insert_link Country Luke Combs No Longer Performing at 2022 CMT Music Awards It was confirmed yesterday that Luke Combs will no longer be performing at the 2022 CMT Music Awards due to testing positive for COVID-19. The country star is currently quarantining and will be unable to perform with Kane Brown for the awards show, which was scheduled to be filmed in advance today. “Unfortunately, Luke Combs won’t be with us tomorrow,” the statement read. “He is quarantined with COVID. He’s bummed […] todayMarch 24, 2022
insert_link Country 2022 CMT Music Awards Performers Revealed: Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, More The star-studded lineup of performers at this year's CMT Music Awards was just announced yesterday, including some of country music's biggest and most exciting names. Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd, Little Big Town, Kane Brown, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, and Kelsea Ballerini, who is hosting the show with Anthony Mackie, will all perform at the 2022 CMT Music Awards. […] todayMarch 23, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Willie Nelson Announces Tour With Jason Isbell, ZZ Top, More Willie Nelson has just revealed that his Outlaw Music Festival Tour will be returning this year with an exciting rotation of performers including Jason Isbell, ZZ Top, Larkin Poe, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, the Avett Brothers, Gov’t Mule, and more. “The Outlaw Music Festival Tour has always been about family and friends coming together for a great day of music and fun,” Nelson said […] todayMarch 22, 2022
insert_link Country Jamey Johnson Invited to be Grand Ole Opry Member Over the weekend, Jamey Johnson was officially invited to become a Grand Ole Opry member by friend and mentor "Whispering" Bill Anderson. In a heartfelt exchange on stage during a performance with Johnson, Anderson, and Buddy Cannon, Anderson took the mic and acknowledged that Johnson had been playing the Opry for over 17 years. “You have made a lot of guest appearances. But the management, the staff, and the people […] todayMarch 21, 2022
insert_link Country Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Declines Dolly Parton’s Request to Bow Out The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declined Dolly Parton's wish to be removed from the running for this year's Hall inductees. Earlier in the week, the country idol said she was "flattered and grateful" for the nomination, but that she felt as if she hadn't yet "earned that right" and informed her fans and followers that she wished to bow out. "Dolly’s nomination, along with the other 16 artists […] todayMarch 18, 2022
insert_link Country 2022 CMT Music Awards Nominees Revealed The nominees for the 2022 CMT Awards have just been announced. Kane Brown is leading the event as the most-nominated artist in four categories, including Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year. Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Breland, and Cody Johson all have three nominations. This year's CMT Awards features a brand new category, CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year, which highlights artist […] todayMarch 17, 2022
insert_link Country Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen, More Featured in New Documentary Centering Black Artists in Country Music Breland, Mickey Guyton, and Jimmie Allen are just three of the Black artists featured in the upcoming Amazon Music documentary, For Love & Country. The film, directed by Joshua Kissi, follows the evolution of country music centered around the perspective of the genre's Black artists and creators. It will feature interviews and performances from Blanco Brown, Shy Carter, Valerie June, Willie Jones, Reyna Roberts, Brittney Spencer, Allison Russell, Frankie Staton, and many others. […] todayMarch 16, 2022
insert_link Country Dolly Parton Takes Herself Out of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Running Dolly Parton has just announced that she will be bowing out of the running for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2022 class of inductees. "I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out," she said. When this year's nominees were announced, the Chairman of the Hall, John Sykes, said that the artists each had "a profound impact on the […] todayMarch 15, 2022
insert_link Country Country Hit “Before I Knew Better” Brad Martin Dead at 48 Brad Martin, the singer-songwriter behind the hit "Before I Knew Better," died last Friday at the age of 48. Martin grew up in Ohio and moved to Nashville in his mid-20s to pursue a country music career inspired by Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty. Martin released his debut album Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel with Epic Records in 2002. The album scored a hit with its lead single "Before I Knew […] todayMarch 14, 2022
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