Let’s count the reasons why Tim McGraw is looking forward to Friday night (Aug. 21) Here on earth Experience livestream concert: There’s the new music, the highly placed special guests and an opportunity to embrace a format that could be the future of country music, at least in the short …
Read More »Keith Urban Surprises ACM Awards’ 2020 new artist winners
The ACM has named Tenille Townes and Riley Green as the New Female Artist and New Male Artist of the Year at the 2020 ACM Awards. The country’s newcomers learned of their winning career references via surprise video calls featuring ACM Awards host Keith Urban, released online. Urban, who is …
Read More »Hank Williams, Jr. Leads Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Hank Williams, Jr. leads the newly announced Country Music Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. The country icon will be introduced at the Country Music Institute in 2020 alongside Marty Stuart and songwriter Dean Dillon, the Country Music Association announced in a press release on Wednesday morning (Aug. 12). Williams …
Read More »Luke Bryan has strong feelings about Carrie Underwood as EOTY
Luke Bryan struggled to respond to Garth Brooks’ announcement that he wants to permanently withdraw from CMA Awards Artist of the Year, but had no trouble naming two artists he feels are behind for a win in this category. . Two-time CMA Artist of the Year Bryan makes it clear …
Read More »Garth Brooks is removed from the contention of the CMA animator
Garth Brooks permanently retires from the career for CMA Artist of the Year. The country’s icon announced the news on Wednesday morning (July 29), during a press conference. To the media and fans, who were watching live on Brooks’ Facebook page, the singer explained that he began discussing the possibility …
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