Watch Maren Morris Perform “To Hell & Back” at CMT Music Awards

Watch Maren Morris Perform “To Hell & Back” at CMT Music Awards

Posted on October 22, 2020

Maren Morris delivered a stirring rendition of her single, “To Hell & Back,” as part of the CMT Music Awards on Oct. 21. Maren’s performance was recorded in Ashland City, Tenn., about 25 miles northwest of Nashville.

Penned by Maren, Jessie Jo Dillon and Laura Veltz, “To Hell & Back” is currently No. 37 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 29 weeks.

During a recent media Q&A, Maren revealed why she decided to release “To Hell & Back” as her new single during the pandemic.

“I chose ‘To Hell & Back’ to put out as a single right now because I think we’re in such a reflective time being sort of stuck at home either by ourselves or with our families, with our dogs, we just have a lot of time to have some introspection, and I feel like ‘To Hell & Back’ is very much about accepting your imperfections and the person in your life accepting them as well, whether that’s your partner or your friends or your family. I think it’s all about your halo’s a little bent, a little dirty, and that person still thinks you’re the cat’s meow. And I love that because it really is this unconditional sort of love that’s not based around ‘Well, you do this for me and you be this perfect person I put on a pedestal and then we can talk about loving each other forever.’ This is like, ‘I will love you no matter what sort of ashes we’re sitting in, because we’re sitting in them together.’”

Watch Mare perform “To Hell & Back” below.

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

Watch Luke Combs and Brooks & Dunn Kick Off the CMT Awards With Performance of “1, 2 Many”

Watch Luke Combs and Brooks & Dunn Kick Off the CMT Awards With Performance of “1, 2 Many”

Posted on October 22, 2020

Brooks & Dunn teamed with Luke Combs to help kick off the CMT Music Awards on Oct. 21 by performing “1, 2 Many.”

Keeping with the song’s theme, Luke shotgunned a beer onstage with a hand from Kix Brooks.

“1, 2 Many” was penned by Luke, Dan Isbell, Ray Fulcher and Jonathan Singleton. The song is featured on Luke’s 2019 album, What You See Is What You Get. The album’s version of the song also features Brooks & Dunn.

Watch Luke and Brooks & Dunn perform “1, 2 Many” below.

photos: Luke Combs by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com; Brooks & Dunn by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood Send New Single, “Shallow,” to Country Radio on Oct. 22

Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood Send New Single, “Shallow,” to Country Radio on Oct. 22

Posted on October 22, 2020

Garth Brooks sent his new cover of “Shallow” with Trisha Yearwood to country radio at 4 a.m. CT on Oct. 22. The tune is available exclusively on Amazon Music. The new single’s official add date at country radio is Nov. 2.

“Shallow” will be included on Garth’s new album, Fun, which drops on Nov. 20.

Penned by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando and Mark Ronson for the 2018 movie, A Star is Born, “Shallow” was recorded as a duet by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. The tune garnered widespread critical acclaim and netted numerous awards.

Before recording the song for Fun, Garth and Trisha performed “Shallow” during his Facebook Live series, Inside Studio G, in March, with an encore during their CBS TV special a few days later on April 1.

“It just—everything kind of lit up,” says Garth. “And, you know, in this business everything lights up, and then it goes away. [“Shallow”] did not go away. It just kept lighting up and lighting up. So we went ahead and, per the people, tried it for the new record. This record’s crazy! So it is officially going to be the single off the record coming up.”

Garth has already shared a number of songs from Fun, including “That’s What Cowboys Do,” “The Road I’m On,” “Courage of Love,” “Party Gras,” “All Day Long,” “Stronger Than Me” and “Dive Bar.”

photo by TCD

Carrie Underwood Continues Reign as the Most Decorated Artist in CMT Awards History

Carrie Underwood Continues Reign as the Most Decorated Artist in CMT Awards History

Posted on October 22, 2020

Carrie Underwood continued her reign as the most decorated artist in CMT Music Awards history on Oct. 21.

Carrie picked up two fan-voted trophies at the 2020 CMT Music Awards to extend her career total to 22. In addition to winning Female Video of the Year for “Drinking Alone,” Carrie’s clip copped the night’s most coveted award, Video of the Year.

“Oh my gosh, thank you so much,” said Carrie after winning Video of the Year. “Wow, fans, you guys never cease to amaze me at how hard you work. I’ve seen you guys throwing Twitter parties and doing your thing and voting. This one is really all about you guys, especially because we haven’t been together, but I feel so loved this evening, so thank you guys so much.”

