We now know that the 2020 CMA Awards will be a virtual event, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Country Music Association announced the decision after the nominees were announced. “Capacity inside the event will be limited to essential personnel only, as outlined by local health authorities and CDC guidelines,” the statement said (via The Tennessean). “As we navigate…
Miranda Lambert is the most nominated artist heading into the 2020 CMA Awards, with seven nods, including for Female Vocalist of the Year, and the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. The nominations not only hint that the tide might — finally — be changing for female artists, but also set a CMA Awards record. With her latest…
Josh Turner grew up listening to the music of Randy Travis, and knew early on he wanted to have a career like the superstar. But it wasn’t until Josh was already making music on his own that he realized how special Randy really was, while at the ACM Awards. “Randy Travis was being taken backstage, during a commercial break,”…
Chris Stapleton may not say a lot when he isn’t on stage, but when he does speak, what he says carries weight. The 42-year-old recently spoke out about the Black Lives Matter movement, urging others to do as much as possible to bring an end to racial inequality. “I think everybody should be doing more,” Chris told CBS This…
Kane Brown was fortunate enough to earn an opening spot on Florida Georgia Line‘s Dig Your Roots Tour, which kicked off in 2016, even though he was hardly a well-known artist at the time. In fact, Kane says he had barely even performed any shows when Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley invited him on their massive tour, giving him…
Ryan Griffin just released his debut EP, Name On It, which features six songs that are personal to him. Still, while he may have been an open book in the tracks he chose for his freshman project, there was a lot that we didn’t know about the singer — so we asked. Read on to find out more about…
The Ryman Auditorium just announced a limited number of guests will be allowed for their weekly Live at the Ryman event this Friday, September 4. The historic venue, which will host its third show in the six-week series this Friday (September 4) with Scotty McCreery, will allow 125 ticketed guests, following all guidelines set forth by local health guidelines….
It’s a good day to be Carly Pearce! The rising star received four CMA Awards nominations, for New Artist of the Year, as well as Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year and Video of the Year, all for “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” her duet with Lee Brice. “Being nominated as an artist, songwriter, visual storyteller…
The 2020 CMA Awards nominees were just announced, and while there are plenty of artists whose nominations we are applauding (including having both Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert nominated for Entertainer of the Year), there are also several that should have been nominated, but for some reason, were not. See the list of surprising snubs below. 1. Luke Bryan…
We now know who is nominated for the 2020 CMA Awards! Carly Pearce and Luke Combs announced the nominees on Good Morning America, live from the Grand Ole Opry, on Tuesday morning, September 1, while Ingrid Andress and Gabby Barrett announced additional nominees on the CMA’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Miranda Lambert leads the list of nominees with seven…
