Membership Modifications Coming
The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION will announce on MONDAY (3/20) that it’s opening its membership to extra individuals — together with full- and part-time music business professionals and college students aspiring to future business careers — with the addition of some new membership tiers.
In keeping with THE TENNESSEAN, modifications will embody the addition of a free membership for highschool and school college students ages 16 and up, plus “widened membership entries for companies with giant worker swimming pools, reminiscent of main labels and expertise businesses,” and opening membership to “touring professionals who might solely work part-time in Nation music.” The latter two are a part of CMA’s new, broader “business” class, which joins its present “skilled member” tier.
Present CMA members get pleasure from advantages that embody entry to healthcare, psychological well being assets, academic applications, analysis and networking alternatives. The change will open a few of the group’s advantages to the brand new members, though one profit that may reportedly not be prolonged to the brand new tiers is the power to vote for winners within the annual CMA AWARDS. Dues for the brand new “business tier” shall be $25, in line with BILLBOARD, in comparison with the $100 skilled members working within the business full-time pay yearly.
The CMA at present has about 6,300 dues-paying members in 16 classes. In one other change, a few of these classes are being revamped, together with the one that includes radio members. In keeping with THE TENNESSEAN, broadcast members will now grow to be a part of a “consumption” class, which additionally consists of satellite tv for pc radio and digital streaming.
CMA can even launch a revamped membership web site on MONDAY, BILLBOARD studies.
