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2019 ACM Awards Add Brandi Carlile, Dan + Shay, More To Lineup

Other new performers added to the April 7 lineup include Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Ashley McBryde, and more

GRAMMYs

Mar 19, 2019 - 1:59 pm

The ACM Awards announced a second batch of performers today, including 61st GRAMMY Awards winners Brandi Carlile and Dan + Shay.

Artists with nominations at the 61st include previous three-time GRAMMY winner Kelly Clarkson as well as Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line and Ashley McBryde. They'll be joined by previous GRAMMY winners Brooks & Dunn and nominated artists Dierks Bentley and Eric Church.

The above batch will join these previously announced 2019 ACM performers: three-time GRAMMY winner Reba McEntire as well as Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and George Strait. Also performing is Jason Aldean, who will be presented with the ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade Award. Additional artist announcements are anticipated.

The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast from the MGM Grand at Las Vegas on April 7, 2019 on CBS. Tickets are still available at AXS.

In addition to the ACM Awards main event, many exciting Party For A Cause concerts are also planned for that weekend in Vegas, including the ACM Stories, Songs & Stars panel with its focus on country songwriters, the ACM Decades concert and the ACM Lifting Lives Topgolf Tee-Off, raising funds and awareness for ACM Lifting Lives' charitable activities.

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Dan + Shay, Pistol Annies And More In 2019 CMA Fest Lineup

GRAMMY winners include Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban

Philip Merrill

GRAMMYs

Mar 5, 2019 - 12:34 pm

61st GRAMMY Awards winners Dan + Shay and Pistol Annies are among the artists heading for Nashville on June 6–9 for 2019 CMA Fest. The array of emerging talent on the Budweiser Forever Country stage and Chevy Riverfront Stage demonstrate country's vitality. Nissan Stadium hosts better-known acts including GRAMMY winners Miranda Lambert (also in Pistol Annies), Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban.

Previously nominated artists coming to Nissan Stadium include Ashley Monroe, who performs in Pistol Annies with Lambert and Angaleena Presley, as well as Kelsea Ballerini, Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley, Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Rascal Flatts, and Thomas Rhett. Also appearing are Kane Brown, Luke Bryan and Old Dominion.

The Country Music Association's CMA Foundation and its supported music programs benefit from ticket sales, available at the CMA Fest website. Some four-day passes to Nissan Stadium are still available.

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ACM Awards 2018: Carrie Underwood Returns, Miranda Lambert Wins Big

In her return to the stage, Underwood wows the ACMs while Lambert, Jason Aldean, and Chris Stapleton take home honors on a heavy-hearted night in Las Vegas

Nate Hertweck

GRAMMYs

Apr 16, 2018 - 7:41 am

The country music community gathered in Las Vegas on April 15 for the 53rd American Country Music Awards, returning to the city for the first time since the Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting last October. The show opened with a spoken tribute to the victims of the tragedy, and followed with big moments for some of the genre's biggest stars including Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, and Chris Stapleton.

"For those of us that have experienced tragedy and unexpected loss, music helps us remember what really matters in life," singer Luke Bryan said during the heartfelt introduction. Aldean, Lambert, Maren Morris, and Thomas Rhett joined Bryan on the darkened stage to deliver a somber message of unity through music in the wake of loss and grief.

The night's most anticipated musical moment was the return of Carrie Underwood. The GRAMMY-winning singer fell at her home last November, breaking her wrist and causing an injury to her face that required nearly 50 stitches. In her triumphant return, Underwood belted out her latest single, "Cry Pretty," proving she's back in a big way.

"It makes me proud to be a woman in this industry when I see her sing up there and do that," Lambert said of Underwood. "She's one of the greatest singers of all time in any genre of music and can sing me under the table. I say that every time and I will continue to say that, but I'm just proud of her and I know how strong she is and how hard she's worked."

Lambert enjoyed a successful night of her own at the ACMs, taking home Female Vocalist Of The Year honors for the staggering ninth consecutive year. The singer/songwriter also earned the award for Song Of The Year alongside fellow songwriters Jack Ingram and Jon Randall for "Tin Man" from her latest double album, The Weight Of These Wings. With these wins, Lambert became the winningest artist in ACM history with a whopping 32 total awards to her name.

