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by Alison Bonaguro 42m ago For four solid hours on Sunday night (Dec. 8), country music was alive and well in Chicago. The US99 Stars & Strings concert at the Allstate Arena brought together some of Nashville’s most engaging artists: Seaforth, Lindsay Ell, Scotty McCreery, Chris Janson and Kane Brown. And as you can imagine,...

by Alison Bonaguro 26m ago At Sunday night’s (Dec. 8) Kennedy Center Honors event, Carrie Underwood was on the red carpet on her way into the show, and stopped to describe one of the night’s honorees Linda Ronstadt in a succinct and flawless 30-second answer. “One of the things that I have always admired about...

by CMT.com Staff 1m ago In a career stretching back more than two decades, Keith Urban just did something new — he’s released his first Christmas song and video, “I’ll Be Your Santa Tonight.” He wrote it with Shane McAnally. Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] “I’ve always wanted to record a Christmas song, but I...

by CMT.com Staff 1h ago Editor’s Note: CMT Hot 20 Countdown takes a look back on 10 years of incredible music with Decade, a weekly segment that features a modern country classic that made its greatest impact between 2010 and 2019. This week, Dierks Bentley talks about his 2014 single, “Drunk on a Plane.” CMT...

by CMT.com Staff 1h ago Editor’s Note: CMT Hot 20 Countdown takes a look back on 10 years of incredible music with Decade, a weekly segment that features a modern country classic that made its greatest impact between 2010 and 2019. This week, Carrie Underwood talks about her 2012 single, “Blown Away.” CMT Hot 20...

by Edward Morris 13m ago Dierks Bentley treated Music Row to lunch Thursday (Dec. 5) at Nashville’s trendy new Superica restaurant to celebrate the writers of his latest hit single, “Living.” Bentley co-wrote the upbeat song with Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley and Jon Nite, all of whom were on hand to share in the adulation...

by CMT.com Staff 47m ago Old Dominion are on a hot streak with “Make It Sweet” and “One Man Band,” not to mention their second win as CMA Vocal Group of the Year and a No. 1 debut on Billboard’s country chart for their new, self-titled album. The band chatted with CMT Hot 20 Countdown...

by CMT.com Staff 1h ago There have been a million country songs written about breakups, yet RaeLynn has found a surprising way to express those newfound feelings of freedom. Take a look at her latest music video, “Bra Off,” then read our exclusive Q&A with her below the player. What do you remember most about...

by CMT.com Staff 15m ago Sam Hunt, Chris Janson and Dustin Lynch delivered their biggest hits for Stars & Strings, a RADIO.com event, at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday (December 4). The show was hosted by New York’s Country 94.7 (WNSH-FM), New York City’s first full-time country station since 2002. Other...

by Alison Bonaguro 9m ago It took three years of waiting impatiently for Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani to record another duet, but now it’s finally here. Their first was “Go Ahead and Break My Heart” in 2016, and it was flawless. They sounded so natural together. It sounds cliché, but they really do complete...