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Kaboom News Radio has today confirmed that the AMC has announced it will donate all net proceeds of the 2010 CMA Music Festival to support music education and the alleviation of flooding in the metropolitan area of Nashville, a record sum of $ 2,924,936. The donation will be split between CMA "Keep The Music Playing" campaign and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. CMA Board member Kix Brooks made the announcement.

"When we started this program several years ago, the success of the Music Festival itself and the opportunity to make a permanent contribution to help the music programs of our local schools, it was just a dream - a reality that today we have passed far beyond our imagination, "said Brooks. "It's working and I can not thank my fellow artists and all other volunteers CMA enough. Given the year of our community has had the loyal support of country music fans could not have come at a better time. Big time thanks to all! "

"Every penny of the net proceeds from CMA Music Festival is back in this community to support causes important to everyone in the industry - music education and to help recovery following the floods," said Steve Moore, president of CMA . "We are delighted to make a donation of this size and we are confident that the funds will be put to use immediately and good hands to reach those most in need."

With the announcement, CMA has contributed $ 4,774,521 to support music education. This money was used to build the laboratories of the music and the purchase of about 4,000 instruments in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools through a partnership with the Nashville Alliance for Public Education. The total also includes a gift of the annual budget for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum of the words and the music program, that helps language arts and music teachers with classroom instruction in the fundamentals of composition.

Ellen Lehman, President of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, received a check in the name of your organization to benefit in case of flooding.

"Thanks to the kindness of the fans of the CMA, the artists and the CMA itself, there are now more money to help our neighbors rebuild their lives," said Lehman. "Through grants to local nonprofit organizations that are in counseling, housing reconstruction, and food, this gift will help the Community Foundation and our nonprofit partners to work toward the restoration of all the corners of our community until the task is complete. Our sincere thanks to the CMA and its players and fans. "