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Jimmie Allen To Debut “Down Home” Music Video Today

Jimmie Allen - Down Home

Jimmie Allen will premiere the music video for his new single “Down Home” today, March 18, at 6pm ET/5pm CT. Fans can tune in HERE for the live premiere at that time. The video was co-directed by Allen & Chris Beyrooty and shot between Allen’s hometown of Milton, DE and nearby town of Lewes, DE to keep the spirit of his relationship and memories created with his late father alive.

Listen Now: New Music From Carrie Underwood: “Ghost Story”

Carrie Underwood - Ghost Story

New Track Launches Ahead of Next Run of Underwood’s REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency After teasing fans with a series of mysterious posts beginning the night before her birthday this past week, 7-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood’s highly-anticipated new single, “Ghost Story,” is available today. The lyric video for the cinematic track is also available now.

Are Garth Brooks and Wife Trisha Yearwood Opening Their Own Nashville Attraction?

Garth Brooks on Country Music News!

The super-sleuths at AllAccess and Nashville Business Journal have let it be known that all signs point to the country power couple making plans to open a bar and restaraunt at 411 Broadway in downtown Nashville. While Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood have not made any public announcement to that effect, the paperwork is all in place.

Brothers Osborne to Perform at Grammys Sunday April 3rd on CBS

"THE 64TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS" to air Sunday, April 3; 2022 "CMT MUSIC AWARDS" to move to a later April date, to be announced

The RECORDING ACADEMY has unveiled its first group of artists to perform at this year’s 64TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS. On stage at the SUNDAY, APRIL 3rd show on CBS will be GRAMMY nominees BROTHERS OSBORNE, BTS, BRANDI CARLILE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X with JACK HARLOW, and OLIVIA RODRIGO. The show will be broadcast live from the MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA in LAS VEGAS. BROTHERS OSBORNE are up for two GRAMMY AWARDS, Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Album. BTS is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. CARLILE, a six-time GRAMMY winner, is nominated for Record Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best American Roots Performance, and has two Song Of The Year nominations, one for “Right On Time” and the other for “A Beautiful Noise” with ALICIA KEYS. Seven-time winner EILISH is nominated for seven awards: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Music Video, and Best Music Film. LIL NAS X is nominated for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Music Video. HARLOW, performing with LIL NAS X, has two nominations for his work on LIL NAS X’s “Montero”, Best Melodic Rap Performance and Album Of The Year. First-time nominee RODRIGO is up for seven GRAMMY AWARDS: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Music Video.

Kelsea Ballerini & Anthony Mackie to host “2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS” on Monday, April 11th on CBS

Kelsea Ballerini & Anthony Mackie to host “2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS” on Monday, April 11th on CBS

Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie to host “2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS” on Monday, April 11th on CBS  Country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show to air LIVE from Nashville; 2022 Nominations to be revealed Wednesday, March 16th  “CMT MUSIC AWARDS EXTENDED CUT” to air Friday, April 15th on CMT with all-new performances and bonus content.

CBS Is Prepping Competition Series Starring ‘Die-Hard Fans’ Of Shania Twain, Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, Pitbull And More

Superfan Casting with Shania Twain

ENCINO, CA-based PITMAN CASTING is seeking contestants for a new CBS series, “SUPERFAN,” specifically “die-hard fans” of music artists including SHANIA TWAIN, KELSEA BALLERINI, LITTLE BIG TOWN and PITBULL. In each episode of the fan competition series, a famous music artist or band “will compete alongside a group of their biggest fans in a series of fun games to see who is the true #1 fan. That fan will win an ultimate fan prize package,” according to PR materials for the show. Additional participating artists will be announced soon.