by Edward Morris 56m ago Black creators were helping shape country music long before it had a name, whether it was introducing the banjo to America, building a corpus of gospel songs that rang down through the centuries, or spreading musical styles too alluring for white musicians not to copy or build on. Today their...
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Brantley Gilbert Offers Hope in “Hard Days”
by CMT.com Staff 7m ago Brantley Gilbert is seeing the silver lining in “Hard Days,” an encouraging new single about facing the challenges of life and emerging as a stronger person. It’s a thoughtful message that especially suits these times where listeners may be looking for progress and purpose. “‘Hard Days’ is about finding and...
CMT, Ram Trucks and Brothers Osborne “Make It a Good One”
presented by RAM Trucks 47m ago During Wednesday night’s (June 3) CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special, you may have seen a very special Zoom call with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, country music duo Brothers Osborne, and two frontline workers who are going above and beyond the call of duty in...
These Black Artists, Songwriters Make a Mark in Modern Country Music
by Edward Morris 57m ago Although the African American presence has been part of country music from the very beginning, many black artists, songwriters, musicians and producers have established themselves solidly in the modern country music community, too — ranging from radio stars like Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen, and Darius Rucker, to collaborators such as...
LISTEN: Kane Brown Thanks God Repeatedly for “Worldwide Beautiful”
by Alison Bonaguro 7m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] When Kane Brown sat down with Shy Carter, Ryan Hurd and Jordan Schmidt to write “Worldwide Beautiful” a year ago, he probably had no idea that what would come out of that songwriting session would be such an honest and powerful and poignant way to...
CMT Celebrates Our Heroes Honors Americans Who Keep Us Safe and Keep Us Going
by CMT.com Staff 2m ago The honky-tonks were closed for months. The tour buses are still parked. And the concert halls remain empty. But country music did not go silent. For CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special, country music’s biggest names and our favorite stars from Hollywood united to honor important...
Why the Country World Suddenly Has Rachel Berry’s Back
by Alison Bonaguro 28m ago In an Instagram post that quickly went viral, Rachel Berry shared her story about how much she loves country music. And as it turns out, country music loves her right back. Berry poured her heart out on Tuesday (June 2) even though she didn’t know if anyone would take the...
The Seven Heroic Moments That Will Make Your Wednesday Night
by Alison Bonaguro 54m ago On Wednesday night (June 3), CMT will air a very special special. It’s called CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special. The live-from-home show will have country artists and celebrity guests paying tribute to the countless heroes who have worked tirelessly during the entire coronavirus pandemic since...
Help Yourself to Colt Ford’s “Chicken and Biscuits (Chicken and Distance Version)”
by CMT.com Staff 1m ago Hungry for more music from Colt Ford? Then help yourself to Chicken and Biscuits (Second Helping), an expanded edition of the good-natured country star’s 2010 album, Chicken and Biscuits. As Ford himself explains, he rounded up the guys to film a new version of this fan favorite, quarantine-style. Pass around...
How Country Artists Are Going Beyond Just Thoughts and Prayers
by Alison Bonaguro 1m ago Sometimes in the very worst of times, we see the best in others. And after a weekend of violent protesting all over our already broken country, country artists have started pouring their hearts out on social media. Not just with emojis and hashtags, but with lengthy posts about their genuine...