Category: <span>News</span>

by Cindy Watts 38m ago Lady A, Ingrid Andress, BRELAND, King Calaway, Riley Green, Sam Hunt, Chris Janson, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce and Lainey Wilson have been added to the already star-packed line-up for “NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH.” Hosted by Bobby Bones and Entertainment Tonight’s Rachel Smith, the event will also include...

by Cindy Watts 2m ago CMT’s prestigious 2022 CMT LISTEN UP roster was revealed this morning, and it’s a who’s who of country music’s best and brightest up-and-coming stars. The 2022 CMT LISTEN UP campaign recognizes and supports the artists via the year-long initiative by raising support for the promising newcomers through full cross-brand support...

by Cindy Watts 42m ago Randy Travis is a skilled catfish cook who loves horses and ice cream are a few details people learned about the singer Monday when the music community gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame to view his new documentary “More Life.” Those personal morsels came before the showing as...

by Marcus K. Dowling 18m ago Over her illustrious 15-year career, for roughly one in three times that Taylor Swift is nominated for an award at a music awards program, it’s safe to presume that she’s going to win. Alongside seven CMT Music Awards, she’s set a precedent for the most American Music Awards (32),...

by Marcus K. Dowling 15m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Two months following reuniting for the release of holiday album Hell of a Holiday, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley have returned two weeks before Christmas with a performance-clip style video for the lead single “Snow Globe.” The retro-tinged party vibes of the video highlight...

by Marcus K. Dowling 22m ago In this week’s episode, Ryan Bingham’s character Walker receives a guitar from Forrie J. Smith’s Lloyd. In return, he plays a ballad that brings the bunkhouse to tears. If ever wondering about the significance of aligning music so closely with “Yellowstone” as a program, it’s in moments like these....

by Cindy Watts 43m ago Tim McGraw and Faith Hill joined their fellow cast members of “1883” this weekend in Las Vegas for the world premiere of “1883” – the much-anticipated prequel to “Yellowstone” that begins Sunday. Held at Wynn Las Vegas, the event included creator and Academy Award-nominated Taylor Sheridan, McGraw, Hill, Academy Award...

by Cindy Watts 15m ago Cody Johnson and his traditional, ‘90s-influenced style of country music has long been a fan-favorite. Johnson built a bullet-proof name for himself in Texas then made the jump to Nashville when he signed with Warner Music Nashville. However, Johnson’s reception at country radio has been tepid until now. “‘Til You...

by Marcus K. Dowling 8m ago Though the second volume of his collaborative, mixtape-inspired “Hixtape” series is three-and-a-half months into its weekly, track-by-track release cycle of 33 artists on 14 tracks, HARDY — the multi-hyphenate singer-songwriter-producer-curator behind it — is already, when asked by CMT, thinking about the next creative level of excellence he’d like...

by Cindy Watts 1h ago Snowflakes cascaded from the ceiling as the Oak Ridge Boys burst onto stage at Gaylord Opryland’s “Christmas in Tennessee” dinner show. Though band members are in their 70s and 80s, they perform with an energy that’s decades younger than their years. “It’s a fast-paced, fun show,” says Oak Ridge Boy...