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Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan & More Record-Setters at the CMT Music Awards
Luke Bryan took male video of the year for the third time for “One Margarita.” He previously won for “I Don’t Want This Night to End” (2012) and “Play It Again” (2015). Dan + Shay won duo video of the year for the third consecutive year for “I Should Probably Go to Bed.” They previously won for “Tequila” (2018) and “Speechless” (2019). Dan + Shay are the third duo to win three consecutive awards in this category, following Sugarland and Florida Georgia Line. Old Dominion took their first award for group video of the year for “One Man Band.” Gabby Barrett took breakthrough video of the year for “I Hope.” This can’t hurt when the Grammy nominations review committee meets to determine the finals nominees for best new artist. Two previous CMT Music Award winners for breakthrough video of the y...
Morgan Wallen’s Son Is Literally His Mini-Me in Adorable Halloween Costume
Morgan Wallen‘s three-month-old son Indigo Wilder had us seeing double in his Halloween costume. The baby’s mother, Katie Smith, took to Instagram to share a photo of the baby boy dressed exactly like his dad, complete with a trucker hat, flannel sleeveless shirt, jeans and a trucker hat. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Here Are All the Performers & Presenters at the 2020 CMT Music Awards
The 2020 CMT Music Awards will air live from Nashville on Wednesday night (Oct. 21) at 8 p.m. ET on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land. Below, find all the performers and presenters at the 2020 CMT Awards. Main Stage Performers: Ashley McBryde Dan + Shay Gabby Barrett Jimmie Allen + Noah Cyrus Kelsea Ballerini + Halsey Kane Brown Little Big Town Luke Bryan Luke Combs + Brooks & Dunn Maren Morris Morgan Wallen Sam Hunt Shania Twain Ram Trucks Side Stage Performers: Caylee Hammack HARDY Ingrid Andress Mickey Guyton Riley Green Travis Denning Presenters: Brandi Carlile Demi Lovato Diplo Idina Menzel Jessica Chastain Katy Perry Kelly Clarkson Rob Thomas Tanya Tucker Taylor Swift You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagine...
Country’s New Kids Are Back On the Block, and Headed to Radio
Meanwhile, Warner Music Nashville artist Shy Carter has launched a socially distanced radio promotion tour, a marketing step that frequently precedes an artist’s debut on the airwaves. It is, perhaps, a sign that record labels and their radio partners are finally feeling a sense of adjusted normalcy after a lengthy period of professional turmoil and national instability. With fewer people commuting to work, in-car listening declined and radio stations adopted a safer posture. Labels, in turn, held back the release of numerous debut singles until conditions became more favorable. “Most stations seemed to tighten up, play big hit records from the recent past and also uptempo, fun records that were current singles by superstars,” says Universal Music Group Nashville executiv...
Dolly Parton Talks Pandemic-Themed Music and Identifying as a ‘Songteller’: Watch
Later in the interview, Parton spoke of her mother, who she says was a good singer and would sing songs like “Bury Me Beneath the Willow Tree” acapella at home. Parton, who has a new album out called A Holly Dolly Christmas, also wrote a pandemic-themed song called “When Life is Good Again.” She told Colbert, “I felt really glad to write that,” noting that it is uplifting with lyrics like, “When life is good again, I’ll be a better friend, a better person.” “I can’t wait for this year to be over, can you?” Parton exclaimed. Colbert wouldn’t let Parton leave without naming her top three songs from her own body of work. “The Coat of Many Colors” was Parton’s first pick, with the singer noting that...
Which Country Artist Has the Best Music Videos? Vote!
The CMT Music Awards will honor some of the best country music videos of the year on Wednesday night, but which country artist has the best music videos of all time? Carrie Underwood could win video of the year for the eighth time if “Drinking Alone” picks up the award. Taylor Swift and Keith Urban tie for having the second-most awards in this category with three each. However, Urban could pass over Swift if his nominated “Polaroid” clip takes home the title for his fourth time. But according to the Country Music Association Awards or the Academy of Country Music Awards, Brad Paisley has nine music video of the year awards to his name from both shows — four from the CMAs and five from the ACM Awards. You Deserve to Make Money Even When...
