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Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, BeyoncƩ's 'Cowboy Carter' snubbed
Read full article: Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, BeyoncƩ's 'Cowboy Carter' snubbedMorgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations with seven.
Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta's Fox Theatre
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta's Fox TheatreFormer President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month ahead of his 100th birthday with a musical gala at Atlanta's Fox Theatre.
Country singers and bands to descend on Gonzales this spring for music, wine, camping festival
Read full article: Country singers and bands to descend on Gonzales this spring for music, wine, camping festivalMajor country music bands and singers will make their way to Gonzales in April for the three-day Cattle Country Music Festival.
New this week: 'True Lies,' Wallen and 'Creed' film fest
Read full article: New this week: 'True Lies,' Wallen and 'Creed' film festThis weekās new entertainment releases include a whopping 36-song album from Morgan Wallen, the arrival on Hulu of the best picture Oscar nominee and Palme dāOr winner āTriangle of Sadnessā and CBS has a new TV series inspired by the film āTrue Lies.ā.
Lainey Wilson leads CMA Awards nominations in her 1st year
Read full article: Lainey Wilson leads CMA Awards nominations in her 1st yearLouisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories.
Country star Eric Church announces free show for ticketholders of concert he canceled to watch Final Four
Read full article: Country star Eric Church announces free show for ticketholders of concert he canceled to watch Final FourCountry music star Eric Church announced a free show for ticketholders of the concert he canceled to attend the Final Four game between UNC and Duke ā what he calls a āsports enthusiastās dream.ā
āNever spend another dime to see himā: Country music fans react to Eric Church cancelling San Antonio concert
Read full article: āNever spend another dime to see himā: Country music fans react to Eric Church cancelling San Antonio concertEric Church is metaphorically dunking on his San Antonio fans.
Country star Eric Church cancels San Antonio show to watch Final Four, calls it āselfishā but a ādreamā
Read full article: Country star Eric Church cancels San Antonio show to watch Final Four, calls it āselfishā but a ādreamāCountry music star Eric Church is canceling his San Antonio show on Saturday to attend the Final Four game between UNC and Duke ā what he calls a āsports enthusiastās dream.ā
Morgan Wallen wins at ACM Awards; Lambert wins top prize
Read full article: Morgan Wallen wins at ACM Awards; Lambert wins top prizeMorgan Wallen won album of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards for āDangerous: The Double Album,ā a year after he was removed from the ACMs ballot after he was caught on camera using a racial slur.
New this week: Plenty of Dolly Parton and 'Lucy and Desi'
Read full article: New this week: Plenty of Dolly Parton and 'Lucy and Desi'This weekās new entertainment releases include an album and companion book by Dolly Parton, the comedy-thriller āFreshā starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Roger Allam playing a French crime-buster in āMurder in Provence.ā.
Parton, Gabby Barrett, Jimmie Allen to perform at ACM Awards
Read full article: Parton, Gabby Barrett, Jimmie Allen to perform at ACM AwardsDolly Parton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett will be pulling double duty with special performances on top of their hosting duties at this yearās Academy of Country Music Awards.
Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs to play CMA stage
Read full article: Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs to play CMA stageThe CMA Awards will be a night of all-star collaborations between Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean, Kane Brown and Chris Young, and Mickey Guyton with Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards.
Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM Awards nominations
Read full article: Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM Awards nominationsMorris and Stapleton lead the nominations for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The academy announced on Friday that Morris and Stapleton both had six nominations ahead of the April 18 awards show, which will air on CBS from Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton are the leading nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards, but only Stapleton joined the all-male ballot for the top prize of entertainer of the year. The academy announced on Friday that Morris and Stapleton both had six nominations ahead of the April 18 awards show, which will air on CBS from Nashville, Tennessee. AdMiranda Lambert, who is already the most nominated artist in ACM history, stretched her streak with five nominations.
Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl
Read full article: Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super BowlGorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joseph Biden, again commanded the spotlight on one of the countrys biggest stages, the Super Bowl. That Gorman brought poetry to the Super Bowl was an almost unthinkable collision of grace and glitz. She seemed to grasp the unlikeliness of her pre-game reading, the first in Super Bowl history. āPoetry at the Super Bowl is a feat for art and our country, because it means weāre thinking imaginatively about human connection even when we feel siloed,ā Gorman said Sunday on Twitter. Hereās to them, to poetry and to a Super Bowl like no other.ā
Who is singing the National Anthem at the 2021 Super Bowl?
