2021 CMT Music Awards: The winners

Courtesy of CMT The 2021 CMT Music Awards were handed out Wednesday night, live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini hosted the fan-voted show. Here’s a complete rundown of the winners: Video of the Year Carrie Underwood with
Charley Pride's son from an extramarital relationship is contesting the late singer's will

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA A Texas police officer named Tyler Pride, who is the biological son of the late country legend Charley Pride, has filed a lawsuit contesting the singer’s will, according to The Dallas Morning
'Famous Friends': Chris Young drops the title and release date of his next album

Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM It’s been nearly four years since Chris Young released his last album, Losing Sleep, and he’s been teasing new music in the works for quite a while. Now, it’s official: The singer’s
Dierks Bentley explains why he feared his Seven Peaks festival might not return for 2021

ABC/Chris Hollo Earlier this week, Dierks Bentley announced the lineup of his Seven Peaks Music Festival, which will return to Buena Vista, Colorado in early September 2021. But there was a time when he wasn’t so sure
Midland’s Mark Wystrach joins the cast of The Eyes of Tammy Faye, starring Jessica Chastain

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Midland singer Mark Wystrach is among the cast of The Eyes of Tammy Faye, a biopic that looks at the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, became legendary
“Nobody’s More Country” than Blanco Brown in his upcoming, hometown-proud new song

J.Kaviar/BBR Music Group Blanco Brown is counting down the days until he drops his new song, “Nobody’s More Country,” on June 18. Prior to release day, the singer-songwriter will give a live performance of the tune during
Lady A shows 'What a Song Can Do' as they announce a new seven-song collection

Courtesy of BMLG Records Lady A has a new album on the way. The trio just announced their next release, What a Song Can Do (Chapter One), which is due out June 25. The new songs find
Ahead of the CMT Awards, the Video of the Year nominees have been trimmed down to four finalists

CMT The CMT Music Awards airs on Wednesday night, and there are just a few finalists left in the running to win the night’s top honor. CMT has now revealed the final four nominees for its Video
Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock On this day in 2009, “He Stopped Loving Her Today” was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Can you name the singer? ANSWER: George Jones. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Multi-tasking “Like a Lady”: Lady A's pandemic work-around may win a CMT Award

Big Machine Tonight at the 2021 CMT Music Awards, Lady A takes the stage for a special performance with Carly Pearce and Lindsay Ell. They could also take home the trophy for Duo/Group Video of the Year for one of the most unusual