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by Alison Bonaguro 41m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] “My very first truck I ever had in my life was a GMC,” Blake Shelton told Jay Leno. Then when Leno joked that an old guy like Shelton should be able to drive an old truck, Shelton quipped, “I already hate this show.” This show...

by CMT.com Staff 1h ago The young women of Avenue Beat are showing that it’s possible to stay positive after a breakup in their new video, “Ruin That For Me.” Rather than moping around, they effortlessly blend their voices to provide encouragement to their fans in a similar situation. Composed of Savana Santos, Sam Backoff,...

by CMT.com Staff 40m ago Morgan Wallen is back on top at country radio with “Chasin’ You,” a nostalgic ode to the one that got away. He wrote the melodic, mid-tempo song with Craig Wiseman and Jamie Moore. “Chasin’ You” is Wallen’s third single to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s country airplay chart, following “Whiskey...

by Alison Bonaguro 20m ago This must’ve been sheer torture. Not just on the children, but on the parents filming their little one’s ability to resist temptation. In what’s become known in the past few days as the #ToddlerChallenge — or more appropriately the #ToddlerTemptationChallenge — country artists have been clandestinely filming their kid’s reaction...

by CMT.com Staff 20m ago Chris Stapleton has moved his All American Road Show until next year. He posted the announcement on social media, noting, “We’ve made this decision with the health and safety of our fans, touring family, and the communities we travel through as our number one priority.” According to the post, all...

by CMT.com Staff 1h ago Chase Rice is ready for the road. Of course, coronavirus put everyone’s touring plans on hold, yet this star isn’t letting it stop him from releasing a brand new project, The Album Part II. During an interview with CMT Hot 20 Countdown, he spoke from his farm about his future...

by Edward Morris 1h ago A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who maintained a country chart presence for two decades, Wanda Jackson is considered the raucous, straight-talking Queen of Rockabilly. Wanda Lavonne Jackson was born October 20, 1937, in Maud, Oklahoma. Her father moved the family to Bakersfield, California, in 1941,...

by Alison Bonaguro 5m ago In a time full of war, be peace. In a time full of doubt, just believe. In a world full of hate, be a light. In a place that needs change, make a difference. In a time full of noise, just listen. And in a race that you can’t win, slow it down....

by Alison Bonaguro 26m ago How’s this for a quarantine goal the rest of us may never live up to? Trisha Yearwood has taken on the likely massive task of mowing her own lawn. “I’ve made myself a goal of trying to do something productive every day,” Yearwood said in a recent chat with her...

by Alison Bonaguro 20m ago The first couple of country songs that hooked Brett Young when he was a teenager in Costa Mesa, California were Ty Herndon’s “What Mattered Most” from 1995 and Tim McGraw’s “Don’t Take the Girl” from 1994. “That’s when I really started digging into lyrics,” Young told CMT.com of the story...