Read full article: Who is singing the National Anthem at the 2021 Super Bowl?Sullivan and Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next months Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)TAMPA BAY, Fla. ā Before the big game begins between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the nation will come together to sing the national anthem. According to an article from USA Today, country singer Eric Church and R&B singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan will perform the national anthem in a duet. Read also:This is the team America collectively believes will win the Super BowlAdWill this be lowest-attended Super Bowl ever? A sexy Alexa, Dan Levyās M&M habit: Super Bowl ads to watch
Jazmine Sullivan talks Super Bowl gig and Whitney Houston
Read full article: Jazmine Sullivan talks Super Bowl gig and Whitney HoustonThis combination photo shows singer Jazmine Sullivan in Rydal, Pa., on Jan. 26, 2021, left, and singer Whitney Houston at the BET Honors in Washington on Jan. 17, 2009. Sullivan and Eric Church will perform the national anthem at Sunday's Super Bowl. Houston has arguably the best performance of The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Super Bowl game. One of Sullivan's idols, Whitney Houston, has arguably the best performance of āThe Star-Spangled Banner" at a Super Bowl game. I was blown away, in my feelings, everything, at the fact that she even knew me and stood up and was giving me love in that way," Sullivan continued.
Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl
Read full article: Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super BowlSullivan and Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next months Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform America the Beautiful. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK ā R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next monthās Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform āAmerica the Beautiful.āThe performances will take place Feb. 7 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa before the big game and halftime show starring The Weeknd. Sheās won honors at the MTV Video Music Awards, BET Awards and Soul Train Music Awards and launched R&B hits such as āFocus,ā āBest Part,ā āSlide,ā āDamageā and āB.S.ā with JhenĆ© Aiko.
Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris to play CMAs
Read full article: Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris to play CMAsFILE - Eric Church performs at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 28, 2017. Church will perform at this year's CMA Awards in Nashville. The show will air on ABC on Nov. 11. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)
Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris to play CMAs
Read full article: Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris to play CMAsFILE - Eric Church performs at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 28, 2017. Church will perform at this year's CMA Awards in Nashville. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Luke Combs and more are set to take the stage at the CMA Awards in November. The country music awards show promised that the genreās biggest stars will be together in one room again for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak started. Lambert, the leading nominee with seven nods including entertainer of the year, will perform āSettling Down" from her album of the year nominated record āWildcard."
Keith Urban finds musical connections across genre lines
Read full article: Keith Urban finds musical connections across genre linesāBreland was a man after my own heart musically and I was just dying to get in the studio with him to see what happened,ā Urban said. AP: In that vein, one song called āTumbleweedā includes a sample of a didgeridoo, an instrument that originated in Australia. Urban: After the guitar solo, there was about four seconds of a breakdown, and I was like, "I need something here. Urban: If anyone wants to know what my beliefs are, my views are, listen to my music or look at my life. Urban: Iām learning.
Country's night to party sobers up amid pandemic
Read full article: Country's night to party sobers up amid pandemicCarrie Underwood accepts the entertainer of the year award in a tie with Thomas Rhett during the 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Country's night to party sobers up amid pandemic
Read full article: Country's night to party sobers up amid pandemicThis combination photo shows, from left, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood, nominees for entertainer of the year at the 55th ACM Awards. (AP Photo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā In a pre-pandemic world, the Academy of Country Music Awards advertised itself as country musicās night to party with gambling, after-parties and a Las Vegas-style attitude. This year the red carpet, crowds and gambling are all r eplaced with COVID-19 tests, temperature checks and face masks. Swift, who makes her first return to the ACM stage in seven years, was the last female artist to win ACM entertainer of the year in 2011. āI certainly believe that sheās been an entertainer of all entertainers and brought so much grace and class and elegance to country music,ā said Bryan.
ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic
Read full article: ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemicThis combination photo shows country singers, from left, Luke Bryan, Kane Brown and Mickey Guyton who will perform at this year's ACM Awards in Nashville. (AP Photo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā At the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, there wonāt be fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches. After a five-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the awards show wants to bring the live television experience back again. The 55th annual ACM Awards, normally held in April in Las Vegas, were delayed this year and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, for the first time. āI donāt know if itās gonna look like an NFL Draft night when we hand out the awards,ā Urban said laughing.
Taylor Swift returns to ACM Awards for "Folklore" premiere
Read full article: Taylor Swift returns to ACM Awards for "Folklore" premiereNASHVILLE, Tenn. ā Country-turned-pop star Taylor Swift is coming back to her roots with a performance at this yearās Academy of Country Music Awards. The nine-time ACM award winner will perform from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, where the awards show will be broadcast Wednesday on CBS. Swift will perform ābettyā from her new album āFolklore,ā which has held the top spot on for six weeks on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. 6 on Billboard's Hot Country song chart. This marks the first time in seven years that the two-time ACM entertainer of the year has performed at this awards show and will be her world premiere performance for any song from her āFolkloreā album.
Miranda Lambert leads CMA noms, Luke Combs' streak continues
Read full article: Miranda Lambert leads CMA noms, Luke Combs' streak continuesThis combination photo shows, from left, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, who were nominated for Entertainer of the Year for the 54th Annual CMA Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020.