BRELAND’s seemingly ever-growing list of recent songwriting and performance collaborators has reached an early peak with his back-to-back singles with Australian country superstar Keith Urban. Urban’s electrified, breakbeat-driven dance track “Out The Cage” features the New Jersey native creator, while BRELAND’s just-released country twerk party anthem “Throw It Back” is an Urban duet. While on……… Continue Reading
See The Can’t Miss Backstage Moments From The CMT Music Awards
Last night’s CMT Music Awards were star-studded–both onstage and off. Between performances and awards presentations, artists took the time to catch up and hang out. Kelsea Ballerini was ecstatic to meet music legend Gladys Knight. Mickey Guyton and Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman had a joyous reunion. An injured foot didn’t stop Lindsay Ell from……… Continue Reading
Chris Young Shares How His “Famous Friends” Felt About Being Included in His Kane Brown Collaboration
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Chris Young and Kane Brown won the CMT Music Award for Collaboration of the Year for their single “Famous Friends,” and closed out the live event with a performance of the duet at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on June 9. The November 2020-released song’s March 2021 premiered video is notable because it features,……… Continue Reading
Thomas Rhett’s Current Songwriting Is Inspired by His Daughters’ Love of Disney Soundtracks
While on the 2021 CMT Music Awards red carpet and asked, truthfully, what the hottest song was playing in his house right now was, the artist who just released his EP Country Again: Side A noted something directly in line with being a parent of three daughters all under the age of six: “Keeping it……… Continue Reading
Chris Stapleton and H.E.R. Discuss Their Onstage Collaboration on ‘CMT Music Awards’
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Arguably the most anticipated moment of the 2021 CMT Music Awards was the onstage collaboration between Grammy and Oscar-winning rhythm and blues performer H.E.R. and soulful country superstar Chris Stapleton. H.E.R.’s star-making turn has been one of the most intriguing stories of the year, while Stapleton’s 2020-released album Starting Over cemented his……… Continue Reading
Mickey Guyton Says Her Album Title ‘Remember Her Name’ Is Inspired By Breonna Taylor
2021’s CMT Music Awards continued the superstar coming-out party for country star and Arlington, Texas native Mickey Guyton. The event featured her performing alongside both rising singer-songwriter BRELAND and living legend soul artist Gladys Knight. Plus, she aided Darius Rucker and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles in awarding iconic country performer Linda Martell with CMT’s 2021 Equal……… Continue Reading
Top Five Memorable Moments From The 2021 CMT Music Awards
The 2021 CMT Music Awards were a mix of heartfelt speeches, both live and location-based performances around Nashville and its suburbs, and in general, a new sense of normalcy emerging in country music’s post-COVID era. In the two-hour television broadcast, there were numerous well-regarded moments. This small sampling highlights five takeaway events that offer a……… Continue Reading
Five Memorable Moments From The 2021 CMT Music Awards
The 2021 CMT Music Awards were a mix of heartfelt speeches, both live and location-based performances around Nashville and its suburbs, and in general, a new sense of normalcy emerging in country music’s post-COVID era. In the two-hour television broadcast, there were numerous well-regarded moments. This small sampling highlights five takeaway events that offer a……… Continue Reading
CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, John Legend Win Video Of The Year
The November 2020-released video for Carrie Underwood and John Legend’s “Hallelujah” triumphed as the Video of the Year at the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday (June 9). Underwood is the event’s most-awarded artist. While for the vaunted pop-soul icon Legend, it is his first triumph at Country Music Television’s festivities. Underwood and Legend’s single……… Continue Reading
Chris Young, Kane Brown Bring Their “Famous” Friendship To ‘CMT Music Awards’ Stage
Embedded from www.facebook.com. Kane Brown and Chris Young brought serious star power–and camaraderie–to the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday (June 9), as they honored their respective hometowns in their single, “Famous Friends” to close out the awards-packed evening. On writing the song, Young previously shared, “It was kind of a different idea and something……… Continue Reading
