Luke Bryan has entered the chat about Beyoncé’s CMA snub. The country superstar — who will return to co-host the CMA Awards on Nov. 20 with NFL legend Peyton Manning and 2023 Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson — gave his thoughts about Beyoncé being shut out of nominations for her history-making “Cowboy Carter” album … Read more
Jelly Roll’s CMA award was beautifully broken, just like his new album of the same name. The country music star, 39, told Jimmy Fallon Monday night about how, after becoming one of the oldest people to ever win new artist of the year at the awards show in Nashville last year, he immediately “fumbled” the … Read more
Relax, y’all. Dolly Parton doesn’t believe Beyoncé was purposely shut out by the 2024 CMA Awards. The 78-year-old music icon spoke to Variety in an interview published Tuesday and reacted to Bey’s chart-topping country album, “Cowboy Carter,” being excluded from this year’s CMA Awards nominations list. “Well, you never know,” said Parton. “There’s so many … Read more
If you’re Queen B, you don’t spill the tea — you spill the honey. And that’s exactly what Beyoncé did in an Instagram post revealing the cover of her upcoming country album, “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” due March 29. Mrs. Carter’s news left the Beyhive buzzing, with many recalling the cold reception the artist appeared … Read more
Toby Keith was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame one day after the singer died after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 62. Sarah Trahern, the CEO of the Country Music Association, made the revelation Monday after announcing that singer John Anderson, 69, and James Burton, 84, would be joining Keith in the … Read more
She definitely has a ticket to anywhere now. Tracy Chapman made history Wednesday night when she won her song “Fast Car” won Song of the Year at the 57th Country Music Association Awards, 35 years after the song’s original release. Her win makes her the first Black songwriter, male or female, to win Song of … Read more
Jelly Roll may be nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 2023 Country Music Association Awards — one of five awards he’s up for Wednesday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena — but he’s hardly fresh off the farm. In fact, the Antioch, Tennessee native, behind hits such as “Need a Favor” and current … Read more
As if she needed any reason to be any hotter right now, Nashville sensation Lainey Wilson — who leads the nominees for the Nov. 8 Country Music Awards with nine nods — is getting ready to take her show on the road. The 31-year-old singer announced on Friday that she will launch her “Country’s Cool … Read more
It’s been almost two weeks since Nashville sensation Lainey Wilson notched the most nominations — nine, to be exact — from the Country Music Association Awards for the second year in a row, and she’s still in a state of shock. “It’s crazy,” she marvels of being the leading lady heading into another CMAs. “I … Read more
When country sensation Lainey Wilson moved to Nashville in 2011, she had a vision of her Flagstaff camper trailer taking her all the way to the CMAs. And even without an official invitation, the Louisiana-born singer-songwriter made it her mission to put herself in the mix at the Country Music Association Awards. “Every year when … Read more