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2021 CMA Awards Performers Include Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay and More

 We now know at least some of the artists that will be performing at the upcoming 2021 CMA Awards. Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton featuring Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, and Blake Shelton are among the artists slated to take the stage, with more artists expected to…

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Luke Bryan Announced As Host Of the 2021 CMA Awards

Luke Bryan is hosting the 2021 CMA Awards! The two-time Entertainer of the Year winner has just been announced as the host of the live broadcast, which will take place on Wednesday, November 10, at 8:00 PM ET from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The show will air on ABC. Bryan will make his CMA Awards debut as the show’s host,…

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CMA Awards to Return to Bridgestone Arena, Allow Vaccinated Guests

The 2021 CMA Awards are returning to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The event, which will take place on November 10, will allow a limited number of guests, as long as they can provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. “We are so excited to return to Bridgestone Arena for this year’s CMA Awards ceremony,” Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer,…

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Morgan Wallen Banned From CMA Awards Despite Nomination

Morgan Wallen has been banned from attending the CMA Awards, in spite of receiving a nomination. The singer, who was nominated for Album of the Year (for Dangerous: The Double Album), will not be allowed to attend the awards in person, after he was caught on camera uttering a racial slur. Earlier this year, the CMA Awards announced that…

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Carly Pearce’s Transparency and Honesty Led to 2 CMA Awards Nominations

 Carly Pearce earned one of the biggest validations of her career, when 29 became the only EP, and the only record by a female artist, to be nominated for a CMA Award for Album of the Year. The irony isn’t lost on Pearce that the industry accolade came at a time when Pearce let her guard all the way…

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Carly Pearce Reacts to 2 CMA Awards Nods: ‘It Blows Me Away’

 Carly Pearce received not one but two CMA Awards nods, both for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year. The Album of the Year nomination, for her bold 29 project, is the only EP in the category, and the only record by a female artist, a nomination that has Pearce happily surprised. “To see 29…

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2021 CMA Awards: Surprises and Snubs

The 2021 CMA Awards nominees were just announced, with artists like Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Gabby Barrett and Miranda Lambert among those with multiple nominations. As usual, there were a few happy surprises, and a few snubs that have us scratching our heads. Keep reading to see who should have been nominated, and whose name has been a welcome…

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2021 CMA Awards: Eric Church, Chris Stapleton Lead the List of Nominees

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…

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Morgan Wallen on Recent CMA Awards Win: ‘I Was Genuinely Surprised By It’

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….

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Carly Pearce Shares Details of ‘Freak Accident’ Ahead of CMA Awards

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,…

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