Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan gave all the cowboys in Nashville permission to get a little teary-eyed at the 2024 CMA Awards. The pair took the stage for a performance of their anti-toxic-masculinity duet “Cowboys Cry Too,” a nominee for Musical Event of the Year. “In our world and culture …
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It made perfect sense: The song Kacey Musgraves chose to perform at this year’s CMA Awards is also, by a long measure, the most traditionally country song on her 2024 album Deeper Well. It’s also, perhaps not coincidentally, the only song on the record co-written with her old Music Row …
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George Strait was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 CMA Awards. Lainey Wilson kicked off the homage with a note-perfect take on Strait’s signature “Amarillo by Morning,” followed by Jamey Johnson’s plainspoken but swaggering rendition of “Give It Away.” Parker McCollum and Miranda Lambert traded …
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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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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2024 Country Music Association Awards have arrived, gathering the industries’ biggest stars in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena tonight. Morgan Wallen sits atop this year’s list of nominees with …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2024 Country Music Association Awards have arrived, gathering the industries’ biggest stars in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena tonight. Morgan Wallen sits atop this year’s list of nominees with …
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The Red Clay Strays are arguably the hottest new act on the scene when it comes to Americana and rock music, but despite their ripping electric guitars and rockabilly swagger, the Alabama band are often classified as country. Lead singer Brandon Coleman can’t seem to figure out why. “I don’t …
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