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Apr 11
Warner Music Nashville Growing up in his native Georgia, Cole Swindell was an avid lover of country music videos and a loyal viewer of the CMT Awards. That’s why he’s especially excited to get to perform his duet with Lainey Wilson, “Never Say Never,” for the first time, along with the title track of his new album, Stereotype. “That …
Apr 11
Brent Harrington/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown and Cody Johnson are the final three nominees for Video of the Year at the CMT Awards. Jason and Carrie are up for their chart-topping duet, “If I Didn’t Love You,” Kane is nominated for his hit, “One Mississippi,” and Cody scored a nod for his …
Apr 11
CBS / ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Kelsea Ballerini will no longer host the CMT Awards in person after testing positive for COVID-19. A statement from CMT on Monday morning confirms that Kelsea, who was supposed to host the show with actor Anthony Mackie live from Nashville, has contracted the virus and will be co-hosting remotely. Kane …
Apr 11
ABC Kelsea Ballerini’s co-hosting this year’s CMT Music Awards with actor Anthony Mackie, and the singer says she learned how to host an awards show from the best: Dolly Parton. “I mean, Dolly is the best,” Kelsea gushes to ABC Audio. “She’s all personality. She sets the tone for everybody to feel ready to celebrate …
Apr 08
Dierks Bentley celebrated his new star on Nashville’s Walk of Fame in a ceremony this week. The singer posted some pictures of the special moment on social media, including a special shout-out to his mom for flying out to Music City for the occasion. Chris Janson just dropped another new song off of his upcoming …
Apr 08
ABC/Gavin Bond Dierks Bentley’s no slouch on the water, but when he decided it was time to teach his kids to fish, he called in a professional: Luke Bryan. “I’m a pretty good fisherman, but he is Mr. Fisherman,” Dierks recently explained to ET. “So for him to take my kids out there [fishing] and …
Apr 08
Randee St. Nicholas, Courtesy of Capitol Records Nashville Carrie Underwood has more details to share about her new album. On Friday, she dropped Denim & Rhinestones’ upbeat and pulsing title track, a love song about two people who fit perfectly together, even though they’re very different. “We’re fitting together like denim and rhinestones / You’re …
Apr 08
ABC Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” domination continues at the upcoming 2022 Billboard Music Awards, where he’s a finalist in six categories. The singer earned love in genre-specific fields, but he’s seeing all-genre success, too. He’s up for Top Song Sales Artist, Top Selling Song and the new Top Viral Song category. All three mentions are …
Apr 08
Courtesy of Black River Entertainment Kelsea Ballerini returns today with a new country-pop jam about the giddy early stages of new love. Called “Heartfirst,” the song recounts meeting a guy at a party and diving into a relationship with arms wide open, even though it might end in heartbreak. “Could be forever or we might …
Apr 08
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Stagecoach Kenny Chesney has been announced as a performer at the 2022 CMT Music Awards, and that’s not all: It’ll be a special performance previewing the live show he’s got planned for his 2022 Here and Now Tour. The live music legend’s got a new band lineup in tow, featuring new …
