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In the wake of the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, relief efforts have galvanized all corners of Hollywood, from stars and creatives to executives and nonprofits. Now a group of young agents, managers and executives are coming together to host a benefit on behalf of the Entertainment Community Fund.

Scheduled for Feb. 7, the benefit is set to take place at West Hollywood’s Wild West Social House, a membership club for fashion stylists located in the former Hollywood Foreign Press headquarters on Robertson Boulevard. Hosts include Eric Schulman of Haven Entertainment, Rocco Signore of Lbi Entertainment, Brando Crawford of Acting For A Cause, Hannah J. Gordon of Misher Films, Jared Bloch of Bloch Law and Paul Grady of Mosaic.

Also confirmed for the event committee are Andre Jones of WME, Casey Larkin of the Gersh Agency, Diego Rey of Underground, Kayla Stamps of Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, Josh Roemer Ingles of Odenkirk-Provissiero,...

Kane Brown to be honored at the People’s Choice Country Awards (Photo Credit: Alex Alvga)

Singer-songwriter Kane Brown will be recognized with the Country Champion Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards. The multi-platinum superstar was selected for the honor in appreciation of his passion for service and groundbreaking contributions to the country music industry and beyond.

“Since the beginning of his career, Kane Brown has ensured that his legacy will extend beyond music,” stated Jen Neal, Executive Vice President, Live Events and Specials, NBCUniversal Entertainment. “His dedication to empowering and supporting younger generations is nothing short of inspiring, and we’re thrilled to honor him with the Country Champion Award.”

Hosted by Shania Twain, the annual fan-driven awards show will air live on NBC and Peacock on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 8pm Et/Pt (tape-delayed on the West Coast). Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager, and Barb Bialkowski will serve as executive producers.

Zach Bryan and Beyoncé lead a crowded, star-studded pack of nominees for the 2024 People’s Choice Country.

Bryan picked up 19 nominations total, Beyoncé followed just behind with 17, and Kacey Musgraves picked up the third most with 15. All three artists will vie for the night’s top prize, The People’s Artist of 2024, alongside Jelly Roll, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, and last year’s winner Morgan Wallen.

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and Bryan’s self-titled album will also compete for The Album of 2024, as will Musgraves’ Deeper Well,...

The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominees have been revealed!

Beyonce and her country album Cowboy Carter are up for a whopping 12 awards including the top prizes People’s Artist of 2024, Female Artist of 2024, and Album of 2024! Top nominees also include Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Shaboozey, Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs.

The 2024 People’s Choice Awards are set to air live from Nashville, Tennessee on September 26. They’ll be hosted by Shania Twain, and it’ll air on both NBC and Peacock.

We’ve gathered the full list of nominees here for you to see!

Keep reading to see the full list of nominees for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards…

2024 People’s Choice Country Awards Nominations List

The People’s Artist of 2024

• Beyoncé

• Jelly Roll

• Kacey Musgraves

• Kane Brown

• Lainey Wilson

• Luke Combs

• Morgan Wallen

• Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024

• Beyoncé

• Carly Pearce

• Dolly Parton...

The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominations are out, and Zach Bryan, Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, and Shaboozey lead the list.

Beyoncé’s first country album has her up for 12 awards, including the People’s Artist of 2024, Female Artist of 2024, and Social Country Star. The singer also scored nods in The Song of 2024 category for “Texas Hold ‘Em” and The Album of 2024 category for Cowboy Carter.

Other country stars nominated include Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen, and Luke Combs.

Shania Twain is set to host the 2024 People’s Choice Awards live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on September 26 at 8 p.m. Et, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock.

The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards is produced by Den of Thieves, with Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski serving as executive producers, along with Rac Clark as executive producer and showrunner.

2024 People’s Choice Country Awards Nominations...

Country’s biggest stars gathered in Nashville Thursday night to kick off the first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards.

Little Big Town hosted the inaugural ceremony live from Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry, and it featured several fun performances from Kane Brown, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Carly Pearce, and more; plus, it saw country’s best accept the first time awards. Honorary trophies like the Country Music Icon Award and the Country Champion Award were also presented, to which they were awarded to Toby Keith and Wynonna Judd, respectively.

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Amongst the epic night’s top nominees were Ballerini, Brown, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen. There were even a few unexpected musicians, who dabbled into country music over the past year, including Pink, Ed Sheeran and Bebe Rexha, whom were up for some awards.

