CMT today unveiled the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2021 CMT Music Awards, country music’s only entirely fan-voted award show. Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, the show airs Wednesday, June 9 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on CMT, with a five channel simulcast across MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network and TV Land. Each……… Continue Reading
Kelly Clarkson Performs Cover of Her “Big Fan” Reba McEntire’s Hit, “How Blue”
Embedded from www.youtube.com. “I’ve been a fan of Reba since I was a little girl. Her voice has always felt nostalgic for me. Even as an adult, there’s something about her tone and her storytelling that just feels like home,” said Kelly Clarkson before performing a “Kellyoke” version of Reba McEntire’s September 1984-released single “How……… Continue Reading
BREAKING: Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini To Co-Host ‘2021 CMT Music Awards’
On Wednesday (May 12), CMT announced that Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini will team up to co-host the 2021 CMT Music Awards on June 9, 2021 at 7 p.m. CT. While Brown returns for his second consecutive year as host, this marks Ballerini’s first time hosting the CMT Music Awards. “I’m so excited to be……… Continue Reading
WATCH: Dierks Bentley Returns to the Road With His High Times & Hangovers Tour
Dierks Bentley gave fans a look at his first headlining concert in more than a year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when he headlined The Windjammer at Isle of Palms in Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday (May 11), marking the first show on his five-stop High Times & Hangovers tour. Via Instagram Stories,……… Continue Reading
Jason Isbell Teams with Fender for Signature Model Telecaster
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Are you a country musician or fan wanting to add a greater impact to when you play noted singer-songwriter Jason Isbell’s hits like 2013’s “Cover Me Up?” Via a recent announcement by the performer regarding his newly released signature model Fender Telecaster guitar, you’re in luck. “I think the Telecaster is probably……… Continue Reading
Alan Jackson Is “Half-Retired,” But Still Picking Up “Crazy [Songwriting] Ideas” From His Kids
Alan Jackson’s forthcoming album Where Have You Gone is expected to highlight a few bittersweet notes for the veteran legend. “I just feel like [country music’s roots are] fading away,” he notes in a recent Tennessean interview. “It’s always been up and down but usually there’s just a little bit of it hanging on. Now……… Continue Reading
CMT Next Women Of Country Class Member Brittney Spencer To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut on May 14
Mainstream country surges continue to surround CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2021 as singer/songwriter Brittney Spencer’s breakout 2021 grows in acclaim with a scheduled May 14 appearance at the Grand Ole Opry. Regarding the achievement, the Baltimore, Maryland-born vocalist noted via Twitter, “i remember moving to nashville and busking downtown a bunch. amid……… Continue Reading
Premiere: SmithField Pays Tribute to a Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Classic in “Something Sexy” Video
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Duo SmithField’s Trey Smith and Jennifer Fiedler prefer a romantic evening inside over heading out to any party in their video for “Something Sexy,” which chronicles a couple’s cozy night at home. The song itself name-checks several of country music’s most sizzling songs, such as Keith Urban’s “Raining on Sunday,” Chris Young’s……… Continue Reading
Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan Announce Las Vegas Residencies
Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan are headed to Vegas! Today, both of these country superstars announced their Las Vegas residencies at the Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas. Bryan and Underwood join Celine Dion and Katy Perry as the founding headliners at the intimate 5,000 capacity venue which will open in November 2021 and is……… Continue Reading
Miranda Lambert Expands Her “Farmily”
Miranda Lambert and her husband Brendan McLoughlin have expanded their “farmily” with the addition of two new goats! “We’ve added two farmily members!” Lambert said via Insta Stories, introducing two new goats–named Taco and Tuesday–and including the hashtag #goatmom. Over Mother’s Day weekend, she also shared a snapshot of herself with her mom Bev and……… Continue Reading
