by CMT.com Staff 2h ago Research indicates that 84% of listeners want equal play for female artists at country radio, and those findings coincide with the official launch of the year-long CMT Equal Play initiative. Today, CMT and Coleman Insights today released first-of-its-kind research unveiling unprecedented insights into country radio listeners habits and attitudes toward...
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Joe Lasher Tries to Move On With “Messed Up”
by CMT.com Staff 13h ago Joe Lasher is hurting from a heartache in his brand new video, “Messed Up.” Haven’t we all had those days we can’t get out of bed, for one reason or another? Born and raised in Weaverville, North Carolina, Lasher now lives and works on a 300-acre farm outside of Nashville....
Brandy Clark: A Long Way from the Blueberry Bus
by Alison Bonaguro 2/16/2020 A few dates into her CMT Next Women of Country tour with Tanya Tucker, Brandy Clark shared with me the secret for always appreciating the job she has now: a past full of hard labor. “My very first job, in Washington state, was a blueberry picker. I was paid by the...
WATCH: Trisha Yearwood’s CMT HitStory
by Alison Bonaguro 2/15/2020 Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] When Trisha Yearwood sat down with CMT recently to talk about “She’s in Love with the Boy,” her debut song from 1991, she admitted that it was more than just a breakout hit. It made her career feel like she was holding onto a runaway train....
Maren Morris Gives Advice You’ll Remember on Sesame Street
by Craig Shelburne 19h ago In the spirit of “try, try again…” Maren Morris is imparting her wisdom to kids with “Oops! Whoops! Wait, Ah ha!” on the 50th season of Sesame Street. It’s a positive reminder that even an expert like Cookie Monster had to burn a few batches before getting it right. From...
LISTEN: Luke Bryan Reveals Title Track from His Upcoming Album
by Alison Bonaguro 19h ago Early on Friday morning (Feb. 14), Luke Bryan revealed everything about his upcoming album. Even a little piece of the title track penned by Jake Mitchell, Jameson Rodgers and Josh Thompson. “The second I heard ’Born Here Live Here Die Here’ it related to me, how I grew up, how...
Nicolle Galyon and Ross Copperman Fêted at Hometown to Hometown Show
by Alison Bonaguro 2/14/2020 Exactly one year ago, the first SongFarm recording studio opened in Ross Copperman’s alma mater, Glenvar High School in Roanoke, Virginia. And next up is the one in Sterling High School in Sterling, Kansas, which is Nicolle Galyon’s alma mater. And that’s part of the reason why Nashville songwriters Copperman and...
14 Valentines, From “Forever Love” to “Faithless Love”
by Edward Morris 2/14/2020 There was a very popular song by the Four Aces in 1955 called “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing.” Scientists and songwriters have since learned that love is also a many-splintered thing. It can lift you up, slap you down, sap your bank account, move real estate, enrich publishing houses, impair your...
See Brandy Clark’s Illuminating “Love Is a Fire” Video
by CMT.com Staff 5m ago Brandy Clark is back with “Love Is a Fire,” a slow-burning highlight of her upcoming album, Your Life Is a Record, out on March 6. The award-winning Nashville songwriter will be carrying along the new tunes on the CMT Next Women of Country Tour with Tanya Tucker this month. Take...
Carrie Underwood, As Described by Her Five Year Old
by Alison Bonaguro 7m ago Soooo…apparently I’m 70 and I’m really good at doing the laundry. ♀️ pic.twitter.com/J2wOaj08DC — Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) February 13, 2020 Carrie Underwood’s oldest son Isaiah will be five years old later this month. And as it turns out, he’s gifted. Because the way he described his mom for a fill-in-the-blanks...