The latest CMT Crossroads will premiere — with 3XGrammy-award-winning rapper Nelly as the headliner — on Wednesday, September 1st at 10p/9c exclusively on CMT. In celebration of the August 27 release of his eagerly anticipated Heartland EP, the multi-platinum selling superstar will highlight over a decade of successful explorations of his appreciation of country music……… Continue Reading
Bobby And Teddi Cyrus Join With Billy Ray Cyrus For Joyously Spiritual “Roll That Rock”
It’s a Cyrus family affair when Bobby and Teddi Cyrus are joined by Bobby’s “Achy Breaky” cousin Billy Ray for the married tandem’s latest, joyously spiritual folk-country single, “Roll That Rock.” The new song “embodies the joy, happiness, excitement, and peace of salvation,” says Bobby Cyrus. He continues that the song is best regarded as……… Continue Reading
The Judds, Ray Charles Highlight New Inductees Into Country Music Hall Of Fame
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Today, with Reba McEntire presiding over the announcement, the Country Music Hall of Fame shared their newest inductees; drummer Eddie Bayers, singer-pianist-composer Ray Charles, steel guitarist Pete Drake, and mother-daughter duo the Judds as the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Between 1984 and 1991, the Judds achieved twenty……… Continue Reading
In Memoriam: Five Must-Listen Nanci Griffith Songs
On August 13, 2021, iconic “folkabilly” singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith passed away at 68. For four decades, she — alongside artists including John Prine — represented the generational continuation of folk-style singer-songwriter excellence emerging from Austin, Texas’ capital city. Griffith was frequently a performer on the PBS music program Austin City Limits. Also, in 1994, she……… Continue Reading
Dan + Shay’s ‘Good Things’ Album Strikes Gold
Dan + Shay’s just-released album Good Things achieved a unique accomplishment, becoming the first country album in the streaming era to achieve RIAA Gold certification at release. This success occurs for the duo as their single “Glad You Exist” occupies the top spot on the Billboard and Mediabase Country Airplay charts, marking their sixth consecutive……… Continue Reading
Lindsay Ell Discovers Extended Reality and Extends Her Musical Reality Via ‘Heart Theory’
Upon reflecting on her poignant, revelatory, and year-old breakout album Heart Theory, Calgary native and emerging Nashville artist Lindsay Ell offers a note about what she’s discovered about the power of music as an art form in the past 12 months: “Putting emotions into songs by capturing how they feel is already difficult, but, [in……… Continue Reading
CMT Weekly Roundup: Reba McEntire, Dan + Shay, Trisha Yearwood And More
CMT’s Weekly Roundup of new hits this week features some surprising and truly welcomed new sounds from the genre’s most iconic and beloved voices. Click here to take a listen to the following tunes. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Reba McEntire – I’m A Survivor (La Femmebear Remix) Bay Area-based songwriter, DJ, and producer La Femmebear serves……… Continue Reading
Jimmie Allen, Wife Alexis Talk Marriage and Parenting
Jimmie Allen and his wife Alexis opened up about marriage, life and parenting for PEOPLE’s family issue. The couple held a public wedding ceremony with family and friends in May 2021 in their shared homestate of Delaware, but revealed to PEOPLE that they actually wed during a private ceremony on June 18, 2020–which happened to……… Continue Reading
Reba McEntire Sets ‘Revived Remixed Revisited’ Project For October
Reba McEntire is updating many of her classic hits for a new triple album boxed set, ’Revived Remixed Revisited,’ set to release Oct. 8, 2021. The latest project from the Country Music Hall of Fame member finds McEntire teaming with producer Dave Cobb (known for his work with Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson and more) on……… Continue Reading
Tracy Lawrence Releases ‘Hindsight 2020 Volume 2: Price of Fame’ Project
Today, Tracy Lawrence releases the second installment of his three-part, 30th anniversary project, with Hindsight 2020 Volume 2: Price of Fame. The 12-track collection follows the dozen songs previously released for Volume 1: Stairway to Heaven Highway To Hell. The new project continues with Lawrence’s signature ’90s country sound, and he welcomes Eddie Montgomery for……… Continue Reading
