CMA Country Christmas is returning for another year! The holiday show will once again be hosted by Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant, and feature performances this year by Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Ashley McBryde, For KING & COUNTRY, Carin León, Brittney Spencer and CeCe Winans. Yearwood and Grant will also perform. Yearwood and Grant will put their own spin…
Miranda Lambert was part of the star-studded tribute at the 2024 CMA Awards, honoring George Strait, who received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Lambert, one of the most-awarded artists of all time in country music, admits that without Strait, she might not have ever had the career she has had. “George Strait is one of my biggest influences…
Cody Johnson was announced as a performer at the 2024 CMA Awards, but failed to reveal which song he was performing. Fortunately, fans guessed correctly, and he was joined on stage by Carrie Underwood to sing their current hit single, “I’m Gonna Love You.” The song is the first release from Johnson’s recent Leather Deluxe Edition album, out now. The father…
Country music fans will be talking about Brooks & Dunn‘s performance with Jelly Roll at the 2024 CMA Awards for a long, long time. The duo was joined by Jelly Roll to sing “Believe,” from Brooks & Dunn’s recently released REBOOT 2 album. The song, written by Dunn and Craig Wiseman, was first released as a single in 2005, from Brooks…
George Strait is the latest recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. The 72-year-old was first treated to an all-star tribute, with Lainey Wilson singing “Amarillo by Morning,” Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum singing “Troubadour,” Jamey Johnson singing “Just Give It Away,” and Chris Stapleton, who toured with Strait for the last two years, singing their collaboration “Honky Tonk…
Cody Johnson’s biggest cheerleader, and strongest inspiration, is his wife, Brandi. The father of two reflected on her influence backstage, after winning the CMA Award for Album of the Year, for his 2023 Leather record. “She was the first one out of her seat,” Johnson said. “Maybe besides Jelly Roll. If it wasn’t for Brandi, I wouldn’t be here. I’m being…
The 2024 CMA Awards are officially history! Chris Stapleton was the biggest winner of the night, walking away with four trophies, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year and two for Single of the Year, as artist and producer, both for “White Horse.” Lainey Wilson won Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year, the…
Brooks & Dunn won the CMA Award for Vocal Duo of the Year, for the first time in 18 years. Brooks & Dunn shared the category with Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Maddie & Tae and The War And Treaty. “What a weird business, right?” Ronnie Dunn said from the stage. “I love it. And right now I really…
Lainey Wilson will continue her reign as the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, for the third year in a row. The Louisiana native, who won the trophy at CMA Awards, thanked her family, her boyfriend Devlin “Duck” Hodges, and her fans. “Duck, I love you so much. Man, this community has wrapped its arms around me, and lifted…
Chris Stapleton is continuing his reign as the Male Vocalist of the Year at the CMA Awards. The 46-year-old won the trophy again for seventh time, a category he has won in every year since 2021. Stapleton already won CMA Awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year, both for “White Horse,” from his 2023 Higher…
