The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s BIG NIGHT (At the Museum), the most ambitious digital program in its history, has been recognized in the 42nd Annual Telly Awards. Written, directed and produced by museum staff, BIG NIGHT is the Silver Telly Winner in three categories–Online: Concert, Online: Not-for-profit and Fundraising and Online: Museums and Galleries.
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Artists featured in BIG NIGHT include Alison Brown, Kane Brown, Carlene Carter, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Keb’ Mo’, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, The War and Treaty, Dan Tyminski and Lucinda Williams. BIG NIGHT was hosted by Country Music Hall of Fame member-elect Marty Stuart with audio supervision by Dave Cobb.
From its premiere to present, BIG NIGHT (At the Museum) has attracted over 4 million viewers and raised more than $1.1 million for the nonprofit museum’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. BIG NIGHT is available for free, on-demand viewing on the museum’s YouTube Channel.