Kelsea Ballerini might be one of country music’s leading hitmakers, but she isn’t about to limit herself to one genre. The Tennessee native, who famously recently interrupted her own concert to inquire about a song on Taylor Swift’s set list, has big goals and ambitions for herself, ones that extend far behind the boundary lines of country music. “I…
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will offer free admission, as part of their Ford Community Day, on Sunday, December 11. The annual event, now in its 14th year, will also include performances by Runaway June, a Songwriter Session with Parker Welling, and a Musician Spotlight with new Grand Ole Opry member, Charlie McCoy. Tours of Historic…
Morgan Wallen and Dan + Shay are among the winners of the 2022 American Music Awards. The ceremony, hosted by comedian and actor Wayne Brady, was held on Sunday, November 20, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Wallen won two American Music Awards. The Tennessee native won for both Favorite Male Country Artist and Favorite Country Song, for…
Chris Stapleton is continuing his reign as the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year. The singer has won in the category a total of six times, since his first nomination in 2015. He also won the award in 2021. Other nominees in the category included Eric Church, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson and Morgan Wallen. “Thank you so much for…
The 2022 CMA Awards are here! After months of speculating who would win in each category, we now know all of the CMA Awards winners. Lainey Wilson led the list of nominees ahead of the ceremony, with six nods, followed by Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton, who each had five nods. Pearce and McBryde won the CMA Award for Musical…
Carrie Underwood could leave the CMA Awards tonight with the Entertainer of the Year trophy, a category she shares with Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen. The Entertainer of the Year category, unfortunately, typically goes to a male artist, with Taylor Swift the last female to take home the night’s highest honor, in 2011, two years…
Loretta Lynn‘s legendary career was celebrated with a star-studded tribute at the Grand Ole Opry on Sunday, October 30. The Country Music Hall of Fame member had more than a dozen artists honor her, as part of the Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration Of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn. Wynonna kicked off the celebration by performing “How…
The American Music Awards nominations are out, with Cody Johnson leading the list of country artists with three nods. The “Human” singer is nominated for Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Country Album, for Human: The Double Album, and Favorite Country Song, for “‘Til You Can’t,” Numerous other artists received two nods. Carrie Underwood is nominated for both Favorite Female Country…
Matthew West just earned another career accolade, and it’s a big one. The Illinois native was honored with the Songwriter/Artist Award of the Year at the recent Nashville Songwriter Awards, hosted by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). West is only the second Christian singer-songwriter to receive the honor. “What an honor to receive this award from NSAI!” West…
“Skip This Part” by Alexandra Kay is out! The singer-songwriter dropped her latest song, which she says includes “the most Taylor Swift inspired bridge” she has ever written. The song quickly shot up into the Top 5 on the iTunes chart as soon as it was released. Kay, who says “Skip This Part” is one of her favorite songs,…
