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Carly Pearce says she would “for sure” get married again after going through divorce

ABC Carly Pearce’s 29: Written in Stone chronicles her journey through heartbreak and a very public divorce from fellow artist Michael Ray. Now, on the other side of that heartbreak — and with a new man in her life — Carly says that she’s open to the possibility of getting married at some point in …

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CMA Awards 2022: Backstage, the winners focused on family

Courtesy CMA/ABC Backstage at the CMA Awards Wednesday night in Nashville, some of the stars celebrated by focusing on their families. John Osborne of Brothers Osborne admitted that his wife Lucie Silva didn’t know that when he and brother TJ took the stage to accept Vocal Duo of the Year, he was going to tell …

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2022 CMA Awards: Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs take home top honors

ABC Hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, the 56th annual CMA Awards aired live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday night.  The biggest night in country music kicked off with a heartwarming tribute to late legendary singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn, opening with a montage of throwback clips of Lynn at prior CMA Awards shows. After, Carrie Underwood, Miranda …

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56th annual CMA Awards: The winners

ABC/CMAs The biggest names in country music were honored at the 56th annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night. Here is the complete list of the 2022 CMA Award winners: Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs Female Vocalist of the Year Lainey Wilson Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton Single of the Year “’Til …

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Nashville notes: Dolly Parton MetroCards and the 2022 BMI Awards

The Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) has released a limited-edition run of Dolly Parton-themed MetroCards in honor of her new greatest hits album. Fifty thousand Dolly-themed MetroCards will be distributed across four high-traffic subway stops in midtown Manhattan. Toby Keith won the BMI Icon Award at the BMI Awards on Tuesday night, celebrating his lifetime of achievements …

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Zac Brown would love to bring home a CMA Vocal Group trophy, but the real win is getting to play for fans

Frederick Breedon/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Zac Brown Band is nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the 2022 CMA Awards, and frontman Zac Brown says he’d love to be able to score a win for the home team. “I would love [to win], really, for my band,” the singer tells ABC Audio. “They …

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Parker McCollum is up for CMA New Artist of the Year, but he’s actually rooting for the competition

ABC/Connie Chornuk Parker McCollum stands to win his first-ever CMA trophy tonight, November 9: He’s up in the New Artist of the Year category, but if it were up to him, that award would go to one of the other nominees in the category: Cody Johnson. “You know, it’d be a disappointment to me if …

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Old Dominion was genuinely surprised by CMA Album of the Year nod: “It’s so special”

Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images Old Dominion has a four-year winning streak in the CMA Vocal Group of the Year category, but that doesn’t mean they think the category’s a sure thing. “It really is such a close — it’s hard to say competition, because this is not a competition — but it really could go …

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Luke Bryan hopes his “Country On” CMA performance will remind fans to “stand together” in unity

ABC/Art Streiber Falling the day after the U.S. midterm elections, the 2022 CMA Awards comes at a particularly tense moment in the country’s ever-divisive political climate. But Luke Bryan has always believed that Americans have more commonalities than they do differences, and he’s hoping to underscore that point with a performance of his unifying top-ten …

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Now in its second year of CMA nods, Kelsea Ballerini’s “Half of My Hometown” just keeps on giving

ABC/Heidi Gutman Most artists only get one award show cycle to celebrate a big song, but Kelsea Ballerini lucked into two. Her song, “Half of My Hometown,” won her her very first CMA trophies last year for Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year. Now, in 2022, the song is nominated …

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