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“CMT GIANTS: VINCE GILL,” premiering Friday, September 16th at 9p/8c

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“CMT GIANTS: Vince Gill,” an all-new 90-minute special celebrating the extraordinary career and music of country music titan Vince Gill. The star-packed event premieres Friday, September 16th at 9p/8c exclusively on CMT. Gill’s tourmate and vocalist Wendy Moten first revealed the news last night onstage in front of a sold-out crowd at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium during night one of his four-night residency. 

Country Music Hall Of Fame To Open New Exhibit On L.A. Country-Rock

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Country Music Hall Of Fame To Open New Exhibit On L.A. Country-Rock

The COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM’s next major exhibition will be “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of LOS ANGELES Country-Rock.” The exhibit, to open SEPTEMBER 30th for a nearly three-year run in the museum’s newly revamped gallery, was announced YESTERDAY (6/22) with two separate events at the TROUBADOUR in LOS ANGELES and the museum’s FORD THEATER in NASHVILLE.

Stars from Amazon Music’s For Love & Country Celebrate Film During CMA Fest

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Stars from Amazon Music’s For Love & Country Celebrate Film During CMA Fest

Screenings and panels for the Amazon Music documentary film For Love & Country were held on June 10 during CMA Fest. An in-depth discussion of the film on the CMA Close Up Stage at Fan Fair X featured Amazon Music Breakthrough Artist BRELAND, Blanco Brown, Shy Carter and Frankie Staton and was moderated by award-winning journalist Dyana Williams. Hundreds of fans gathered in the Music City Center to learn more about the history of country music and the influence of black musicians on the genre. 

“CMT Crossroads: Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton” to premiere Wednesday, June 15th at 10p/9c on CMT

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“CMT Crossroads Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton” to premiere Wednesday, June 15th at 10p9c on CMT

CMT today revealed psychedelic-soul duo Black Pumas and country star Mickey Guyton will premiere their new installment of critically-acclaimed series “CMT Crossroads: Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton” on Wednesday, June 15th at 10p/9c exclusively on CMT. Additional encores to air on CMT on Wednesday, June 15 at 11p/10c and Sunday June 19 at 12p/11c and on MTV Live on Thursday, June 23rd at 5p/4c and 8p/7c.

ACM Lifting Lives To Accept Submissions For Grant Cycle Beginning May 16th

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ACM LIFTING LIVES, the philanthropic arm of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC, is welcoming submissions for its 2022-2023 grant cycle beginning MONDAY, MAY 16th and running through THURSDAY, JUNE 16th. The month-long application window continues ACM LIFTING LIVES’ history of supporting mental health organizations, as well as individuals struggling with those issues.