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Disney/Scott Kirkland Kenny Chesney is proud of his friend and tour opener Megan Moroney.The "She's Got It All" singer hopped on Instagram Thursday to congratulate Megan on her New Artist of the Year win at Wednesday's CMA Awards."Congratulations to @_megmoroney on your big win last night. We are all so happy for you and proud to watch you stand up there last night like a star that you are," Kenny wrote […]

Robby Klein/ABC Get your Christmas hats and jingle bells ready. The most wonderful time of the year is here.The Country Music Association has announced its star-studded 15th annual CMA Country Christmas lineup.Taped in front of a live audience in Nashville, the special will feature performances by Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Ashley McBryde, Brittney Spencer, Christian duo for KING + COUNTRY, Mexican star Carin León, gospel music icon CeCe Winans and hosts Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant.Here's a list […]

Disney/Scott Kirkland Luke Combs is thoroughly impressed by Chris Stapleton's resume.The "Fast Car" singer went viral after a shot of the CMA Awards broadcast showed him reacting with shock upon realizing Chris had just won his eighth CMA for Male Vocalist of the Year on Wednesday night. One TikTok of Luke's reaction has garnered over 1 million views."His eighth?" asked Luke after the win was announced, as he applauded Chris while looking dumbfounded.Luke was also nominated for the category along with Jelly Roll, […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images Chris Janson is teaming up with Alabama for a new version of their classic holiday song, "Christmas in Dixie.""I’ve always loved this song, and I’m really proud of the cut," Chris shares on social media. "Randy [Owen] and Teddy [Gentry] really brought it over the finish line.""They’re the best, and this will always be one of my favorite records of my life," he adds.An accompanying preview clip teases the […]

ABC There are two things you won't see Blake Shelton doing at his concert — waving his hands in the air and giving fans heart hands."Why do people do that? Nobody in the audience ... does one person in the audience want to stand out there and [wave their hands] all night? No!" Blake tells Jimmy Kimmel during his sit-down interview on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday."Why can't we just toast or […]

The 58th CMA Awards, airing live from Nashville Wednesday on ABC, were nothing if not unpredictable.As expected, co-host Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton took home Female and Male Vocalist of the Year, respectively, but the other categories brought some surprises. Morgan Wallen, who was the leading nominee going into the ceremony, won Entertainer of the Year for the first time, but he wasn't there to accept the night's biggest honor. […]

Disney/Scott Kirkland Backstage at the 2024 CMA Awards, the veterans rubbed elbows with the newcomers.Alabama natives Ella Langley and Riley Green — who actually picked up their Musical Event of the Year trophy for "you look like you love me" on the red carpet prior to the show — marveled at winning on their very first nomination. Ella confessed the hardest part of performing on the show, which started with them sitting […]

Disney/Brian Bowen Smith The biggest names in country music were honored at the 58th annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday, Nov. 20, hosted once again by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, joined this year by Lainey Wilson.Here is the complete list of winners:ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARMorgan WallenSINGLE OF THE YEAR"White Horse," Chris StapletonALBUM OF THE YEARLeather, Cody JohnsonSONG OF THE YEAR"White Horse," Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan WilsonFEMALE VOCALIST OF THE […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Like Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll is a chart-topping country star who's crossed over to pop. But he says when he actually got to meet Taylor earlier this year at the Grammys, he couldn't even form a proper sentence.Jelly tells People that what he wanted to share with Taylor is that when his daughter Bailee — who's now 16 — was a little girl, he used to […]