The first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards just aired on TV and we have the full list of winners right here.

The event was hosted by Little Big Town live from the legendary Grande Ole Opry House on Thursday night (September 28) in Nashville, Tenn.

Brothers Osborne presented the Country Champion award to Wynonna Judd, and Blake Shelton presented the Country Icon award to Toby Keith.

Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and Morgan Wallen were the big winners of the night.

Head inside to see the full list of winners for the People’s Choice Country Awards…

Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners…

Country Music Icon Award

Toby Keith

Country Champion Award

Wynonna Judd

The People’S Artist Of 2023

Blake Shelton

Kane Brown

Kelsea Ballerini

Lainey Wilson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen – Winner

Old Dominion

Zach Bryan

The Male Artist Of 2023

Bailey Zimmerman

Blake Shelton

Hardy

Jelly Roll – Winner

Kane...

The People’s Choice Country Awards made its debut on Thursday night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. On this night at least, the people’s choice was Jelly Roll, aka Jason Bradley DeFord, who was a winner in four categories.

Hosted by Little Big Town, the show began its live broadcast airing simultaneously on NBC and Peacock.

The full list of nominees was revealed in August, with country superstars Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen dominating the nominations. Kane Brown and Jelly Roll were also top contenders, earning six nominations each.

The Country Music Icon Award was presented to Toby Keith by Blake Shelton.

The People’S Artist Of 2023

1. Blake Shelton

2. Kane Brown

3. Kelsea Ballerini

4. Lainey Wilson

5. Luke Combs

6. Morgan Wallen

7. Old Dominion

8. Zach Bryan

The Male Artist Of 2023

1. Bailey Zimmerman

2. Blake Shelton

3. Hardy

4. Jelly Roll

5. Kane Brown

6. Luke Combs

7. Morgan Wallen

8. Zach Bryan

The Female...

The inaugural People’s Choice Country Music Awards established itself as country’s hottest night, with a star-studded lineup of genre legends, including Blake Shelton, Wynonna Judd, Toby Keith and Little Big Town, among many others.

Hosted by Little Big Town in Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House, Jelly Roll swept the awards show as the most recognized artist of the night, scoring best male artist, new artist of 2023, song of the year for “Need a Favor” and collaboration song of 2023 for “Save Me” with Lainey Wilson.

Morgan Wallen came next with three awards, including the people’s artist of 2023, album of the year for “One Thing at a Time” and concert tour of the year. In addition to best collaboration song, Wilson also nabbed the award for female artist of the year, as well as a feature on music video of the year for Hardy’s “Wait in the Truck.

There’s a new awards show in town.

On Wednesday, the nominations for the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards were announced, celebrating the best in country music.

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Controversial artist Morgan Wallen leads the way with 11 nominations, on the back of his hit album One Thing at a Time, which is nominated for Best Album of 2023, and earned him a nod for The People’s Artist of 2023.

Luke Combs and Hardy came in behind Wallen with nine nominations each, followed by Jelly Roll with eight, Lainey Wilson with seven, and Zach Bryan and Kane Brown with six each.

Other big nominees include Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Ashley McBryde.

Icons like Shania Twain and Dolly Parton also received nods for Social Country Star of 2023.

Hosted by Little Big Town,...

Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Hardy, and Jelly Roll are the top nominees at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards, airing live Sept. 28 from Nashville’s Opry House, the home of the Grand Ole Opry.

Wallen leads the field with 11 nominations, including multiple nods in categories like The Song of 2023 (“Last Night,” “Thinkin’ About Me”) and The Collaboration Song of 2023 (“Cowgirls” featuring Ernest, “Red” with Hardy, who picked up nine nominations). Wallen is also up for The People’s Artist of 2023, Male Artist of 2023, and The Album of 2023 for One Thing at a Time.

The nominations are in for the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards. Blake Shelton, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Laney Wilson, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Old Dominion and Zach Bryan will be vying for the night’s top honor, The People’s Artist award of 2023.

Other nominees include Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Elle King, Lainey Wilson, Ballerini and Megan Maroney, who are up for Female Artist of the year.

Hosted by Little Big Town, the first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards will air live Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt simultaneously on NBC and Peacock from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

Voting is now open online at votepcca.com. where fans can make their choice for their favorite nominees across 12 categories.

As previously announced, Toby Keith will receive the Country Music Icon Award, presented by Blake Shelton. Additional honorary award recipients, performers, presenters and...

