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Nov 21
Disney/Frank Micelotta The 58th CMA Awards, airing live from Nashville Wednesday on ABC, were nothing if not unpredictable. As expected, co-host Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton took home Female and Male Vocalist of the Year, respectively, but the other categories brought some surprises. Morgan Wallen, who was the leading nominee going into the ceremony, won …
Nov 21
Disney/Scott Kirkland Backstage at the 2024 CMA Awards, the veterans rubbed elbows with the newcomers. Alabama natives Ella Langley and Riley Green — who actually picked up their Musical Event of the Year trophy for “you look like you love me” on the red carpet prior to the show — marveled at winning on their very first …
Nov 21
Disney/Brian Bowen Smith The biggest names in country music were honored at the 58th annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday, Nov. 20, hosted once again by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, joined this year by Lainey Wilson. Here is the complete list of winners: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARMorgan Wallen SINGLE OF THE YEAR“White Horse,” Chris …
Nov 20
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Like Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll is a chart-topping country star who’s crossed over to pop. But he says when he actually got to meet Taylor earlier this year at the Grammys, he couldn’t even form a proper sentence. Jelly tells People that what he wanted to share with Taylor …
Nov 20
Disney/Tanner Yeager Grateful and excited are common feelings when one receives an award nomination. However, another feeling that CMA New Artist nominee Bailey Zimmerman felt was “weird.” “It’s something that I’ve never felt before,” Bailey recounts to ABC Audio of the moment he found out about his nod. “It was super weird. It didn’t feel like real …
Nov 20
Disney/Tanner Yeager Parker McCollum‘s not just a singer, he’s a songwriter and prides himself in that art. That’s why having “Burn It Down” nominated for CMA Song of the Year means a lot to him. “That’s as good as it gets for me and that’s really the one award I think that carries a bunch of weight …
Nov 20
Disney/Frank Micelotta Old Dominion‘s been on a winning streak in the CMA Vocal Group of the Year category for the past six years. If they continue their reign this year, they’ll earn their seventh trophy and become the second-most-awarded Vocal Group, taking over the title currently held by six-time winners Little Big Town. So how’s Old Dominion feeling about …
Nov 20
Courtesy of Country Music Association Country Music’s Biggest Night is about to get bigger. It’s been announced that Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Parker McCollum and Jamey Johnson will perform a tribute to George Strait onstage. Their performance will happen after George receives his 2024 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Past CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement …
Nov 20
Disney/Scott Kirkland There’s a first time for everything, and for Riley Green, 2024 has been the year of numerous firsts — including getting nominated for a CMA Award and being invited to perform onstage. “You know, being nominated for a CMA Award, getting to perform at the CMAs is such a huge thing,” Riley tells ABC …
Nov 20
Disney/Scott Kirkland Nate Smith may have three #1 hits under his belt, but earning a CMA New Artist nomination still feels pretty surreal. “It does feel good. It’s just crazy. I mean, if you knew me, man, from my hometown and growing up and stuff, you’d be like, ‘This dork. How is he up here? …
