Borders(R) Books & Music to be the Exclusive Retailer for the 2007 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

What: Borders, the exclusive CD, book and DVD retailer sponsor at the 2007 CMA Music Festival, will host onsite booths at the Fan Fair(R) Exhibit Hall in the Nashville Convention Center, Riverfront Park and LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. throughout the four day event (June 7 - 10, 2007). Warner Brothers Records, Inc. recording artists Big & Rich will be signing their new CD and book at the Borders booth in the Fan Fair(R) Exhibit Hall Thursday, June 7 at 11 a.m. The new CD, "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace" and book, "Big & Rich: All Access" are both available nationally Tuesday, June 5. John Carter Cash will be at the Borders booth in the Fan Fair(R) Exhibit Hall Friday, June 8 at 3 p.m. John Carter will be signing copies of the new biography he's written about his mom, June Carter Cash, and the tribute CD to June Carter he produced. The book, "Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash" and the CD by the same name are available nationally Tuesday, June 5. The CD, "Anchored in Love," features songs written by June Carter Cash and performed by such artists as Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson, Carlene Carter and Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn), Loretta Lynn, Brad Paisley, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris and many others. When: Thursday, June 7 through Sunday, June 10 Where: Downtown Nashville Why: Community connections are important to Borders, which has a tradition of supporting music, book and movie festivals. Supporting the 2007 CMA Music Festival provides Borders the opportunity to reach out to Country Music fans from across the nation and around the globe in a musical setting and offers fans the opportunity to meet some of their favorite Country artists during autographing sessions. Borders Books & Music is a proud sponsor of the festival. For additional information, visit http://www.cmafest.com/. Media Contact: Media interested in learning about Borders commitment to Country Music and to the CMA, should contact Kolleen O'Meara at (734) 477-1224 or komeara@bordersgroupinc.com. Media interested in coming to the 2007 CMA Music Festival should contact Scott Stem at sstem@cmaworld.com. Additional Information:

Attendees will have a chance to enter to win signed guitars by such artists as: Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Little Big Town, Emerson Drive, Miranda Lambert and many more at the Fan Fair(R) Exhibit Hall in the Convention Center.

About Borders, Inc.:

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group is a $4.1 billion global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,200 stores and 34,000 employees worldwide. More information on the company is available at http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/.

Ticket Information:

Admission to the Fan Fair(R) Exhibit Hall is exclusively available only to four-day ticket holders for the 2007 CMA Music Festival.

Single night tickets for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field will be sold beginning April 30.

Single day tickets for the Daily Concerts on the Greased Lightning Riverfront Stages will be sold at the venue on the day of show.

For ticket prices, please visit CMAfest.com.

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