The nominees for the 2021 CMA Awards are out! Eric Church and Chris Stapleton lead the list of nominees with five nods each, with each of them nominated for Entertainer of the Year. Gabby Barrett follows with four nods, including for Female Vocalist of the Year. The 2021 CMA Awards will air live on Wednesday, November 10, at 8:00…
Morgan Wallen is the reigning CMA New Artist of the Year, a well-deserved honor after having two platinum-selling, No. 1 hits with both “Chasin’ You” and “More Than My Hometown.” Morgan won in an impressive category that also included Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett, and Carly Pearce, and admits he never expected to walk away with the trophy….
If there was ever a bad time for Carly Pearce to take a fall, it was right before the CMA Awards. The Kentucky native was nominated for four trophies, and was performing her No. 1 duet, “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” during the live broadcast, so to have a major accident on Halloween, resulting in damage to her face,…
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…
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…
Old Dominion is once again the CMA Award winner for Vocal Group of the Year. Old Dominion, who has won in this category for three consecutive years, shared the category with Lady A, Little Big Town, Midland and Rascal Flatts. “Thank you guys,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey said from stage, surrounded by his bandmates. “This is obviously a strange…
Dan + Shay just won the CMA Award for Vocal Duo of the Year! The category also included Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line and Maddie & Tae. “This is absolutely incredible. So thankful to be here with so many incredible people. I just thank God that we can do music. In a time like this, I…
