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Despite More Successful Nominees Cole Swindell and Kelsea Ballerini, CMA Voters Got It Right With Maren Morris as New Artist of the Year
The CMA New Artist of the Year award is a tricky one. According to the criteria, it’s awarded to an individual or a group that has for the first time demonstrated the most significant creative growth and development in overall chart and sales activity, live performance professionalism and critical media recognition. Here’s where it gets…… MORE
Runaway June, Lindsay Ell and Lindi Ortega Make One Hell of a Backup Band For Carrie Underwood
There was a plethora of collaborations during the 50th annual CMA Awards last night (Nov. 2), but none more energizing than Carrie Underwood’s performance of her current single, “Dirty Laundry,” backed up by some of country’s hottest female newcomers. If you weren’t paying attention, you may not have noticed Carrie’s awesome backup band. But if…… MORE
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Willie Nelson Plays “Three Ridiculous Questions” with Jimmy Kimmel [Watch]
Following the 50th Annual CMA awards last night (Nov. 2) on ABC, Willie Nelson stopped by Jimmy Kimmel’s bar on Jimmy Kimmel Live to spend some quality time with the late night talk show host and enjoy a Crown Royal cocktail (see recipe below). Jimmy was celebrating country’s biggest night with a star-studded list of…… MORE
Blake Shelton Absent From CMA Awards; Best Guess Is He’s Still in a Tree Stand
Last night’s golden anniversary celebration may have been the biggest CMA Awards Show of all-time, but one of country music’s biggest stars was noticeably absent: Blake Shelton. Sure, he wasn’t nominated in any categories this year, but that didn’t stop artists like Jason Aldean, Jennifer Nettles and Martina McBride from attending and performing. Our best…… MORE
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Can Garth and Trisha Duet? You Bet Your Sweet Bippy They Can [Watch]
Before he copped the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award last night (Nov. 2), Garth Brooks performed a medley of noteworthy duets with wife Trisha Yearwood, including “Jackson,” ‘Chug-a-Lug,” “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden,” “Don’t Close Your Eyes” and “Golden Ring.” On…… MORE
Keith Urban Looks Forward to Ending The Year At Home in His Own Bed
Keith Urban may have come away empty handed last night (Nov. 2) at the 50th Anniversary of the CMA Awards show—nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of Year, Album of the Year and Vocal Collaboration of they Year with Carrie Underwood— but he has nothing to be “Blue” about. The singers current single,…… MORE
Watch Reba, Carrie, Martina, Kacey and JNett Pay Tribute to Dolly Parton With “I Will Always Love You”
Dolly Parton was presented with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award last night (Nov. 2) at the CMA Awards, but before Dolly accepted her honor for being an iconic artist who has attained the highest degree of recognition, a handful of country’s most talented female artists paid tribute to Dolly with a medley of her…… MORE
Carrie Underwood Halts Miranda Lambert’s Streak and Goes Back on Top With CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Award
Miranda Lambert’s record-streak of six CMA Female Vocalist of the Year wins came to an end last night (Nov. 2) as Carrie Underwood reclaimed the top spot. Carrie, who won the award three times from 2006–2008, has been nominated in the category every year since 2006, but she’s been on a bit of a winning…… MORE
Upset of the Year as Brothers Osborne Take Home CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
If the Brothers Osborne were boxers, they wouldn’t have even been given a puncher’s chance to defeat three-time defending champions Florida Georgia Line for CMA Vocal Duo of the Year. But not only did the Brothers floor FGL, they also knocked out Dan + Shay, Joey + Rory and Maddie & Tae to take home…… MORE
