Carly Pearce and Charles Kelley’s “I Hope You’re Happy Now” duet remains one of the highlights of the 2020 CMA Awards. The Lady A singer filled in for Lee Brice, who was at home after testing positive for COVID-19, but in spite of the last-minute change, the performance was flawless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejt6j6wXXOA Lady A was supposed to perform during the…
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins will host this year’s CMA Country Christmas! The couple announced the news during a virtual appearance on Good Morning America. “My wife and I are going to be hosting CMA Country Christmas, which will be on November 30 this year,” Thomas revealed. “We can’t wait for you all to get to watch that, and…
Lionel Richie is still mourning the loss of his good friend, Kenny Rogers. The two were friends for 40 years, ever since Kenny recorded “Lady,” which was written by Lionel, and remained close until the Country Music Hall of Fame member passed away in March. “When you start talking about K.R., Kenny Rogers, it’s like talking about a family…
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…
