by Marcus K. Dowling 40m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. “This song is all about getting to know a new love interest and introducing them to your world, particularly that country way of life,” says rising country crooner Frank Ray about the Chris Hicky-directed video for “Country’d Look Good On You,” his latest single. He continues,...
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CMT INTERVIEW: Willie Jones On “Get Low, Get High” And Bringing Major League Baseball To Music City
by Marcus K. Dowling 26m ago “Whew. 2021 has been one big, long day. So let me flip through my camera roll and tell you all about it,” says Shreveport, LA-born and currently Nashville-based country star on the rise Willie Jones. “Yeah, man. It’s been crazy.” Crazy for the average developing artist may include a...
CMT INTERVIEW: Cody Johnson On His Double-Album ‘Human’, And The Impact Of Achieving Creative Freedom
by Marcus K. Dowling 18m ago Eight albums into his fifteen-year career, and Texas-born former rodeo cowboy and former indie country music artist Cody Johnson is currently two Warner Nashville-released albums and an autobiographical feature-length documentary film into self-made mainstream stardom. “I’m at a comfortable place right now. I’ve worked my tail off, so the...
The Roundup: New Music From Willie Jones, Reba McEntire, Chase Rice, And More
by Marcus K. Dowling 27m ago This week, CMT’s Weekly Roundup of new hits features more output with hit-making potential from past, present, and future country stars. Click here to take a listen to the following tunes. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Willie Jones – Get Low, Get High Shreveport, LA-born and now Nashville-based Willie Jones is...
CMT INTERVIEW: Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley Is Looking For A “Protégé” To Guide To Country Stardom
by Marcus K. Dowling 40m ago In the last decade, alongside Tyler Hubbard, Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley has achieved 19 number-one singles on country radio, plus won Academy of Country Music, Billboard, CMT, Country Music Association, iHeartRadio, and Teen Choice Awards. Undeterred, he remains busy these days, noting that having a run of projects...
CMT PREMIERE: Ruthie Collins’ “Hypocrite” Celebrates “Being Vulnerable” When You’re Not Okay
by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. “The song is about being super vulnerable and admitting that you’re not ok when you’re pretending to the world you are. And in the video I play a girl who crashes her ex’s birthday party and sings in his T-shirt in his shower. She is clearly...
An All-Star Performance Lineup Will Highlight CMT’s 2021 ‘Artists Of The Year’ Event
by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago CMT’s 2021 “Artists of the Year” special — airing LIVE from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, October 13th at 9p/8c on CMT — will feature a just-announced all-star lineup of performers highlighting the honorees and an entertaining year in country music. Solo performances from 2021 honorees Gabby Barrett,...
2021 CMT Artists Of The Year Honoree: Chris Stapleton
by Marcus K. Dowling 27m ago Though his 2020-released and Country Music Association Album of the Year award-winning fourth studio album was entitled Starting Over, in many ways, the year represented a slightly better than usual year of business for 2021 CMT Artists of the Year honoree Chris Stapleton. In his two-decade career, he’s penned...
CMT PREMIERE: Kesha Joins Walker Hayes For A “Frickin Fun” “Fancy Like” Remix Video
by Marcus K. Dowling 42m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Veteran country crooner Walker Hayes achieving viral, top-five pop crossover success with “Fancy Like” spawned from a truth-telling moment regarding his lifestyle for the father of six. Now, via a pairing — and now debuting video — with pop star Kesha, the fact that millions nationwide...
Jameson Rodgers Recalls His Songwriter Hustle To Chart-Topping Success
by Marcus K. Dowling 6m ago Yes, Jameson Rodgers is currently celebrating “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” his Luke Combs collaboration that has recently become his second consecutive number-one hit, the fact that its the first time he’s made that achievement as an artist with a track he also co-penned has caused him to pause...