Fan Fare: As part of CMA Music Festival, UMG/Nashville will hold a Music Is Universal event June 7-11 in downtown Nashville at an air-conditioned venue constructed on-site at the corner of 8th Ave. South and McGavock St. The Budweiser Dome presented by Rated Red will feature live music and will debut 360° concert films from Eric Church, Gary Allan, Kip Moore, Lady Antebellum and more set against a 360° video projection across a 70-foot ceiling. Live performances produced by Skyville Live kick off Wednesday (6/7) with a post-CMT Awards concert by Allan. Other events include:

• "Throwback Thursday" featuring Bellamy Brothers, Deana Carter, Mark Collie, The Kentucky Headhunters and Shenandoah;
• A surprise concert by a multi-Grammy award-winning super group; and
• Weekend performances from Lauren Alaina, Clare Dunn, Maddie & Tae, Eric Paslay, Canaan Smith and more. In addition to her Saturday (6/10) performance, Alaina will premiere her new movie Road Less Traveled. All events are free and open to the public.

Also during CMA Fest, Sony Music Nashville is partnering with the Omni Nashville Hotel June 9-11 for artist appearances at various Omni Nashville venues, including Bongo Java and Barlines, available to festival attendees as capacity limits allow. Check the full list of activities here, which include:

• Kane Brown and Luke Combs signings at Bongo Java's FYE Pop-Up Store, as well as performances from Lanco, Seth Ennis and Levon;
• Performances by Walker Hayes, Ben Gallaher, Fairground Saints and Levon at Barlines; and 
• A chance to enter to win a trip back to Nashville to attend a Brad Paisley & Friends Band Against Cancer Opry concert event.