In other categories of interest, Jason Aldean was named Entertainer Of The Year for the third year running, while Chris Stapleton won Male Vocalist Of The Year and Album Of The Year for his From A Room – Volume I.

The show was hosted by GRAMMY winner Reba McEntire, who led the evening's 25-year flashback theme by wearing the same red dress she wore at the 1993 CMA Awards. To commemorate the hits of the day, chart-toppers from 1993 were performed as duets by Alan Jackson and Jon Pardi, Blake Shelton and Toby Keith, and McEntire with Kelly Clarkson.

Underwood is set to appear again at country music's next big gathering when CMA Fest arrives in Nashville June 8.

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Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran Lead Lineup For Pair Of Elton John Tribute Albums

Lady Gaga, P!nk, Logic, Alessia Cara, John Legend, Willie Nelson and more come together to reimagine the illustrious catalog of Elton John and Bernie Taupin

Nate Hertweck

GRAMMYs

Mar 15, 2018 - 4:56 pm

With "Elton John: I'm Still Standing—A GRAMMY Salute" just a few weeks away, the Piano Man is getting a lot of love these days. Now, the track listings for two new albums of covers, Revamp and Restoration, reveal a stacked lineup of artists tackling the biggest hits penned by Elton John and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin.

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Revamp offers a diverse roster of artists across various genres, from the likes of GRAMMY winners Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, P!nk, Alessia Cara and nominees like Queens Of The Stone Age, Florence + The Machine, and Demi Lovato, who collaborated with the great Q-Tip and on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

“On Revamp, I wrote out a wish list of people that I would love and asked them, and to my surprise, most of them said yes," John said in a statement. "And we have quite an astonishing eclectic crew.”

Restoration takes a more cross-generational, country flavored slant, with everyone from Willie Nelson to Kasey Musgraves, Dolly Parton to Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill to Dierks Bentley playing their favorite Elton tunes.

“Restoration was Bernie's project, and he’s a huge country fan,” John said, referring to his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin. Together, the pair have displayed an impressive and varied artillery of influences in their music over the years.

"From day one we borrowed from everything that's good about American music – whether it's blues, country, gospel, pop, pure rock – everything got thrown in the mix," Taupin said. "… It would be tiring if you just got stuck in one niche your entire career, especially when it's one as long as ours."

In all, the sprawling 26-song track list is a testament to the timeless catalog it celebrates. Take a look for yourself and mark your April calendars — Revamp and Restoration drop April 6 and "Elton John: I'm Still Standing—A GRAMMY Salute" airs April 10 at 7 p.m. PDT on CBS.

Revamp Track List

1. "Bennie and the Jets" - Elton John, P!nk, Logic
2. "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" - Coldplay
3. "I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues" - Alessia Cara
4. "Candle in the Wind" - Ed Sheeran
5. "Tiny Dancer "- Florence And The Machine
6. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" - Mumford and Sons
7. "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" - Mary J. Blige
8. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Q Tip feat. Demi Lovato
9. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" - The Killers
10. "Daniel" - Sam Smith
11. "Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - Miley Cyrus
12. "Your Song" - Lady Gaga
13. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - Queens of the Stone Age

Restoration Track List

1. "Rocket Man" – Little Big Town
2. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" – Maren Morris
3. "Sacrifice" – Don Henley and Vince Gill
4. "Take Me to the Pilot" – Brothers Osborne
5. "My Father's Gun" – Miranda Lambert
6. "I Want Love" – Chris Stapleton
7. "Honky Cat" – Lee Ann Womack
8. "Roy Rogers" – Kacey Musgraves
9. "Please" – Rhonda Vincent and Dolly Parton
10. "The Bitch Is Back" – Miley Cyrus
11. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" – Dierks Bentley
12. "This Train Don't Stop" – Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris
13. "Border Song" – Willie Nelson

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60th GRAMMY Awards Country Field Nominees

(l-r) Brothers Osborne, Alison Krauss, Zac Brown, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Chris Stapleton

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2018 GRAMMYs: 7 Facts About The Country Field Nominees

From Alison Krauss to Zac Brown, learn more about the Country Field nominees for the 60th GRAMMY Awards

Philip Merrill

GRAMMYs

Dec 6, 2017 - 1:30 pm

The country genre and Music's Biggest Night go all the way back to the 1st GRAMMY Awards, when the Kingston Trio won Best Country & Western Performance for "Tom Dooley."

