Category: <span>News</span>

by Edward Morris 2h ago Besides his stellar vocal stylings and emotionally perceptive songwriting, Merle Haggard was one of country music’s most durable hitmakers. In a chart life that stretched from 1963, when his “Sing a Sad Song” debut peaked at No. 19, to 2015, when his duet with Willie Nelson, “It’s All Going to...

by Lauren Tingle 4m ago The argument of what is and what isn’t authentic country music is exhausting. That’s why we’re not even going to question the country credibility of “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X. The song’s viral success shows country music culture at its greatest potential by resonating with 73 million people...

by CMT.com Staff 9m ago Give us a minute, and we’ll give you five things you might want to know in country music. It’s your new favorite fix for all the latest news headlines in one place. Here’s what you need to know for Friday (April 5): Barack Obama Shows Appreciation for Brad Paisley No...

by Alison Bonaguro 47m ago You know how it feels when an episode of This Is Us has you on the edge of your seat, waiting for what will happen next for the Pearson triplets? That’s how I feel right now, knowing that the TV show’s Kate — Chrissy Metz — is going to be...

by CMT.com Staff 11m ago We can’t get Jason Aldean’s “1994” out of our heads scrolling through these epic scenes from that year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. And they only affirm our beliefs that we were completely born in the wrong decade because that show looked like a total blast. We already have closets...

by CMT.com Staff 26m ago Remember who is the ACM’s reigning entertainer of the year? Or who won its first entertainer of the year ever? See how well you know the ACM Awards with CMT’s 2019 ACM trivia! Reba McEntire hosts the 54th annual telecast live Sunday (April 7) at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

by Alison Bonaguro 24m ago Remember last year’s best-selling book Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be? It was an inspiring, self-help book full of real life common sense, from Rachel Hollis, and I have this theory that it inspired...

by Alison Bonaguro 50m ago This is how you create change: if country radio won’t play women, then Miranda Lambert will. Lambert teased that she had some news to share — with a Coming Soon post on social media — then followed it up with the announcement of her #RoadsideBarsandPinkGuitars tour, a reprise of a...

by Alison Bonaguro 36m ago When Old Dominion were backstage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to rehearse their ACM Awards performance, things were sweet. And then they got a little sweeter. The band talked to the Academy of Country Music during the rehearsals, and they revealed how they’d approach their part of the show...

by Lauren Tingle 58m ago It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over 20 years ago that Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry made their world debut with “Hillbilly Shoes;” their first of many signature songs. Although it peaked at No. 13 in 1999, the loud and proud country rocker immediately stood out...