"The CMA Awards recognizes the best in the format - that's what makes this 'Country Music's Biggest Night,'" said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "The CMA Awards is one of the most highly anticipated events for our industry each year. It's a night to honor our finest performers, songwriters, record producers, musicians and music video directors."
Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood preside over the evening, returning as hosts for the fifth consecutive year. The 2012 CMA Awards promises spectacle, accolades and countless special moments. Among the artists presenting awards this years will be Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland and The Band Perry.
Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood preside over the evening, returning as hosts for the fifth consecutive year. The 2012 CMA Awards promises spectacle, accolades and countless special moments. Among the artists presenting awards this years will be Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland and The Band Perry.
VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson Shares 'Last Christmas' Performance
by Michael Major - December 20, 2021
Kelly Clarkson has shared her performance of 'Last Christmas'. The track is from her recent album, 'When Christmas Comes Around...'. The 15-track collection sees Clarkson reunite with long time collaborators Jason Halbert, Jesse Shatkin and more for a mix of new original songs and Christmas classics...
VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson Shares Live Stripped Performance of 'Christmas Isn't Cancelled'
by Michael Major - December 17, 2021
Kelly Clarkson has shared a video of a stripped down live performance of 'Christmas Isn't Cancelled (Just You)'. the track is from her recently album, which also features Ariana Grande, Chris Stapleton, and more. Clarkson is the recipient of three GRAMMY Awards, four American Music Awards, and three...
VIDEO: Ariana Grande & Kelly Clarkson Sing 'Santa, Can't You Hear Me?'
by Michael Major - December 15, 2021
Kelly Clarkson was joined by her fellow The Voice judge, Ariana Grande, to perform 'Santa, Can't You Hear Me?', their duet from Clarkson's recent Christmas album, 'When Christmas Comes Around...'. The performance was recorded live on Clarkson's NBC holiday special....
VIDEO: Watch Kelly Clarkson Sing 'Blessed' On the TONIGHT SHOW
by Michael Major - December 14, 2021
From the show-stopping duet 'Santa, Can't You Hear Me' featuring Ariana Grande to the hauntingly beautiful ballad 'Merry Christmas (To The One I Used To Know),' When Christmas Comes Around... explores a wide range of holiday emotions and experiences anchored by Clarkson's incomparable vocal prowess....
VIDEO: Chris Stapleton & H.E.R. Perform 'This Christmas' at National Christmas Tree Lighting
by Michael Major - December 06, 2021
The performance is the latest in the midst of a monumental year for 5x GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Stapleton who is once again nominated for multiple awards at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Best Country Album (Starting Over), Best Country Song (“Cold”) and Best Country ...
Banned & Outlawed Deliver Downhome Ode To The Genre In “Real Country Song”
by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2021
Three chords and the truth.' That's what they say country music is built on... And for multi-award nominated Hazelridge, Manitoba's Banned & Outlawed - and their latest single, 'Real Country Song' - that sentiment is absolute fact. ...
VIDEO: Watch Mickey Guyton, Brittney Spencer & Madeline Edwards Perform at the CMA Awards
by Michael Major - November 12, 2021
In one of the most celebrated moments of the night, New Artist of the Year-nominee Mickey Guyton performed her original song “Love My Hair” alongside Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards at the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards. Watch the new performance now!...
Mickey Guyton Releases 'Love My Hair' Single
by Michael Major - September 10, 2021
Mickey Guyton releases new song, 'Love My Hair' today from her forthcoming debut album Remember Her Name out September 24. Written by Mickey with Anna Krantz, the personal “Love My Hair” continues the theme of self-acceptance and embracing differences that is a thread throughout Remember Her...
Mickey Guyton Releases Album Title Track 'REMEMBER HER NAME'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 30, 2021
“‘Remember Her Name’ is a song for anyone who has ever felt less than, forgotten or up against impossible obstacles,” shares Guyton. “I hope this song is a reminder of the importance of self-worth and the power of persistence and perseverance.” ...
