After receiving rave reviews for their inaugural joint performance hosting the CMA Awards last year, Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are eager to return again this year. The country music superstar and former professional football player are friends on and off stage, which is what makes their collaboration so special. “I think this year, having a year behind us,…
Jelly Roll is nominated for five CMA Awards, but that pales in comparison to what he says is his biggest honor: opening the live ceremony. The Nashville native will kick off the show by performing “Love Can Build A Bridge,” from the A Tribute To The Judds album, a song Jelly Roll sang with K. Michelle and The Fisk…
Kenny Chesney is returning to stadiums next year, and he’s bringing along a few of his friends to join him on the road. The 55-year-old announces his 2024 Sun Goes Down Tour, kicking off on April 20 in Tampa, Florida. Chesney will be joined by Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker for the 18-city tour, which includes…
Jason Aldean was inexplicably omitted from any CMA Awards nominations this year, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have opinions about who should walk away with the Entertainer of the Year trophy. The “Try That in a Small Town” singer says that it’s Morgan Wallen, who is nominated in the category along with Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and…
Lainey Wilson will perform “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” from her 2022 Bell Bottom Country album, at the upcoming CMA Awards. Wilson, who just celebrated her fifth consecutive No. 1 hit, with “Watermelon Moonshine,” is eager to show another facet of who she is as an artist with the live televised performance. “I’m so excited to perform this song,” Wilson…
Carrie Underwood is once again nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the upcoming 2023 CMA Awards. It is, surprisingly, her only nomination of the year, a category she shares with Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson. This marks Underwood’s sixth time being nominated for Entertainer of the Year, one that has historically been dominated largely by…
Tim McGraw is exhausted by the divisiveness in the United States, and he is pretty sure he knows what is causing a lot of it. The father of three says the nonstop news, now available in a variety of ways, has done a huge disservice to people being tolerant and understanding of others and their opposing points of view….
Even Blake Shelton can’t believe how big his new Ole Red, located in Las Vegas, is going to be. The Grand Ole Opry member already has five other Ole Red locations, including two in Nashville, plus Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; and in his hometown of Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Still, although he is by now accustomed to the process of opening…
Talk about a hometown show Kelsea Ballerini will never forget. The East Tennessee native headlined a sold-out show at the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she was joined by Kenny Chesney, to perform their No. 1 single, “half of my hometown.” “I couldn’t wait for the day that I could play in Knoxville, Tennessee,”…
We now know who will be handing out trophies at this year’s CMA Awards. Keith Urban, Martina McBride and Chris Young have been announced as presenters, along with Paula Abdul, Bill Anderson, comedian Nate Bargatze, Jordan Davis, Brian Kelley, Lady A, Broadway actor Kevin Cahoon, Craig Morgan, Parker McCollum, Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner, actress and singer Cynhia Erivao,…
