Jelly Roll is one of 18 artists singing Brooks & Dunn songs on the duo’s new album Reboot II. On Wednesday, the former rapper joined Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks onstage at the CMA Awards to perform his version of “Believe.” Like B&D’s 2005 original, Jelly Roll’s version on Reboot …
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Before some of country’s biggest stars took the stage on Wednesday evening at the 2024 CMA Awards, Billy Ray Cyrus pointed out the absence of an artist who made history as the first Black woman to top Billboard’s Country Albums chart. Taking to social media, Cyrus weighed in on Beyoncé’s …
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Chris Stapleton did triple duty at Wednesday’s CMA Awards in Nashville. The country singer opened the show with Post Malone, delivering their duet “California Sober,” and later performed “What Am I Gonna Do,” the opening track of his Album of the Year-nominated LP, Higher. He also paid tribute to George …
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Ashley McBryde paid tribute to the late Kris Kristofferson with a stripped-down, acoustic rendition of Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night” at the 2024 CMA Awards. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, McBryde performed the classic song of loneliness and connection to a montage of photos from Kristofferson’s life, …
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Eric Church paid tribute to his home state of North Carolina and those affected by the flooding of Hurricane Helene with a performance of “Darkest Hour” at the 2024 CMA Awards. Dressed in a black velvet blazer and accompanied by a choir (including longtime vocal foil Joanna Cotten), a horn …
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The 58th CMA Awards were held Wednesday night in Nashville, with artists like Lainey Wilson, Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, and Post Malone all nominated for various awards. Here’s where you can find all the winners. The 2024 CMA Awards winners list:Entertainer of the YearLuke CombsJelly RollChris StapletonMorgan Wallen – WINNERLainey …
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Those in the know classify Dierks Bentley’s 2010 bluegrass detour, Up on the Ridge, as his best all-around album. During Wednesday night’s 2024 CMA Awards, the country singer scratched that string-music itch again, performing a version of Tom Petty’s 1977 anthem “American Girl” as a bluegrass rave-up with a trio …
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Shaboozey was on a high coming into the 2024 CMA Awards, having received two nods in his debut year as a nominee and a performance slot to showcase a mix of his breakthrough hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and his recent single “Highway.” But what should have been a night …
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When Dolly Parton’s Welsh and English ancestors landed on American shores more than a century ago, settling in the Appalachian mountain regions of Tennessee and North Carolina, they could scarcely have imagined that generations later one of their descendants would become one of the most successful songwriters of all time. …
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Country singer Jamey Johnson was arrested in Tennessee’s Williamson County over the weekend, according to Nashville TV-news outlet Newschannel 5. “We can confirm that Jamey Johnson was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 17 in Williamson County. The incident is still under investigation,” the Tennessee Highway Patrol wrote in a statement to …
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