Ben Vereen performs "King of the Road" at the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York. The concert featuring the top stars in both fields was held in advance of the Country Music Association Awards -- usually Nashville's big shindig -- being held in New York for the first time.

Actress/singer and original Broadway "Annie" Andrea McArdle performs at the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit concert to aid the Actors Fund and the American Red Cross at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York.

Country singer Carrie Underwood and Broadway's Patrick Wilson team up during a performance at the "Broadway Meets Country" Benefit Concert at Frederic P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Nov. 12, 2005 in New York.

Country music legend Glen Campbell performs "You'll Never Walk Alone" from "Carousel" at the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York.

Singer Tricia Yearwood was among the country music stars who performed in the "Broadway Meets Country," benefit at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York. The concert was one of a series of events leading up to the Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden. The awards show airs on CBS at 8 p.m.

Country music singer Lee Ann Womack and Broadway actor Brian Stokes Mitchell arrive as hosts for the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit concert to aid the Actors Fund and the American Red Cross at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York.

Country music legend Glen Campbell with his wife, Kim, arrive for the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York. The concert teamed country artists with Broadway performers to benefit the Actors' Fund of America and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

American Idol winner Carrie Underwood arrives for the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit concert to aid the Actors Fund and the American Red Cross at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York.

Country star LeeAnn Womack arrives as host of the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit at New York's Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005. The event leads up to the Country Music Awards on Nov. 15, in which Womack is nominated as Female Vocalist of the Year.

Singer Jamie O'Neal arrives for the "Broadway Meets Country" benefit concert to aid the Actors Fund and the American Red Cross at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York. The Country Music Assocation Awards will be held in New York for the first time on Tuesday, Nov. 15, and airs on CBS.

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'Broadway Meets Country'

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