Happy birthday, Chris Stapleton! The 44-year-old has had one of the biggest impacts in country music, of any artist, in the last decade. The reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year has had record-breaking songs, sold-out tours, and more. Keep reading to discover more about one of country music’s biggest stars. 1. He met his wife, Morgane, when they were…
Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne and Carrie Underwood all have new trophies to add to their collection. Stapleton was the biggest country artist winner of the night, with three trophies. The reigning ACM Male Artist of the Year won Best Country Solo Performance for “You Should Probably Leave,” Best Country Album, with Starting Over, and Best Country Song for “Cold,”…
For the first time this year, the ACM Awards streamed on Prime Video instead of on a major TV network, and were commercial-free. That, plus the strong focus on live music over awards, with presenters announcing more than one category to run through the acceptance speeches faster, meant a lot of time for live music. Keep reading for 10…
Chris Stapleton is the reigning Male Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards! Stapleton was nominated in a category of impressive talent, which included Jimmie Allen, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Morgan Wallen. “I want to thank first of all my wife, Morgane Stapleton,” the singer said from stage. “She’s my rock; everything I do is because of…
Chris Stapleton was already earning notoriety in Nashville, and the country music community, before he became friends — and later a duet partner — with Justin Timberlake. The Kentucky native, who dropped out of college to pursue music full-time, had a songwriting and a record deal, and was writing and releasing music that he loved, and that was beginning to…
For the second year in a row, the 2022 Grammy Awards are being postponed, due to the ongoing pandemic. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on January 31 at the Crypto.com Arena, formerly known as the Staples Center. “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our…
Taylor Swift is back at country radio, and this time she is joined by Chris Stapleton! The country-turned-pop superstar just dropped “I Bet You Think About Me,” from her recently-released Red (Taylor’s Version) album. “The song, ‘I Bet You Think About Me’ – this is a song I wrote with Lori McKenna, who is one of my favorite singer-songwriters…
The 2021 CMA Awards might be where trophies are handed out, but it’s also a night filled with live music. Whether it was an all-star duet, a few guest artists or a stunning acoustic performance, we rounded up ten of our favorite performances of the night. Thomas Rhett, “Country Again” Thomas Rhett skipped the bells and whistles to perform…
Chris Stapleton was nominated in five CMA Awards categories at the recent ceremony, winning in four of them. The Kentucky native won in every category he was nominated in, with the exception of Entertainer of the Year, which went to Luke Combs instead — and no one is happier for the “Cold as You” singer than Stapleton. “Listen, you…
Awards season is officially here. With the CMA Awards less than two weeks away, the American Music Awards just announced their list of nominees, one day after the People’s Choice Awards nominees were announced. Chris Stapleton and Gabby Barrett each received three nods. Stapleton is nominated for Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Country Album, for Starting Over, and Favorite…
