With the 2020 CMT Music Awards a little more than a week away, we now know the finalists for the Video of the Year category. The CMT Music Awards, which are entirely fan voted, narrowed down the lengthy list of nominees to six names, who will all compete for the night’s highest honor. The Video of the Year finalists…
The CMT Music Awards nominees were just announced, with Thomas Rhett, Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs and Sam Hunt among the most-nominated artists, with three nods each. The entirely fan-voted awards show will take place on October 21, with a six-network simulcast across MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land. The finalists…
Lady A and Kelsea Ballerini are just a few of the artists who will be participating in the upcoming virtual iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One. Airing as a virtual stream and on-air radio special on October 23, the virtual event will also include performances by Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, Riley Green, with…
The 2020 CMA Awards nominees were just announced, and while there are plenty of artists whose nominations we are applauding (including having both Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert nominated for Entertainer of the Year), there are also several that should have been nominated, but for some reason, were not. See the list of surprising snubs below. 1. Luke Bryan…
Brad Paisley enlisted several of his celebrity friends for a new, star-studded video for his current single, “No I in Beer,” including Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Kelsea Ballerini and more. The video also includes fan-submitted footage from 39 countries around the world, resulting in more than 225 people participating in the video. “So I wrote this song two years…
Chase Rice is speaking out after he was criticized on social media by Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and others, for performing a live show during the coronavirus pandemic. Chase posted a video and picture on his Instagram Stories, which seemed to indicate that fans were neither wearing facial masks nor practicing social distancing during his performance. “I just want…
Chase Rice is drawing fire from several in the country music community, including Kelsea Ballerini and Mickey Guyton, after he headlined a large show over the weekend during the coronavirus pandemic, posting pictures that seemed to indicate a packed crowd that was neither wearing masks or social distancing. The singer posted a few photos on his Instagram Stories, which…
Carly Pearce recently announced that, after her sophomore Carly Pearce album was just released in February, she was already working on new music. The Kentucky native, who just announced her split from her husband, Michael Ray, credits her time off the road, along with the loss of her good friend and frequent collaborator, Busbee, with giving her the inspiration…
Wednesday night (June 3), more than a dozen artists gathered to perform for the televised CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special, honoring frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve rounded up eight of our favorites, which can be seen below. 1. Thomas Rhett, “Be a Light” Thomas wrote “Be a Light” long before coronavirus forced…
When Kelsea Ballerini was a young girl, she dreamed of being in country music, just like her musical –– and fashion –– role model, Faith Hill. Kelsea recently praised Faith for her fashion sense, and how the country music superstar inspired a whole generation of female artists. “There was a time in country music when it was all big…