Kelly Clarkson Hilariously Recalls Signing an Autograph As Carrie Underwood: Watch
Clarkson, of course, rolled with it. “This girl came up to me and was like, ‘Oh my god, your song ‘So Small’ is one of my favorites.’ And I kept thinking, ‘I don’t have a song ‘So Small.’ And then she said another song and I was like, ‘Oh, you think I’m Carrie Underwood,'” Clarkson said, adding that she and the country star look nothing alike. “I was so embarrassed for her. She was like, ‘Can you sign this?’ And I totally signed ‘Carrie Underwood.’ I think that might be illegal!” Clarkson and Underwood have remained close over the years due to their connection with American Idol. Clarkson became the season one champ in 2002, and Underwood won the competition three years later. Watch ...
Sturgill Simpson Releases First-Ever Bluegrass Album Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1: Stream
Modern country songwriter Sturgill Simpson has released his first-ever bluegrass album, Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 — The Butcher Shoppe Sessions. It’s streaming in full below via Apple Music or Spotify. His fifth studio effort to date, it sees Simpson reinterpreting his own music in the style of bluegrass. The jam-packed project consists of 20 tracks pulled from across his discography, including Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014) and A Sailor’s Guide to Earth (2016). The Grammy winner skipped reworking any music from 2019’s Sound & Fury, which makes sense given that it’s a more experimental record with harder rock and electronic influences. Luckily, there’s plenty of his classic disaffected country songs that lend themselves wonderfully to solo bluegrass sessions, like “Breakers Roar”...
John Prine Makes First Billboard Airplay Chart Appearance on Kurt Vile’s ‘How Lucky’ Cover
The track debuts at No. 28 on Adult Alternative Songs. Six months after his death, storied singer-songwriter John Prine ranks on a Billboard airplay chart for the first time. Prine debuts on the Adult Alternative Songs tally dated Oct. 17 at No. 28, credited on Kurt Vile‘s cover of Prine’s 1979 song “How Lucky,” for which Prine recorded new vocals last December. Prine’s chart history includes 15 entries on the Billboard 200 albums survey over a career that began with his first entry, his self-titled debut, in 1972. From then through his April 2020 passing, his music appeared solely on album-based lists. After he died, multiple songs of his reached Billboard tallies as fans celebrated the Americana/folk icon. A posthumous release, “I Remember Everyth...
20 Questions with Matt Stell: Why the ‘Prayed For You’ Singer Says He’s About More Than Just Love Songs
Stell revealed to Billboard how “Prayed For You” changed his life, why he’s usually nerding out on some science book during his downtime and what album is spinning on his turntable right now. 1. How did “Prayed For You” open doors for your career? “Prayed For You” was really what changed everything for me. It turned into a record deal, a song on the radio, a bunch of tour dates, a platinum record and the opportunity to cut and release more music. It’s cliché but it’s true — one song can change everything, and “Prayed for You” is the one that did for me. 2. What do you want fans to learn about you from listening to Better Than That if they’ve only heard “Prayed For You?” “Prayed For You” is big part of what I do, but it’s a bit of an outlier in some ways. The bulk of my music is...
Ahead of Billboard Icon Award, Garth Brooks Reflects on His Career, Why He’d Never Run for President & The Return of Chris Gaines
Brooks will break out of his pandemic bubble to receive the coveted Icon Award in Los Angeles at the Billboard Music Awards, which air Wednesday, Oct. 14, on NBC. He joins such past recipients as Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. Ever since he broke through in 1989 with first single “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)” — he was 27 at the time — the Oklahoma native established a new kind of superstar: Someone who broke sales and attendance records at seemingly every turn, yet stayed down to earth and approachable. And, above all, grateful. “My hardest day of work in this business never felt like work,” he says. Brooks, 58, has sold 159 million albums, making him the No. 1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, according to the Recording Industry Association of Am...
Here Are All the Performers For the 2020 BBMAs
Post Malone — who will also perform during the evening — leads this year’s pack of nominees with a grand total of 16 nods in 15 separate categories including top artist (alongside Billie Eilish, Jonas Brothers, Khalid and Taylor Swift), top Billboard 200 album (for Hollywood’s Bleeding), top streaming song (for “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” with Swae Lee) and more. The 2020 BBMAs will air Wednesday (Oct. 14) at 8 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on NBC, live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Check out the complete list of performers below. PerformersAlicia KeysBad BunnyBrandy featuring Ty Dolla SignBTSDemi LovatoDoja CatEn VogueGarth BrooksKane Brown, Swae Lee & KhalidLuke CombsPost MaloneSaint JhnSia You Deserve to Make Money Even When ...
