by Alison Bonaguro 1h ago Sleep Shopping Syndrome: when sleep deprivation causes you to kill time by online shopping in the middle of the night. Symptoms may include buyer’s remorse, multiple emails confirming purchases the next morning, and momentary euphoria when packages arrive. After tweeting at about 3:00 am on Friday (Dec. 21) that she...
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Top Women Artists to Watch on CMT’s ’90s Country Forever
by Lauren Tingle 24m ago It’s impossible to find any rising country performer today who isn’t impacted by ‘90s country music. CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown will honor this celebrated period in music on an all-new, four-hour special, ’90s Country Forever, premiering Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 22-23) at 8 a.m. ET. It was an era that...
Old Dominion Take Their Own Advice
by Alison Bonaguro 35m ago Life is short, so they made it sweet for the kids stuck at Sanford Children’s Hospital in North Dakota. The guys in Old Dominion — Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung and Brad Tursi — made good on the promise of their latest single “Make It Sweet” when...
Meet The New Cast Members of Music City
by CMT.com Staff 23m ago We’re only a few weeks away from the season two premiere of CMT’s Music City. All of your favorites will be returning for a new chapter in their stories, but we’ll welcome a few new faces this season guaranteed to turn up the heat… And the drama, of course. Meet...
Brett Young Has First No. 1 Album Debut With Ticket to L. A.
by Edward Morris 47m ago Brett Young is no doubt rockin’ around the Christmas tree this week as his newest offering, Ticket to L. A., debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s top country albums chart. And it’s silver bells for Dan + Shay, as well, as their “Speechless” vaults from No. 5 to No. 1...
What Christmas Means to Clint Black
by Samantha Stephens 31m ago Christmas is a special time of reflection and traditions for so many of us, including country star Clint Black. Back in 1995, Black blessed us with his first collection of Christmas songs, Looking for Christmas. As the years have gone by, Black’s career and life have grown in so many...
Maren Morris Talks New Year’s in NOLA
by Alison Bonaguro 10m ago Is this going to be Maren Morris’ last show of 2018? Or her first show of 2019? In a phone call from Nashville, Morris told me she thinks of her Dec. 31 show at the upcoming Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans as a little bit of both. “When Allstate...
CMT Listen Up Reveals 2019 Class
by Lauren Tingle 4m ago A four-piece super-group, down-home southern rockers and burgeoning lyrical geniuses are among the talented artists chosen for CMT’s “Listen Up” program for 2019. The year-long campaign will spotlight country music’s most promising newcomers across CMT platforms, exposing the network’s passionate music fan base to the diversity of today’s country music...
Alabama Plots 50th Anniversary Tour
by Lauren Tingle 7h ago It’s hard to remember country music without the ubiquitous sounds of Alabama. Their music has been omnipresent since their first Myrtle Beach gig at the Bowery where they played for tips in 1969. The beloved band will stage a 50th-anniversary tour with several special guests starting Jan. 10 in Detroit....
Mitchell Tenpenny Talks Love and Loss on Telling All My Secrets
by Lauren Tingle 32m ago Mitchell Tenpenny is one of those rare musicians who is OK with his songs being bigger than his name. That’s how he was raised growing up with his grandmother, Donna Hilley, a prominent figure in Music Row’s publishing world. Before she passed in 2005, she helped facilitate the careers of...