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

Hurt Hand Forces Garth Brooks to Reschedule Preview of His New Album to Oct. 26

Hurt Hand Forces Garth Brooks to Reschedule Preview of His New Album to Oct. 26

Posted on October 21, 2020

Garth Brooks had planned to give fans a live interactive preview of his upcoming album, Fun, on TalkShopLive and GarthBrooks.com on Oct. 21, however, a hand injury forced the G-man to reschedule the event to Oct. 26.

Garth injured a couple of digits on his left hand while working on his farm.

“I kept trying—all the way up to showtime—to play, thinking that it was going to eventually get better,” said Garth. “And then finally just had to give in to the fact that I wasn’t going to be able to play for tonight’s show. Hopefully Monday everything will be better, and we’ll be right back up running again.”

Fans had hoped to hear Garth and Trisha sample their new single, “Shallow.” Penned by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando and Mark Ronson for the 2018 movie, A Star is Born, “Shallow” was recorded as a duet by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. The tune garnered widespread critical acclaim and netted numerous awards.

Tune in to Inside Studio G via Facebook on Oct. 26 for the rescheduled gig with Garth and Trisha.

photo by TCD

The Winners: 2020 CMT Music Awards

The Winners: 2020 CMT Music Awards

Posted on October 21, 2020

We’ll be posting all of the winners from the 2020 CMT Music Awards as they are announced.

The show begins on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. CT on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop or TV Land.

Duo Video of the Year
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists

  • Brothers Osborne – “All Night (Studio Performance)”
  • Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed” WINNER
  • Florida Georgia Line – “Blessings”
  • LOCASH – “One Big Country Song”
  • Maddie & Tae – “Die From A Broken Heart”

Female Video of the Year
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist

  • Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
  • Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone” WINNER
  • Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
  • Kelsea Ballerini – “homecoming queen?”
  • Maren Morris – “The Bones”
  • Miranda Lambert – “Bluebird”

Male Video of the Year
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist

  • Jason Aldean – “Got What I Got”
  • Luke Bryan – “One Margarita” WINNER
  • Luke Combs – “Even Though I’m Leaving”
  • Morgan Wallen – “Chasin’ You (Dream Video)”
  • Sam Hunt – “Hard To Forget”
  • Thomas Rhett – “Remember You Young”

CMT Performance of the Year
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)

  • CMT Artists of the Year: Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
  • CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs – “Brand New Man”
  • CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young – “Drowning” WINNER
  • CMT Crossroads: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini – “Graveyard”
  • CMT Artists of the Year: Sam Hunt – “Fancy”
  • CMT Crossroads: Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton – “Tell Me When It’s Over”

Breakthrough Video of the Year
Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)

  • Blanco Brown – “The Git Up”
  • Caylee Hammack – “Family Tree”
  • Gabby Barrett – “I Hope” WINNER
  • Ingrid Andress – “More Hearts Than Mine”
  • Riley Green – “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”
  • Travis Denning – “After a Few”

Group Video of the Year
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists

  • Lady A – “Champagne Night”
  • Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
  • Midland – “Cheatin’ Songs (Live From the Palomino)”
  • Old Dominion – “One Man Band” WINNER
  • The Chicks – “Gaslighter”
  • The Highwomen – “Crowded Table”

Collaborative Video of the Year
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists

  • Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani – “Nobody But You” WINNER
  • Carly Pearce and Lee Brice – “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
  • Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – “10,000 Hours”
  • Kane Brown featuring Nelly – “Cool Again”
  • Marshmello and Kane Brown – “One Thing Right”
  • Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi – “Beer Can’t Fix”

Video of the Year
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director.

  • Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone” WINNER
  • Keith Urban – “Polaroid”
  • Kelsea Ballerini – “homecoming queen?”
  • Luke Combs – “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
  • Miranda Lambert – “Bluebird”
  • Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”

Quarantine Video of the Year

  • Big & Rich – “Stay Home”
  • Brad Paisley – “No I In Beer”
  • Carly Pearce – “It Won’t Always Be Like This (The Social Distance Sessions)”
  • Charlie Worsham, Billy Justineau, Molly Tuttle, Rachel Loy, Jillian Jacqueline, Tucker Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Leigh Nash, Fancy Hagood, Lucie Silvas, John Osborne & Sadler Vaden – “With A Little Help From My Friends” (Beatles Cover)
  • Dave Haywood (Of Lady A) & Kelli Haywood – “Just Another Day In Quarantine”
  • Dolly Parton – “When Life Is Good Again”
  • Granger Smith – “Don’t Cough On Me!” WINNER
  • Luke Combs – “Six Feet Apart”
  • Tenille Townes, Abby Anderson, Kassi Ashton, Keelan Donovan, Alex Hall, Adam Hambrick & Caylee Hammack – “Lean On Me” (Bill Withers Cover)
  • Thomas Rhett, Reba Mcentire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban – “Be A Light” (Fan Video)

photo courtesy of CMT

Watch Miranda Lambert’s New Video for “Settling Down” Starring Her Husband

Watch Miranda Lambert’s New Video for “Settling Down” Starring Her Husband

Posted on October 21, 2020

Miranda Lambert released a new video for her current single, “Settling Down,” on Oct. 21. The new clip features her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, as her love interest.

Penned by Miranda, Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby, “Settling Down” is featured on Miranda’s 2019 album, Wildcard. The mid-tempo tune is currently No. 40 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after four weeks.

The new single juxtaposes Miranda’s wanderlust with her desire to spend time at home.

“My mom always tells me—it’s where the line [in the song] comes from—but she would always say, ‘You’re a wild child and a homing pigeon,’ because I really love to be home,” says Miranda. “I love my animals and my family and, you know, making casseroles and listening to Merle Haggard. I love to be on my own porch, but I also can leave and be ready to go anywhere in 15 minutes. I just need a guitar and some fringe and I’m ready to roll out the door. Everything else you can buy at Target, you know what I mean? I have this itch always to find a new adventure, but I’m always so ready to just walk through my own front door.”

Watch Miranda’s new video below.

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Luke Combs Readies 23-Song Deluxe Album for Oct. 23

Luke Combs Readies 23-Song Deluxe Album for Oct. 23

Posted on October 21, 2020

Luke Combs will release his new deluxe album, What You See Ain’t Always What You Get, on Oct. 23.

The new album will feature all 18 songs from the digital version of Luke’s 2019 sophomore album, What You See Is What You Get, as well as five brand-new tracks: “Cold as You,” “The Other Guy,” “My Kinda Folk,” “Forever After All,” and “Without You,” featuring Amanda Shires.

Add it all up and you get more than 80 minutes of Luke.

Luke’s four year-career on the charts has been nothing short of amazing. It’s also been historic. Luke is the first artist in country music history to have his first two albums—This One’s for You and What You See Is What You Get—spend at least 25 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

In addition, Luke is the first country artist in history whose first nine singles have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Of Luke’s nine No. 1 hits on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, eight have had multi-week runs at No. 1.

Luke is trying to score his unprecedented 10th consecutive No. 1 single—to start a career—with the release of “Better Together.” The new tune, which was penned by Luke, Dan Isbell and Randy Montana, impacted country radio on Oct. 12.

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

Brett Young Shares Performance Video of “Lady” in Honor of Daughter’s First Birthday [Watch]

Brett Young Shares Performance Video of “Lady” in Honor of Daughter’s First Birthday [Watch]

Posted on October 21, 2020

In honor of his daughter’s first birthday on Oct. 21, Brett Young shared a new performance video of “Lady” from his recent live-stream concert at the Ryman Auditorium. Brett co-penned the single with Ross Copperman and Jon Nite shortly before the birth of his daughter, Presley, in October 2019. The song pays tribute to Presley and Brett’s wife, Taylor.

“‘Lady’ is easily one of the most special songs I’ve ever written,” says Brett. “I always knew I would want to write songs for my children, but didn’t realize the inspiration would come so quickly before my daughter was even born. It’s a message to Presley about her mom and it became a pretty obvious choice for my first single in a new chapter of music. It’s so meaningful to Taylor and I, and I hope it resonates in a similar way for anyone who listens.” 

The sweet song features Brett crooning the chorus: “I hope you look just like your mama / And love her like I do / You’ll see close to perfect patience / If you watch her every move / You can always run to daddy / You’ll always be my baby / But look at her, baby girl / And you’ll learn how to be a lady.”

“Lady,” which is currently No. 32 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, is the lead single from Brett’s upcoming third studio album.

Watch Brett’s new video performance below.

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

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