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ACM Entertainer of the Year Nominees on CMT Hot 20 Countdown

The Academy of Country Music Awards are taking place Sunday night (April 19) in Arlington, Texas, and on an all-new CMT Hot 20 Countdown, we sit down with all five nominees for the most coveted prize — entertainer of the year. The competition is tough, but Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Florida Georgia Line… Read more »

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Reba Recalls the Red Dress That Grabbed Headlines

CMT honors the great Reba McEntire when “We Love Reba Takeover Weekend” launches Saturday (April 18). The two-day celebration will include a special concert featuring an outstanding lineup of her friends and her guest host spot on an all-new episode of CMT Hot 20 Countdown. In honor of her latest hit single, “Going Out Like… Read more »

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Momentum Builds for A Thousand Horses

Momentum continues to build for A Thousand Horses. With roots in South Carolina and Georgia, the band’s debut single, “Smoke,” has steadily risen on the charts, entering the Top 10 of Billboard’s hot country songs chart just last week. The group, whose sound is infused with Southern rock influences, will release their first album, Southernality,… Read more »

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Tim McGraw Under Fire for Charity Concert to Curtail Gun Violence

Tim McGraw is trying to do the right thing — a charitable thing, a good thing. And some people are outraged. McGraw is playing a benefit concert in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 17, and the proceeds will benefit Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit organization with the mission of protecting children from gun violence. This, after… Read more »

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Recap: Party Down South: Mixed Drinks and Mixed Signals

In this recent episode, we’re picking up where we left off last week. Lyle is immediately bounced out of the bar after Mattie and Tiffany get in their infamous bar brawl. However, Lyle is absolutely graceful in his departure even though his behavior scared Walt’s lady friend away. “Lyle’s levitating out of the bar,” explains… Read more »

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CMT Will Produce Chris Janson’s “Buy Me a Boat” Video

For the first time in the network’s history, CMT announced plans Thursday (April 16) to finance and produce a music video for a music artist. During a private event in Nashville, CMT executives said the music video will be created for independent artist Chris Janson’s “Buy Me a Boat” with plans to add the video… Read more »

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This Is Country Tells Comprehensive Story of the ACM Awards

(Straight From Nashville is a weekly column written by CMT.com managing editor Calvin Gilbert.) Considering the number of emails from artists I’ve received this week with “For Your ACM Consideration” as the subject line, the Academy of Country Music Awards must be happening pretty soon. Of course, those artist emails were part of the computer-generated… Read more »

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Carrie Underwood Says “Let’s. Do. This.”

Looks like somebody raided the merch table at a Nashville Predators game. And it’s Carrie Underwood. Now that her husband Mike Fisher and the rest of his Preds teammates are moving into the playoff season — and are one step closer to that coveted Stanley Cup — Underwood herself is prepped for the win. On… Read more »

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ACM Awards Presenters Announced

The 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards may be taking place in Texas, but the event just got an infusion of Hollywood with the latest announcement of presenters at Sunday night’s (April 19) show. Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon, Dr. Phil McGraw, Two Broke Girls star (and friend to Lady… Read more »

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Lady Antebellum’s Bus Catches on Fire

A tour bus transporting Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott and members of her family and the band’s road crew caught on fire early Thursday morning (April 19) en route to Texas for the Academy of Country Music Awards. Scott took to social media to let the band’s family, friends and followers that they were safe after… Read more »

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