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Embedded from www.youtube.com. Tonight (Wednesday, June 30), Ty Herndon and CMT’s Cody Alan will co-host the 2021 Concert for Love and Acceptance, a virtual charity concert which will stream live exclusively on CMT’s social media channels, as well as F4LA.org, and will welcome a powerhouse lineup of entertainers, including Brothers Osborne, Kristin Chenoweth, Terri Clark,……

For the last several weeks, Cody Johnson has been working hard on the road, selling out venues such as his recent two-night stint at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. This past weekend, he played Fort Worth, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, giving fans the Garth Brooks-esque energy and full-tilt vocal power that have earned Johnson a loyal……

Over the past year, country trio Lady A has used their time off the road due to the COVID-19 pandemic to delve deeply into songwriting for their new project What A Song Can Do (Chapter One), which released June 25. Lady A’s Dave Haywood told Billboard, “We wrote 50-60 songs almost like we did for……

Growing in popularity is Cameo, a website that allows fans to request personalized video messages from celebrities for any occasion, including birthdays, well wishes, and more. The “Cameo Goes Country” campaign will run through Wednesday, June 30, and involve exclusive, first-come, first-served, and limited-time offers from artists, including Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Chrissy Metz, Kip……

Several country artists will be among those celebrating July 4th weekend with various performances. Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton, Jennifer Nettles and Alan Jackson will take part in this year’s A Capitol Fourth on PBS. The show will air Sunday, July 4 beginning at 8 p.m. ET, and will also air on American Forces Network for……

88-year-old country legend Willie Nelson is releasing Letters to America, a new book, on June 29. A collection of what is described as “his most intimate thoughts and stories,” it follows his 2015-released memoir, It’s A Long Story. Recently, while promoting the new collection on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night talk program, the “Red Headed Stranger” also……

In March 2021, Alan Jackson’s hometown of Newnan, Georgia, was ravaged by tornadoes that damaged an estimated 1,700 homes, plus resulted in $75 million in auto and home insurance claims. In response, the country star held a day-long concert event in his Georgia hometown, at the Coweta County Fairgrounds, raising $2 million to assist residents……

Pistol Annies member Angaleena Presley, Candi Carpenter, Elle King, and Joan Jett will join rockabilly country icon Wanda Jackson for Encore, her 32nd and final studio album, due for release on Aug. 20. The 83-year-old vocalist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member with roots entrenched alongside Roy Clark, Buck Owens, and Elvis Presley……

Embedded from www.youtube.com. Beer after beer I chase this whiskey down…the whiskey melts a cold goodbye, sings Texas newcomer Triston Marez in this stone-cold country, drown-in-your-beer tune “Where The Neon Lies.” His smooth, effortless vocals showcase the influence of fellow Texas artists including Chris LeDoux, Cody Johnson, George Strait and Aaron Watson. Marez gets a……

On June 28, ViacomCBS announced that the CMT Music Awards will have its global premiere on CBS beginning in 2022. The annual ViacomCBS-owned event will broadcast live from Nashville on CBS (date TBD). The 2022 event will also launch the company’s first Country Music Week, by hosting a week of special programming and events, concluded……