Media Credentials: Billboard Country Update Editor Tom Roland was presented the 2018 CMA Media Achievement Award backstage during the 52nd CMA Awards Nov. 14. Country Music Hall of Fame member and three-time CMA Award winner Bill Anderson surprised Roland with the honor. "At every significant juncture in my life, some song was there to act as comfort, to punctuate the joy or to assure me that I wasn't entirely alone," says Roland. "Music is really important, and to get an award for simply trying to convey little pieces of how it works – or how it's made and marketed – is awesome. And surprisingly meaningful."