The Americana Music Association has announced the first 165 of 240 acts slated to perform at their 21st annual AMERICANAFEST event, from Sept. 22-25 in Nashville, Tennessee. The four-day festival and conference event will highlight a mix of award-winning legends, superstar mainstays, and noteworthy newcomers. Described by MOJO Magazine as “the roots alternative to the……… Continue Reading
PREMIERE: Brandi Carlile Returns With Stirring Courteney Cox-Directed Video for “Right On Time”
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Via a Courteney Cox-directed music video, acclaimed country singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile presents her first visuals for 2021. The song the performance clip is attached to is “Right On Time,” a stirring, emotional piano ballad about accountability and how sometimes what’s needed “isn’t right,” but it’s “right on time.” Superstar actress and creator……… Continue Reading
Premiere: Jon Wolfe’s Favorite Cabo San Lucas Bar Inspires “Tequila Sundown”
Embedded from www.youtube.com. “Pass the salt and the lime/We got nothing but time,” sings Jon Wolfe in his latest release, “Tequila Sundown.” For the song’s video, Wolfe and his team headed to one of his favorite hangouts in Cabo San Lucas, The Usual Suspects–the very bar that inspired the song in the first place. Scenes……… Continue Reading
Dolly Parton Surprises Husband Carl With ‘Playboy’-Inspired Birthday Present
July 20, 2021 is Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean’s birthday, and the country music superstar celebrated by giving her husband a sexy and nostalgic present. Parton shared a video of herself in a Playboy bunny-inspired costume, as she let fans in on the surprise she gave to her husband. “It’s always #HotGirlSummer for my husband,……… Continue Reading
CMT Rewind: Reba McEntire’s ‘For My Broken Heart’ Album Goes Double-Platinum
In the 1980s and 1990s, Reba McEntire put out one hit song after another, solidifying herself as one of country music’s preeminent superstars. She earned the Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year honor four consecutive years, from 1984-1987. In 1986, she also took home the coveted CMA Entertainer of the Year honor, as……… Continue Reading
Miranda Lambert Details Crying Upon Making Her First Post-Quarantine Concert Appearance
On April 22, Miranda Lambert made her first post-quarantine concert appearance at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, Texas. In a recent appearance on Cody Alan’s CMT iHeartRadio program, she explained exactly what caused her tear-jerking concert performance and why. Regarding her outpouring of emotion, the “Bluebird” vocalist noted, “I expect to cry when playing [her……… Continue Reading
LISTEN: Luke Combs Releases Hype Song for SEC Football
Luke Combs and the SEC Network recently revealed a previously-unreleased track, “South On Ya,” as the new hype song for SEC Football. “If you come around here, better bring it ’cause we’re no doubt gonna put a little #SouthOnYa,” Combs captioned his Instagram post with lyrics to the track. The accompanying minute-long video features “South……… Continue Reading
Dylan Scott On His Latest Release, “New Truck,” and Feeling Like He “Belongs” In Nashville
When connecting with CMT.com, Dylan Scott is in the midst of a six-day break on the east coast swing of what will be 40 dates of joining Caylee Hammack in opening for Luke Bryan on his Proud To Be Right Here tour. “It’s so slow right now,” Scott offers during a Wednesday morning Zoom call….…… Continue Reading
Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” Could Bring an Applebee’s Classic Back to Its Menu
Simultaneously this week, country crooner Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” has reached the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart while surging into top-40 on Billboard’s Country Airplay list. The song’s runaway success is as much predicated on its viral TikTok dance craze as it could likely be something else: name-brand yet cost-conscious dating habits. And……… Continue Reading
Premiere: The Oak Ridge Boys Bring “Love, Light, and Healing” With New Video
Embedded from www.youtube.com. The Oak Ridge Boys first gained a following as a southern gospel group in the 1950s, after first forming under the name Georgia Clodhoppers and then changing its name to the Oak Ridge Quartet in the 1940s. By 1966, the group had permanently changed its name to The Oak Ridge Boys. The……… Continue Reading
