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Article: Country music industry determined to raise its profile in bringing Awards to New York City
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- November 13, 2005
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NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer
AP Worldstream
11-13-2005
Dateline: NEW YORK
Like a secret lover embraced in private yet rarely seen in public, country music's relationship with New York City has been a curious, hush-hush affair.
Country music sells well in New York, yet it hasn't had much of a presence on America's ultimate music stage. There's no country radio station, and even country music's top acts rarely include New York on their tour dates, performing in its surrounding areas rather than in the city itself.
"New York City is a notoriously hard market to perform country music in," says singer Trace Adkins.
It may get a little easier after this week.
For the first time, the Country ...