萨米·克肖发帖称被CMA拒走红毯：经纪人称名额爆满、可自购800多美元门票
第60届CMA乡村音乐奖将于11月18日在田纳西州戴维森县纳什维尔市的普利司通体育馆（Bridgestone Arena）举行，本届典礼还将专门致敬90年代乡村音乐。11月5日晚，90年代乡村歌星萨米·克肖（Sammy Kershaw）在自己的Facebook主页发帖称，美国乡村音乐协会（CMA）拒绝了他走今年颁奖礼红毯的申请。这篇帖子随后在歌迷中传开，数千名粉丝留言声援。
克肖在帖中说，他只是想和妻子门迪（Mendy）在典礼前走几分钟红毯。他写道，两人平时因巡演和日程冲突很少能参加这类行业活动，今年他特意调整了巡演安排、订好机票和酒店，门迪也很期待和他共度这个庆祝乡村音乐的夜晚；申请等了几个月、一直被拖着，直到典礼前两周才被告知拒绝。他说这件事「非常伤人、令人尴尬、令人极度失望」，并在帖子结尾写道：下次他再参加CMA的活动，恐怕要等到他去世后被致敬时，「如果我走运的话」。他还说，被挡在红毯外的成功乡村歌手不止他一个。
克肖的经纪人随后向乡村音乐媒体Country Rebel说明了协会给出的理由：红毯和典礼收到的艺人申请数量太多，克肖没有达到更新后的标准；他可以自行购买颁奖礼门票，每张约800多美元，但协会不能保证他和妻子能与艺人坐在一起。经纪人说，克肖目前不打算出席这场典礼。
帖子发出后，乡村歌手赖利·格林（Riley Green）在留言区公开声援克肖：「如果你都没挣到站在那里的资格，那就没有人挣到了……往轻了说，太令人失望了。」
克肖是路易斯安那州人，1992年起即为CMA终身会员。据Country Rebel梳理，他入行50多年，首张专辑《Don't Go Near the Water》1991年发行并获白金认证，共有25首歌打入公告牌热门乡村歌曲榜前40，冠军单曲包括《She Don't Know She's Beautiful》，《Cadillac Style》《Queen of My Double Wide Trailer》《Third Rate Romance》等都是90年代代表作；1993年，他曾获CMA地平线奖（现年度新人奖）提名。据Country Now查阅，CMA官方获奖数据库中也只记有他这一次提名。
本届颁奖礼由同为路易斯安那州出身的兰尼·威尔逊（Lainey Wilson）主持，将于11月18日晚通过ABC直播。截至发稿，CMA没有公开回应克肖的帖子；Country Now指出，CMA红毯对艺人有具体的资格要求，场地空间与安全规定等因素都可能影响红毯名额的分配。
Sammy Kershaw Says the CMA Denied Him the Red Carpet: Manager Says He Could Buy $800-Plus Tickets Instead
The 60th annual CMA Awards will be held on November 18 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, in Davidson County, Tennessee, and this year's ceremony will pay special tribute to 1990s country music. On the evening of November 5, Sammy Kershaw, one of the defining country voices of that decade, posted on his Facebook page that the Country Music Association (CMA) had denied his request to walk this year's red carpet. The post spread quickly among fans, drawing thousands of supportive comments.
Kershaw wrote that he had only asked to walk the carpet for a few minutes with his wife, Mendy. Because of touring and schedule conflicts, the couple rarely get to attend industry events; this year he rearranged his tour schedule and booked flights and a hotel, and Mendy had been looking forward to sharing a special evening celebrating country music. Instead, after being strung along for several months while expecting to attend, he learned two weeks before the show that the request had been denied. He called the experience "extremely hurtful, embarrassing and very disappointing," and closed the post by suggesting that the next time he attends the CMAs may be in a tribute after he is gone, "if I'm lucky." He added that he is not the only successful country entertainer kept off the carpet.
Kershaw's manager then told country outlet Country Rebel the reason the association gave: the red carpet and the awards show received an overwhelming number of artist requests, and Kershaw did not meet the updated criteria. He could purchase tickets to the awards, at roughly $800 or more apiece, but the association could not guarantee that he and his wife would be seated with the other artists. The manager said Kershaw is not planning to attend the ceremony as of now.
Among those who weighed in under the post was country singer Riley Green, who commented: "If you haven't earned the right to be there then nobody has... disappointing to say the least."
Kershaw, a Louisiana native, has been a lifetime CMA member since 1992. According to Country Rebel, his debut album, Don't Go Near the Water, was released in 1991 and certified platinum; across a career of more than 50 years he has placed 25 songs in the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, including the No. 1 "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" and the hits "Cadillac Style," "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" and "Third Rate Romance." In 1993 he was nominated for the CMA Horizon Award, now known as New Artist of the Year. Country Now noted that the CMA's own awards database lists that single nomination for him.
This year's ceremony, hosted by fellow Louisiana native Lainey Wilson, airs live on ABC on the evening of November 18. The CMA has not publicly addressed Kershaw's post. Country Now noted that the CMA red carpet has specific eligibility requirements for artists, and that space limitations and venue safety regulations can factor into access decisions.
来源：萨米·克肖的Facebook原帖
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