Country music legend Toby Keith’s children were brought to tears during a heartfelt tribute to their late dad at the 2024 CMT Music Awards. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer, who died in February at age 62, was honored during Sunday night’s broadcast as singers Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, and Lainey Wilson each paid their respects … Read more
A prominent gun-control activist is taking credit for getting Jason Aldean’s controversial song pulled from Country Music Television for being “racist and violent.” Aldean, 46, has been accused of promoting violence with his latest song “Try That in a Small Town,” which includes the inflammatory lyrics: “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say … Read more
Wynonna Judd led a heartbreaking tribute to her late mother, Naomi Judd, during the Country Music Television Awards on Sunday. Judd, 58, appeared in a black satin outfit with red spiky shoulder pads and belted out a rendition of Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is” accompanied by superstar Ashley McBryde, 39. “Mama, you … Read more
Kelsea Ballerini made waves Sunday as co-host of the Country Music Television awards, with an emotional tribute to Nashville shooting victims and a performance with drag queens as a protest against Tennessee’s proposed laws. Ballerini, who co-hosted the show with Kane Brown in Austin, Tex., honored the six victims who were slain at the Nashville … Read more
Country music will honor the late legend Loretta Lynn with a tribute. A memorial titled “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn” will air live on CMT Oct. 30. Lynn, whose country music career spanned decades, died on Oct. 4 at the age of 90 at her home in … Read more