by Marcus K. Dowling 54m ago Mickey Guyton’s album track “Love My Hair” became a moment on the Country Music Awards (CMA) stage when the Grammy-nominated vocalist was joined in live performance by fellow rising African-American — and Nashville-based — singer-songwriters Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards. The song from the Remember Her Name album benefitted...
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55th CMA awards: Jimmie Allen Tearfully Accepts New Artist
by Cindy Watts 41m ago Jimmie Allen might not be dancing with the stars anymore, but he just won an even more coveted trophy – New Artist of the Year. Allen wowed the audience at the 55th CMA Awards when his name was called and received the night’s loudest applause so far as he made...
CMT VIDEO PREMIERE: Blake Shelton’s “Come Back As A Country Boy” Could Be His “Hottest” Video Ever
by Marcus K. Dowling 44m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Were you ready to see Blake Shelton potentially in flames?!?!? “I think it’s going to be my new superhero power,” jokes the country superstar about the special effects involved in the making of his new clip for “Come Back As A Country Boy,” which, as he...
55th CMA Awards: Who Won?
by Cindy Watts 36m ago Chris Stapleton and Eric Church are the leading nominees at the 55th CMA Awards, which will air live 7 p.m. CT Wednesday from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on ABC. Hosted by Luke Bryan, the award show’s other leading nominees include Gabby Barrett, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Ashley...
BlackHawk Works to Keep Trio Alive in Honor of Late Member, Will Celebrate 30 Years
by Cindy Watts 19m ago BlackHawk is known for hit songs including “Goodbye Says It All” and “Every Once In A While.” The trio’s harmonies made them a favorite in the 1990s on country radio, and fans devoured their videos on CMT. Then member Van Stephenson was diagnosed with melanoma and left the group in...
Eric Church Talks Covid-Sniffing Dogs, Suggests Trophies for Second Place
by Cindy Watts 13m ago Eric Church, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, has an idea for a new award. Church visited Amazon Music’s new podcast Country Heat Weekly with Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson to share his suggestion. “Most Times Coming in Second Place,” Church said, laughing at his idea. Before Church won...
Madeline Edwards is Thankful, Questions ‘Why Me’ Ahead of CMA Awards
by Cindy Watts 23m ago Multi-genre singer Madeline Edwards met Mickey Guyton at a dinner party soon after she moved to Nashville in early 2021. Guyton was fresh off her performance on the Grammy Awards, and Edwards remembers everyone at the party was asking Guyton about the experience. When Edwards was seated next to Guyton...
Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” Could Be Country’s Most Heartwarming No.1 Story, Ever
by Marcus K. Dowling 18m ago Walker Hayes, 41, has been a known and respected country music artist for nearly a third of his life. However, the story of his chart-topping success is made that much sweeter when you consider the bullet points of his story in the period before reaching the top of Mediabase...
Elle King Prefers Country To Rock-N-Roll, Loves The Genre’s “Fun” Atmosphere
by Marcus K. Dowling 31m ago Though considered by many a rock-to-country crossover, stories like the one Miranda Lambert tells may have Elle King reconsidering which genre she calls her primary recording home. “We’ve never actually gotten to get drunk and not want to go home together because she got pregnant. So, this CMAs we’re...
Vince Gill Presents Flood-Damaged Middle Tennessee School With Over $100,000 Of Instruments
by Marcus K. Dowling 24m ago Middle Tennessee-based Waverly Central High School recently received over $100,000 worth of musical instruments from legendary country artist Vince Gill and Country Music Association representative Alex Hall on behalf of KHS Music and the CMA Foundation. The gift replaced instruments lost to the August floodwaters caused by over 15...