by CMT.com Staff 21h ago Who says you can’t go home? Fifteen years after gliding up the country charts together, Jon Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles have reunited for a new single and video, “Do What You Can.” Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] Jon Bon Jovi wrote the topical track early in the coronavirus pandemic....
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Backstage with Mickey Guyton After She Made History
by Alison Bonaguro 17h ago Tim McGraw introduced her. Keith Urban backed her. And then Mickey Guyton made history. During Wednesday night’s (Sept. 16) ACM Awards, Guyton performed her ballad “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” live from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. That made Guyton the very first black female country artist to perform her...
Blake Shelton Says Thanks for Somehow Propping Him Up After 20 Years
by Alison Bonaguro 9/17/2020 When Blake Shelton picked up his trophy for single of the year at Wednesday night’s (Sept. 16) ACM Awards, he was in Los Angeles, somewhere that was made to look exactly like the inside of Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe. It was just another part of the new normal we’re all trying to...
UPDATE: Backstage with the Winners at the ACM Awards
by Alison Bonaguro 9/17/2020 While everyone around the world is still juggling with the new normals that arrived when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Academy of Country Music had to find their footing — and their own new normal — to put on their annual awards show. So on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), nothing felt...
Cassadee Pope Shines a Light on New Music, One Video at a Time
by CMT.com Staff 7h ago Cassadee Pope is asking for an emotional release in “Let Me Go,” drawing on some powerful memories that anyone who’s experienced a slow breakup can relate to. The sensitive song comes from her new album, Rise and Shine, and she’ll be releasing more videos from the project in the weeks...
Hear Keith Urban’s Duet With “One of the Greatest Voices of Our Time”
by CMT.com Staff 21m ago With the release of “One Too Many” to streaming services today, Keith Urban is giving fans a chance to hear his new duet with P!nk before its broadcast performance debut on the ACM Awards tonight on CBS. “One Too Many” is the latest track to be unveiled from Urban’s upcoming...
Maren Morris’ Beautifully Candid Conversation with CBS
by Alison Bonaguro 36m ago On Tuesday night (Sept. 15), Maren Morris posted about her “beautifully candid conversation” with CBS News. Thank you @AnthonyMasonCBS for another beautifully candid conversation. We got real deep on this one. ✨ https://t.co/HAQBhKNXhq — MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) September 15, 2020 And it is, both beautiful and candid. Because Morris revealed...
Devin Dawson Has No Other Choice But to Keep Going in “I Got a Truck”
by CMT.com Staff 59m ago Thanks to the breakout platinum success of his debut single “All on Me” a few years ago, Devin Dawson hit the road on tour — and on one of those nights, none other than Tim McGraw inspired him to write “I Got a Truck” after a late-night conversation. “As someone...
Take This Swarovski Crystal-Studded Four-String Dulcimer Off Dolly Parton’s Hands
by Alison Bonaguro 24m ago The value of this particular golden dulcimer is somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000. But in a way, it’s priceless. Because this is from Dolly Parton’s own collection that she’s had for 30 years. The Swarovski crystal-studded four-string dulcimer is up for auction at Christie’s to benefit the Academy of Country...
Thirty Years After Plane Crash, Reba McEntire Still Credits Kenny Rogers with Saving Her
by Alison Bonaguro 26m ago Reba McEntire wasn’t on the plane. Neither was Kenny Rogers. But to this day, she credits Rogers with saving her in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash in 1991. The chartered jet crashed in San Diego on the morning of March 16, 1991, after McEntire’s performance at a private...