One dozen additional performers have been added to the lineup for the 2024 CMA Awards, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20. Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, and Noah Kahan will take the stage at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, plus Kelsea Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church, Riley Green, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Ella …
Read More »Post Malone, Chris Stapleton, Shaboozey to Perform at 2024 CMA Awards
Post Malone, Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley, and Shaboozey are among the artists who will take the stage at the 2024 CMA Awards, taking place Nov. 20 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson — who will both co-host the award show alongside Peyton Manning — will each also …
Read More »Lainey Wilson to Co-Host 2024 CMA Awards With Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning
Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning, and Lainey Wilson will host one of country music’s biggest nights. ABC and the Country Music Association announced Monday that the trio will take the stage as co-hosts of the 58th CMA Awards. The 2024 CMAs marks Bryan’s fourth consecutive run as a CMAs host. In …
Read More »Shaboozey, Post Malone, and Morgan Wallen Score 2024 CMA Awards Nominations
The nominations have been announced for the 2024 CMA Awards and this year’s crop of nominees include a number of familiar faces, a few new names, and the return of a past winner. Morgan Wallen is the top nominee with seven total nods, mostly on the strength of his chart-topping …
Read More »'Cowboy Carter' Was Never Going to Change the CMA's Mind About Beyoncé
The CMA Awards lit a fire in Beyoncé in 2016. At that year’s ceremony, she took the stage with the Chicks to perform “Daddy Lessons,” the country cut from Lemonade. There was bristling within the audience, the first spark of contention. Online, scandalized viewers torched the appearance. They spewed their …
Read More »Jelly Roll Wins First CMA Award — and Promptly Drops It
Jelly Roll came out on top at last night’s CMA Awards, opening the show with a boisterous performance of “Need a Favor”alongside Wynonna Judd and joiningK. Michelleto singthe Judds‘ “Love Can Build a Bridge” for the finale. He even managed to snag the New Artist of the Year between performances. …
Read More »Wynonna Judd Addresses Concerns About CMA Performance With Jelly Roll: 'So Freaking Nervous'
Wynonna Judd still gets nervous about performing on stage. Shortly after joining Jelly Roll onstage at the 2023 CMA Awards for a duet of his song “Need a Favor,” Judd addressed concerns from fans after they noticed that she gripped onto Jelly Roll during the entirety of the performance. “Okay, …
Read More »Watch Jelly Roll Open the CMA Awards With 'Need a Favor' and Wynonna Judd
Jelly Roll is the year’s breakout country star, a larger-than-life character with so much heat right now that the producers of the CMA Awards chose him to open the show. The face-tattooed singer-rapper from Antioch, Tennessee, sang a boisterous “Need a Favor” with help from an unannounced guest: Wynonna Judd. …
Read More »Tracy Chapman Just Became the First Black Songwriter to Win the CMA Song of the Year
The verdict at this year’s CMA Awards is clear: The most important song and single of the year was first released 35 years ago. Luke Combs‘ version of “Fast Car,” which reached Number Two on the Hot 100 this summer and became one of the unlikely blockbuster hits in any …
Read More »Eric Church Is Morgan Wallen's Surprise Duet Partner at 2023 CMAs
Morgan Wallen and Eric Church’s friendship is well-documented, so it shouldn’t have been too much of a shock when the elder statesman, who’s been a mentor of sorts to Wallen, joined him for what was billed as a performance with a “surprise guest” at the 2023 CMA Awards. Together, the …
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