Darius Rucker’s acceptance into the country music community was not easy, at least in the beginning. The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman is opening up about his role as a black country music singer, revealing how prevalent racism was — and sometimes still is — especially regarding playing his music. “I just came from the Hootie thing, and so,…
Talk about bad timing. Carly Pearce is opening up about a frightening fall she had on Halloween, which left her with a serious facial injury, less than two weeks before the 2020 CMA Awards. “I fell and knocked my two front teeth out,” Carly told E! News. “I had a bunch of stitches in my mouth, looked completely different…
Eric Church is the reigning CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year, but what a year it’s been. The North Carolina native opened up about the challenges and hardships of 2020, in a virtual press conference backstage after his big win, expounding on his inspirational acceptance speech he gave during the live broadcast. “I think the biggest thing for me…
The 2020 CMA Awards kicked off with a musical tribute to Charlie Daniels, and what a tribute it was. Dierks Bentley began the montage of hits by singing “Long Haired Country Boy,” followed by joining Brothers Osborne to sing “Trudy.” Ashley McBryde then sang “Texas,” with Brothers Osborne’s John Osborne lending his guitar talents, ending the medley with Jason…
The 2020 CMA Awards are officially in the past. The intimate ceremony, which was closed to the public this year because of COVID-19, was hosted by seasoned pro Reba McEntire, along with Darius Rucker, who made his hosting debut last night — and is already eager to do it again. “If they call me back next year,” Darius said…
Eric Church is the 2020 CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year winner! Eric shared the Entertainer of the Year category with Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Luke Combs. “If there was ever a year not to win this award,” Eric quipped after taking the stage. “I was thinking about this when I walked up here. This award…
Luke Combs won the CMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year, in a category that also included Eric Church, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban. “I don’t even know what to say up here,” Luke began. “I don’t write speeches for these things. Let me tell you, my beautiful wife, thank you for always being there for…
Maren Morris is the reigning CMA Awards Female Vocalist of the Year! Maren beat out Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Kacey Musgraves and Carly Pearce to take home the Female Vocalist of the Year trophy. This marks Maren’s first win in the category. “I love you so much, all the women in this category,” Maren said. “Thank you so much…
Lady A joins Rascal Flatts, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and musician Jenee Fleenor in canceling their scheduled CMA Awards performance, after someone in one of the trio member’s families tested positive for COVID-19. “Taking a look back at last year’s CMA Awards and all the fun that we have every year getting to hang out with…
Luke Combs‘ What You See Is What You Get is the CMA Awards winner for Album of the Year! The singer beat out Heartache Medication by Jon Pardi, Never Will by Ashley McBryde, Old Dominion by Old Dominion and Wildcard by Miranda Lambert to win the coveted trophy. This marks Luke’s first win for Album of the Year. “I…