Keith Urban & Mickey Guyton Will Host the 56TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 11, 2021
Urban returns for his second year after hosting the 55th ACM Awards in September, while this marks Guyton’s first time hosting the ACM Awards and the 29th time multiple hosts have taken the ACM Awards stage....
Austin-Based Singer/Songwriter Bonnie Montgomery Releases New Travelogue Album
by A.A. Cristi - February 17, 2021
Austin-based Award winning singer/songwriter Bonnie Montgomery presents her most vulnerable collection of songs in a new musical experience that takes listeners through a 19-day voyage on a freight ship across the Pacific. ...
VIDEO: Dolly Parton Reworks '9 to 5' for New Super Bowl Ad
by Sarah Leiber - February 02, 2021
'9 to 5' star and musical composer Dolly Parton reworked the classic song for a Squarespace Super Bowl commercial...
Chart-Topping Arkansas Act Releases New Music Video
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2021
With more than 50K Spotify streams, an international iTunes chart-topping single and five Arkansas CMA Award nominations under their belts, Ten Penny Gypsy are finally 'Making Headway.' Following the success of their single and video for, 'Your True You,' the Little Rock-based duo are releasing the ...
VIDEO: Dolly Parton Shares The Books That Lifted Her Spirits During The Pandemic on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - December 10, 2020
The country music icon chats about her book “Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics” and shares how she would like her reading legacy to be known in this episode of “Open Book” with Jenna Bush Hager. ...
Bonnie Montgomery & Zachary James Release 'Song Beyond Words, A Vocalise'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 07, 2020
Award-winning singer/songwriter Bonnie Montgomery is widely lauded as enthusiastically for her polished parlor songs as she is for her lawless country barnburners....
Country Star Bonnie Montgomery Turns To Her Classical Roots For New Opera Music
by A.A. Cristi - November 18, 2020
Award-winning singer/songwriter Bonnie Montgomery is widely lauded as enthusiastically for her polished parlor songs as she is for her lawless country barnburners - or for the classical opera arias she's penned at the piano. ...
VIDEO: Dolly Parton Talks Holiday Projects & Answers Fan Questions on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - November 18, 2020
Dolly Parton discusses how she celebrated the holidays growing up and the birthday video she made for Hoda Kotb. She also opens up about her new Netflix movie, “Christmas on the Square,” and coffee table book, “Dolly Parton Storyteller,” and takes fan questions via Zoom, as well as chatting ...
Ashley Gorley Named ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 09, 2020
Songwriting powerhouse Ashley Gorley continues to set new records and milestones, winning ASCAP’s coveted “Country Music Songwriter of the Year” award for a seventh consecutive time, and an unprecedented career total of eight times....
Five-Time Arkansas CMA Nominees Top International Sales Chart
by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2020
Little Rock duo Ten Penny Gypsy hit #1 on the iTunes Country Songs chart, South Africa with a track produced by longtime Neil Young guitarist, Anthony Crawford. ...
VIDEO: Keith Urban Explains the Meaning Behind His Album Title on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Sarah Leiber - September 23, 2020
Keith Urban talks about hosting the Country Music Awards and recording his album The Speed of Now. ...
Mickey Guyton Performs 'Black Like Me' on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 22, 2020
Capitol Nashville’s Mickey Guyton performed the powerful “Black Like Me” yesterday as part of 'TODAY.'...
VIDEO: Thomas Rhett Talks About ACADEMY OF COUTRY MUSIC AWARDS Tie
by Sarah Leiber - September 18, 2020
Country star Thomas Rhett joins TODAY live to talk about his surprise tie with Carrie Underwood for Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music awards Wednesday night. a?oeIta??s just amazing that that even happened,a?? he says. a?oeIt was the most surreal moment of my life.a??...
Tenille Townes Performs 'Somebody's Daughter' at 55th ACM Awards
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2020
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VIDEO: Taylor Swift Performs 'betty' on the ACM Awards
by Sarah Leiber - September 17, 2020
Taylor Swift performed 'betty' on the Academy of Country Music Awards last night....
Keith Urban and Pink Release 'One Too Many'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020
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