Emerging as married at the end of a traumatic breakup is the ideal to which many people would like to live their lives. For CMT Next Women of Country members Runaway June — now all married — their latest EP, backstory, highlights how surviving times when love goes wrong colors the three-track release. “We are……… Continue Reading
Don Everly, of Country-Rock Group The Everly Brothers, Dies at 84
It was announced that Don Everly, the last surviving member of the Everly Brothers, died at his home in Nashville on Saturday at the age of 84. A representative for the singer confirmed his death to the Los Angeles Times, and at current time no cause of death has been disclosed. In a statement to……… Continue Reading
The Country Music Community Pays Tribute to Tom T. Hall
It was announced yesterday that The Storyteller, Tom T. Hall, had died at 85. A much-lauded songwriter, and Country Music Hall of Famer, he was known for timeless tunes like “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” “(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine” and “That’s How I Got To Memphis.” Tom T. Hall is proceeded in death by his……… Continue Reading
Kacey Musgraves Gifts Fans New Music On Her Own Birthday
Today, on her birthday (August 21) Kacey Musgraves gifts us… new music! In a series of 15 instagram posts, tiled visually as a clouded sky moving from bright-blue of day to a darkened night, the Golden Hour singer presented fans with a chill-inducing taste of brand new music. The first of the 15 social media……… Continue Reading
In 1981, Kenny Rogers Finally Achieved Top Tier Crossover Success
Typically, for mainstream pop stars, the road to extraordinary excellence is rather quick. Make a hit, reach number one, and from there, the television programs, action figures, and trappings of crossover acclaim appear in short order. However, in 1981, Kenny Rogers was a prematurely white-haired 43-year old country star who, in that genre, was already……… Continue Reading
First Look: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Are Bringing ‘New Hope’ And ‘New Determination’
‘Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team is back September 17 — watch a first look.… Continue Reading
CMT Roundup: New Music from Trace Adkins, Ashland Craft, Willie Nelson, And More
CMT’s Weekly Roundup of new hits this week features a blend of emerging, vaunted, and critically-acclaimed artists delivering as expected — aided by some heaping spoonfuls of Willie Nelson, too — to the high expectations of their material. Click here to take a listen to the following tunes. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Trace Adkins – Got……… Continue Reading
Mickey Guyton Releases “All American,” An Anthem Of Unity
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Mickey Guyton continues to push towards the September 24 release of her debut major-label album Remember Her Name with the release of the unity anthem “All American.” The song lists a litany of very American tropes — church pews on a Sunday, Friday night football games in Guyton’s home state of Texas,……… Continue Reading
Sam Williams Releases His Introspective Debut Album, ‘Glasshouse Children’
CMT Listen Up artist Sam Williams’ debut album, Glasshouse Children, has finally arrived. The ten-track album featuring duets with Keith Urban (“Kids”) and Dolly Parton (“Happy All The Time”) is described, in a press release, as an “introspective meditation on hurt and healing, growth and loss, and sin and redemption, but more than that, it’s……… Continue Reading
CMT Premiere: Kane Brown’s “One Mississippi” Is A Freewheeling, Summertime Love Affair
Embedded from www.youtube.com. If a fan of Kane Brown, the past three summers have been accompanied by the Tennessee-born superstar crooner releasing pop-aimed and lovestruck country anthems like “Be Like That” and “One Thing Right.” 2021 is no different as with “One Mississippi,” the countdown is on to a freewheeling, summertime love affair. The “One……… Continue Reading