Best Country Album Nominees | 60th GRAMMY Awards

At the 7th GRAMMY Awards, the Country Field expanded category into six categories, including Best Country Album and Best Country Song, which continue to this day, along with Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

With a history including GRAMMY winners such as Glen Campbell, Rodney Crowell, Larry Gatlin, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Naomi Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, K.T. Oslin, Dolly Parton, Marty Robbins, Taylor Swift, and Shania Twain, among others, the Country Field has carried an esteemed legacy as long as the genre itself, which continues with the 60th GRAMMY Awards.

Learn more about this year's Country Field with seven interesting touchpoints about the nominees.

1. Chris Stapleton, Kenny Chesney Come Full Circle

The trajectory of this year's triple nominee Chris Stapleton proceeded from Kentucky coal roots to Nashville's Music Row where he shot a song up the charts in 2007 as a co-writer on Kenny Chesney's "Never Wanted Nothing More."

Flash forward 10 years, and the duo have each earned their own GRAMMY nomination in the same category. Both Stapleton and Chesney are up for Best Country Album — Stapleton for his From A Room: Volume 1 and Chesney for Cosmic Hallelujah.

2. Double Nominations For Songwriters Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

The theme is "two" when it comes to Midland's "Drinkin' Problem" and Sam Hunt's "Body Like A Back Road." Both have Best Country Song nominations.

Behind the scenes, "two" singer/songwriter masters of country are among the co-writers for each hit tune: Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, both with previous GRAMMY wins. As a result, they'll be competing head-to-head against themselves in the category.

3. Taylor Swift, Little Big Town And An Email

Little Big Town are nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their hit "Better Man," and the album it sprang from, The Breaker, is up for Best Country Album. "Better Man" is in the running for Best Country Song as well, which notches a Country Field nomination for its songwriter, Taylor Swift.

The band told Billboard that as they were finishing their album in the studio, an email from Swift arrived with "Better Man" attached and the message: "I love this song. It means a lot to me. What do you think?" The rest is history.

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4. How Kenny Chesney Inspired Miranda Lambert

"This song sort of wrote itself," Miranda Lambert told The Tennessean about her song "Tin Man." "I felt the same emotion I feel when I hear that song … and the other two co-writers were feeling it as well."

Miranda Lambert Wins Best Country Album

"That song" would be fellow Country Field nominee Kenny Chesney's "The Tin Man" from his 1994 album, In My Wildest Dreams, which Lambert said was her favorite of his many hits. Along with co-writers Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, Lambert put her own spin on her tune, which earned a nomination for Best Country Song for "Tin Man." Lambert is also nominated for "Tin Man" for Best Country Solo Performance.

5. Alison Krauss: Closer To GRAMMY History?

Listeners appreciate why recordings featuring Alison Krauss singing and playing violin have won 27 GRAMMY Awards.

A top GRAMMY winner of all time, Krauss and Quincy Jones (tied with her at 27) are topped only by classical music conductor Georg Solti with 31 GRAMMYs.

Krauss' "Losing You" is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance this year, giving her a chance to move up the list of top GRAMMY winners. (She is also nominated for Best American Roots Performance.)

6. Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris Team For "Craving You"

Thomas Rhett's Life Changes is nominated for Best Country Album and features Maren Morris on its first track, "Craving You." The video is a vigilante featurette with the pair blasting and punching their way through what Rolling Stone thought was essentially a version of the game "Grand Theft Auto."

Maren Morris Wins Best Country Solo Performance

The GRAMMY Camp alumni Morris is also up for Best Country Solo Performance for "I Could Use A Love Song." A win would mark her second consecutive in the category.

**7. Brothers Osborne's Third Pawn Shop Nomination**

Brothers Osborne — T.J. and John Osborne — have been riding their gritty brand of country crossover into a trio of Best Country Duo/Group Performance GRAMMY nominations.

Brothers Osborne's first nomination was for "Stay A Little Longer," which preceded their 2016 album, Pawn Shop, as a single. The following year, at the 59th GRAMMY Awards, the single "21 Summer" was nominated.

This year, the last track on the album was released as a single and received a 60th GRAMMY nomination, marking their third in a row in the category.