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...
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Cara Whitney, Wife of Larry the Cable Guy, Uplifts Young Readers and Riders
by CMT.com Staff 1h ago Cara Whitney is using her longtime love of horses to inspire and encourage the next generation in her brand new book, Unbridled Faith Devotions for Young Readers. The uplifting project also brings insight into life on the 180-acre Nebraska farm she shares with a dozen horses, two kids, and her...
So This Was Midland’s Most Seminal Country Album
by Alison Bonaguro 47m ago Dwight Yoakam released his debut album in 1986. And here we are now, 34 years later, still using it as some kind of guiding light for country music. At least, that’s what Midland is doing. On Friday (May 29), the country trio announced the release of a five-song EP packed...
Tanya Tucker Postpones Tour Through August
by CMT.com Staff 57m ago Concert dates for Tanya Tucker’s Bring My Flowers Now Tour have been postponed through August. The country legend launched her headlining CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour earlier this year, including shows at Graceland and the Ryman Auditorium, before delaying the tour due to COVID-19 concerns....
ICYMI: What the Artists Are Listening to All Quarantine Long
by Alison Bonaguro 23m ago When your days start to feel very, very long because you’re stuck at home during the coronavirus quarantine, one of the best ways to get through it is to discover a little music. It could be brand new, it could be from before you were even born, and it could...
More Top Stars Join CMT Celebrates Our Heroes
by CMT.com Staff 1m ago Many more of country music’s most prominent entertainers have signed on to support frontline workers through a new special, CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special. The all-star event airs Wednesday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT with a three-network simulcast on Paramount Network, Pop...
Jillian Jacqueline Focuses on the Beautiful Things in “Wait for the Light”
by CMT.com Staff 45m ago Jillian Jacqueline describes her lyric video for “Wait for the Light” as “almost like my love letter to the world.” The Nashville musician tells CMT.com, “Sometimes we just need someone to wait for the light with us, so that we can find our way out of the dark.” The singer-songwriter...
Chris Young Ponders “If That Ain’t God,” Then What Is?
by Alison Bonaguro 2m ago I thought I was already all cried out because of Chris Young. About six months after Young released “Drowning” late last year — the heartbreaking ballad he wrote with Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge — I lost a friend of 49 years to the coronavirus. It was healing to listen...
Dolly Parton Just Might Have the Antidote the World Needs Right Now
by Alison Bonaguro 12m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] When times are good, songwriters write. When times are mediocre, songwriters write. And when times get tough — really, really, really tough — songwriters write. They always seem to have something to say. Which is why Dolly Parton put some new music out into the...
CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: How You Can Give Back
by CMT.com Staff 1h ago Are you inspired by the stories on CMT Celebrates Our Heroes? It’s never too late to make a difference in the lives of others. You can give back now! Simply click on the name of each charitable organization below to learn more about it, then consider a donation. First Responders...