''Nash Country Weekly'' was an American lifestyle weekly
magazine
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about country artists and their music. It was in circulation between April 1994 and May 2016. The publisher, Cumulus Media, now maintains the site ''Nash Country Daily''.
Overview
The magazine was established in 1994 by
American Media, Inc.
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It focused on
country music
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stars and events, and regularly featured exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news. ''Country Weekly'' also cosponsored the
CMT/TNN Country Weekly Music Awards, at the time the only nationally televised country music awards show that allowed fans to vote for the winners.
In February 2009, ''Country Weekly'' reverted to a weekly magazine, having been issued
fortnight
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ly since 1999. The magazine also dropped subscriptions at that point (which it later reinstated), and changed its logo.
Cumulus Media
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acquired ''Country Weekly'' in 2014. The magazine was renamed ''Nash Country Weekly'' in June 2015, as a means of co-branding with
Nash FM
Nash or NASH may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Nash, Buckinghamshire
* Nash, London, a hamlet near Keston in the London Borough of Bromley
*Nash, Newport, Wales
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. ''Nash Country Weekly'' closed its print publication in April 2016.
On May 6, 2016, Cumulus launched ''Nash Country Daily'' as an online media site.
References
External links
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1994 establishments in Tennessee
2016 disestablishments in Tennessee
American country music
Music magazines published in the United States
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Defunct magazines published in the United States
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Magazines established in 1994
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Magazines published in Tennessee
Mass media in Nashville, Tennessee