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Viral to Verified – A New Series From CMT

Viral to Verified Series to feature Lily Rose, Ashley Cooke, CB30, Alexandra Kay, BRELAND and Priscilla Block

accounts from six fast-rising artists who are making waves on social media and in country music. Featuring one artist per weekly episode, “Viral to Verified” kicks off with Lily Rose, followed by Ashley Cooke, CB30, Alexandra Kay, BRELAND and Priscilla Block, all premiering on CMT’s socials, including Instagram and TikTok, the very platforms that ignited these artists’ most recent successes.  Continue reading Viral to Verified – A New Series From CMT

And Your 2021 CMA Award Nominees Are…

“The 55th Annual CMA Awards” nominees were announced this morning on CMA’s social media accounts and CMAawards.com! Eric Church and Chris Stapleton lead with five nominations each, while Miranda Lambert remains the most nominated female of all time and now ties for third in overall nominations ever! Continue reading And Your 2021 CMA Award Nominees Are…

Carrie Underwood & Dan + Shay Share “Only Us” From Dear Evan Hansen

Carrie Underwood & Dan + Shay Share “Only Us” From Dear Evan Hansen

WATCH THEIR IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCE VIDEO HERE DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) AVAILABLE ON SEPTEMBER 24 UNIVERSAL PICTURES TO RELEASE DEAR EVAN HANSEN INTHEATERS NATIONWIDE ON SEPTEMBER 24 GRAMMY® Award winning superstars Carrie Underwood and Dan + Shay present their much-anticipated collaboration “Only Us” as the next song to be unveiled from the Dear Evan Hansen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), releasing on September 24 through Interscope Records. Additionally, they’ve shared an in-studio performance video with footage from the film to accompany the track. Listen to “Only Us”—HERE. Watch the performance video—HERE.

New Music From Lily Rose “I Don’t Smoke” – Listen Now!

Lily Rose on Country Music News BLog

Big Loud / Back Blocks Music and Republic Records artist on the rise Lily Rose drops brand-new song “I Don’t Smoke” on Sept. 3 amid groundbreaking success. Continuing with her “confident ease blending musical styles” (Rolling Stone), Rose delivers the upbeat new track to fans, paired with a new lyric video available everywhere today. 

New Music from Country Rocker Cory Marks: “Nashville Nights”

New Music from Country Rocker Cory Marks: Nashville Nights

Today, country-rock artist Cory Marks releases his new EP Nashville Nights via Better Noise Music. The rock-tinged outlaw country collection is a follow-up to Nashville Mornings, the more traditionally country-leaning EP that Marks released earlier this summer. As a companion piece, the new Nashville Nights EP instead focuses on the critically acclaimed artist’s dynamic rock influences, having a track listing filled with anthems about being true to oneself and the high-stakes emotions that came along with living life and falling in love. It adds high-octane production to Marks’ signature songwriting, which is rooted in the Nashville way of storytelling, backed by his experiences coming of age in Canada.  To celebrate the release today, Marks premiered an official video for one of the project’s tracks: “In Me I Trust.” The visual brings to life the booming, anthemic essence of the song, allowing Marks to channel the passion he brings on stage as he gears up for tour dates in the coming weeks.