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Apr 08
Lainey thanks fans for CMT Music Awards win: “I can always count on my wild horses”
Rick Kern/Getty Images for CMT After “Watermelon Moonshine” won Female Video of the Year at Sunday’s CMT Music Awards, Lainey Wilson hopped on Instagram to share a heartfelt message to fans. “Country music is alive and well at the #CMTawards. Thank you to everyone who voted for Watermelon Moonshine to win Female Video of the Year. …
Apr 08
Miranda Lambert adds new spring + summer tour dates
ABC Following her Velvet Rodeo Vegas residency wrap, Miranda Lambert has added new spring and summer tour dates. “I’ve been touring since I was 19 years old, so it was nice to step away from the road for a bit and settle into Vegas,” Miranda tells the press. “That gave us time to miss touring though, …
Apr 08
Morgan Wallen arrested on felony charges in downtown Nashville
Disney/Frank Micelotta Morgan Wallen was arrested on felony charges after he allegedly threw a chair from the roof of a bar in downtown Nashville, ABC-TV affiliate WKRN reports. According to arrest documents, officers were standing in front of Eric Church’s Chief’s bar in the 200 block of Broadway around 10:53 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 …
Apr 08
Backstage at the 2024 CMT Music Awards: Carly Pearce’s hot take, Warren Zeiders fights tears, and Jelly Rolls on
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for CMT For the second year in a row, Jelly Roll made a major impact at the CMT Music Awards, taking home three trophies, including the big one for Music Video of the Year for “Need a Favor.” Backstage, he reminisced about not knowing anyone in the room in 2023, fast-forwarding to …
Apr 08
CMT Music Awards 2024: Jelly Roll wins big with three trophies
Jay Conlon/CBS The CMT Music Awards aired live from Austin, Texas, on Sunday, with Jelly Roll the night’s big winner. He took home three awards, including Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year for “Need a Favor,” marking the second year in a row he’s nabbed Male Video of the Year. Another repeat winner …
Apr 08
2024 CMT Music Awards: The winners
Brynn Osborn/CBS The 2024 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, aired live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on CBS Sunday. Here are the winners: Video of the YearJelly Roll, “Need a Favor” Female Video of the YearLainey Wilson, “Watermelon Moonshine” Male Video of the YearJelly Roll, “Need A Favor” Duo/Group Video of the …
Apr 05
Nashville notes: Colt Ford’s in ICU + Walker Hayes’ “Same Drunk”
Billboard has reported that country rapper Colt Ford “suffered a heart attack on Thursday night (April 4) following a show at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in Gilbert, Arizona.” He’s now in the ICU, and his team has provided no further updates as of Friday afternoon. Walker Hayes has dropped a new track, “Same Drunk,” and revealed …
Apr 05
Kelsea Ballerini talks hosting the CMT Music Awards: “I get to be really hyperinvolved”
Courtesy of CMT Kelsea Ballerini may be a singer/songwriter first, but she also enjoys hosting. “I love hosting because I get to be really hyperinvolved,” Kelsea tells the press ahead of hosting Sunday’s CMT Music Awards. “Whether it comes to the jokes that we open the show with or how we get to present some …
Apr 05
Carly Pearce’s “My Place” was inspired by a heartbreaking dream
Courtesy of Big Machine Records Carly Pearce is previewing her forthcoming album with a new track, “My Place.” Out now, the song, which Carly wrote with Lauren Hungate and Jordan Reynolds, paints the picture of one’s post-breakup life and the struggle to cope with what was. “It ain’t my place/ To question if there’s someone fillin’ my space/ …
Apr 05
Chayce Beckham says debut album is “all honest and true to my life”
Robby Klein / Courtesy of BBR Music Group Chayce Beckham‘s long-awaited debut album, Bad For Me, has arrived. The project features 13 tracks and includes its chart-topping lead single, “23,” which recently became Chayce’s first #1. “Bad For Me is a collection of some of my favorite songs I’ve had the chance to be a part …