From left to right: Thomas Deelder - Creative Director CTM Publishing BV, André de Raaff, Sarah Trahern and Jody Williams - Jody Williams Songs, CMA Songwriter Advocate
30 July 2025

André de Raaff presented with CMA Certificate of Recognition

André de Raaff, CEO of CTM Publishing BV and CTM Outlander Music was recently recognized by the Country Music Association (CMA) in Nashville with a special certificate of recognition for his decades long international commitment to country music. Presenting de Raaff with the certificate is Sarah Trahern, CEO of the CMA.

About the Country Music Association:

Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association is the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. CMA created the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961 to recognize artists and industry professionals with Country Music’s highest honor. Music industry professionals and companies across the U.S. and around the globe are members of CMA. The organization serves as an educational and professional resource for the industry and advances the growth of Country Music around the world. This is accomplished through CMA’s core initiatives: the CMA Awards, which annually recognize outstanding achievement in the industry; CMA Fest, which benefits the CMA Foundation and music education and is taped for a three-hour network television special, “CMA Fest”; and “CMA Country Christmas.” All of CMA’s television properties air on ABC.