by Marcus K. Dowling 29m ago “If you’re like me, you pray that another Randy Travis [type talent] shows up every day,” noted Garth Brooks before welcoming Randy Travis to the stage to receive the Artist of a Lifetime honor, presented by Ram Trucks at the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year event. Notably, Brooks...
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Gabby Barrett Honored, Performs “The Good Ones” At 2021 “Artists Of The Year”
by Marcus K. Dowling 42m ago As introduced by contemporary Christian icon Michael W. Smith, Gabby Barrett — as accompanied by her husband Cade Foehner on guitar, plus a pianist and violinist — performed her current soaring hit ballad, “The Good Ones,” before being honored live at the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year event....
Luke Combs Kicks Off “Artists Of The Year” With “Forever After All”
by Christopher Rudolph 51m ago From North Carolina to Nashville, Luke Combs is taking country music by storm. Combs opened this year’s CMT Artists of the Year event with a performance of his hit single, “Forever After All” — inspired by the marriage to his longtime partner Nicole Hocking in August 2020. After an introduction...
Red Carpet Photos: 2021 “CMT Artists of the Year”
by Christopher Rudolph 47m ago Music City’s finest dusted off their boots and rhinestones and hit the red carpet at the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year event. After last year’s virtual tribute to the pandemic’s frontline workers, the CMT Artists of the Year celebration was back in-person, airing live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center...
Randy Travis’ Remastered “No Place Like Home” Video Is A Fondly Enjoyed Memory
by Marcus K. Dowling 5m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. “Regarding the unique moments of the shoot, for the 1986 clip for ’No Place Like Home,’ written by Paul Overstreet,…this is a tough one since there seems to be no one around that has a memory of it,” writes Randy Travis to CMT. “The director for...
2021 CMT Breakout Artist Of The Year Honoree: Mickey Guyton
by Marcus K. Dowling 38m ago Achieving “Nashville is a ten-year town” type superstardom while amid a global pandemic, personally unsettling social unrest, pregnancy, and recording your very long-awaited debut album is unprecedented. However, undaunted Mickey Guyton still rose and excelled through and past the pressure of an astounding occasion. Her honor as CMT’s 2021...
CMT Announces 2021 “Artists Of The Year” Event Presenters
by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago CMT has revealed its presenters for Wednesday, October 13th’s 2021 “CMT Artists of the Year” celebration, airing LIVE from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center at 9p/8c on CMT. Garth Brooks will honor friend and country legend Randy Travis with the highly-coveted “Artist of a Lifetime” award, alongside stars of music,...
CMT INTERVIEW: 2021 CMT Artists Of A Lifetime Honoree Randy Travis On The Legacy Of ‘Storms Of Life’
by Marcus K. Dowling 13m ago Rather impressively, one in three of Randy Travis’ solo releases in his 35-year mainstream country career has been a number-one hit Billboard Country single. However, Randy Travis is CMT’s Artist of a Lifetime because songs like 1987’s “Forever And Ever, Amen,” 2002’s “Three Wooden Crosses,” and so many more...
CMT INTERVIEW: Yola On Creative Freedom, Modern Country’s 70s Roots, And “Standing For Herself”
by Marcus K. Dowling 37m ago When Grammy and Americana Music Award-nominated artist Yola is asked to summarize the most potent notion surrounding the connective power of her July-released second studio album Stand For Myself, her artistic reality as a rare performer able to breathe soul-filled life into a diverse set of musical spaces that...
CMT INTERVIEW: Reba McEntire Celebtrates “Having Fans From 2 To 92” On ‘Revived Remixed Revisited’
by Marcus K. Dowling 31m ago “Having fans from age 2 to 92 is a good problem to have,” says Reba McEntire, on an early morning Zoom call, regarding her just-released Revived Remixed Revisited triple-album that reimagines top hits from her four-decade catalog of iconic country songs. McEntire is a music superstar whose renown expands...