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May 12
Courtesy Prime Video/ACMs After they performed it together at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday night, pop star Ed Sheeran has officially released his duet version of “Life Goes On” with Luke Combs. After the two sang the song — inspired by the death of Ed’s best friend Jamal Edwards — Ed told ACM host Garth Brooks that he’d first heard Luke’s music through …
May 12
ACM Awards / Rich Polk If you loved what Lainey Wilson brought to Jelly Roll‘s “Save Me” on Thursday’s ACM Awards, you can relive the moment again and again. The surprise collab is available to stream or download now and will also be on Jelly’s new album, Whitsitt Chapel, which comes out June 2. Several days before, you’ll have the chance …
May 12
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II Jimmie Allen‘s been suspended by his record label and dropped from the CMA Fest lineup after shocking allegations emerged about the “Down Home” hitmaker. On Thursday, his former day-to-day manager filed a federal lawsuit accusing him of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, sex trafficking and emotional distress, as detailed in a lengthy …
May 12
Academy of Country Music Airing on Prime Video and hosted by global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks from Frisco, TX Thursday night, the 2023 ACM Awards got the night’s celebration of country music started with Keith Urban and his ever-fitting track “Texas Time.” The party didn’t stop there, with other country legends and stars taking their turn to perform for the live …
May 12
Academy of Country Music The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, streamed live on Prime Video Thursday night from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Here are the winners in the main categories: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Chris Stapleton FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Lainey Wilson …
May 11
Mickey Bernal/Getty Images Winning ACM New Female of the Year still “doesn’t feel real” to Hailey Whitters. The Shueyville, Iowa, native earned her first ACM nomination this year, then won the first time she was nominated. This laudable feat is something few new artists can boast, and it’s certainly one that Hailey is still pinching herself about. “I’ve been in …
May 11
ABC/Connie Chornuk Cole Swindell is a five-time nominee at the 2023 ACM Awards. This achievement, as big as it is, still feels surreal to Cole, whose smash hit “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” earned the nods. “I was in disbelief,” Cole tells ABC Audio while recalling how he felt when he got the big news. “I always wondered what that …
May 11
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Carly Pearce and Trisha Yearwood will share the ACM stage to perform a special medley on Thursday, May 11. This joint performance arrives on the heels of Trisha’s celebratory 25th anniversary of winning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year. “We figured out that this year is her 25th anniversary of when she was crowned Female Vocalist of …
May 11
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II Jimmie Allen‘s former day-to-day manager is suing him for sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, sex trafficking and emotional distress, according to an extensive new expose by Variety. The woman, who is in her early 20s and identified only as “Jane Doe,” filed the lawsuit Thursday, May 11, in federal court in Tennessee. She alleges …
May 11
Nathan Congleton/NBC Texas native Cody Johnson is set to perform at the 2023 ACM Awards, which is held in his home state this year. The song he’s been tasked with by the ACM, however, is not his monster hit “‘Til You Can’t,” which received three ACM nominations, or his current single “Human,” which just entered the top 10 on the country charts. “[When] …