Dan + Shay deliver a heartfelt show of gratitude with their new song “Glad You Exist,” which was released on Friday. It’s the follow-up to their chart-topping hit “I Should Probably Goes to Bed” and latest from an upcoming project.

Built around a percussive acoustic guitar part that could have easily powered an early John Mayer hit, the breezy tune was written by Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney with Ryan Lewis, Jordan Reynolds, and Tayla Parx (whose songwriting credits include Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” and Khalid and Normani...

Morgan Wallen has announced plans for his forthcoming second album, the follow-up to the CMA-winning performer’s 2018 debut If I Know Me. Titled Dangerous: The Double Album, the expansive project will be released January 8th.

Spanning 30 tracks across two discs, Dangerous includes a handful of previously released songs such as “More Than My Hometown,” the current single “7 Summers,” and Wallen’s cover of Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up.” Additionally, there’s a new mix of “Heartless,” Wallen’s hit collaboration with the electronic producer Diplo that appeared in...

The 55th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were held on Wednesday night, September 16, after being delayed by several months due to the coronavirus pandemic. So who came out on top when prizes were handed out? Scroll down for our complete list of winners in all categories, from Entertainer of the Year to Music Event of the Year.

Old Dominion, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett and Dan and Shay topped the nominations, which were announced way back on February 27. The awards show was originally scheduled to air on April 5 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. But then Covid-19 spread across the globe, forcing TV productions, movie shoots and myriad entertainment events to shut down in order to limit the spread of the disease.

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Country singer-songwriter Lindsay Ell will go high-concept with her newly announced second album, Heart Theory. The LP, the follow-up to Ell’s 2017 debut, The Project, will be released August 14th.

Consisting of 12 new songs, Heart Theory explores the seven stages of grief: shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and acceptance. Ell penned all but one of the songs, drawing on personal experiences, and finished it at a distance during quarantine with producer Dann Huff. The track listing reveals a variety of top-notch collaborators, including Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard,...

Old Dominion, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett and the duo Dan and Shay are the top nominees at the 55th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which announced their contenders on February 27. Scroll down to see the full list of nominees, and make your predictions here in our predictions center. The awards show will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5. The telecast will be hosted for the first time by 15-time Acm champ Keith Urban.

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Old Dominion are up for Group of the Year, Single of the Year (“One Man Band”), Song of the Year (also “One Man Band”) and Video of the Year. Band members Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen and Brad Tursi have one additional nomination apiece as songwriters for “One Man Band” since the Song of the Year prize is...

Maddie & Tae have announced plans for their second album The Way It Feels, which is set for release on April 10th. It will mark the “Girl in a Country Song” duo’s first full-length release since their 2015 debut Start Here.

Several of the 15 tracks on The Way It Feels have previously been released as part of a pair of EPs — One Heart to Another and Everywhere I’m Goin’ — that Maddie & Tae issued in 2019. But The Way It Feels also reorders those existing songs and includes five previously unreleased songs...

Winners in the country music, Americana/roots, and bluegrass categories were announced during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon.

Tanya Tucker won two awards, Best Country Album for While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song for “Bring My Flowers Now.”

“After almost 50 years in this business, after many dreams, it’s still unbelievable to me that I’d still have a few firsts left. After 14 trips, 14 nominations, this is the first win,” Tucker said upon accepting the trophy for Best Country Song, which she shared with her co-writers Phil and Tim Hanseroth,...

Nominees for the 62nd Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday morning, with Tanya Tucker leading among country performers and Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, and Dan + Shay all picking up multiple nominations in the country categories.

Tucker’s 2019 album While I’m Livin’ was a big favorite for voters, earning the singer a Best Country Album nomination. The album’s centerpiece, “Bring My Flowers Now,” found its way into multiple fields, including Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song, a nomination Tucker shares with her co-writers Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth,...

The nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards are in, with Lizzo (eight nominations), Billie Eilish (six), and Lil Nas X (six) leading the pack.

Bebe Rexha, Alicia Keys, Gayle King, Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan, and Chair of the Board of Trustees Harvey Mason Jr. all pitched in to read off the names Wednesday morning via a live stream and on “CBS This Morning.”

Keys will return to host next year’s Grammys, her second turn as emcee of “Music’s Biggest Night.”

The nominees are below.

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Record Of The Year:

“Hey, Ma” — Bon Iver

“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish

“7 Rings” — Ariana Grande

“Hard Place” — H.E.R.

“Talk” — Khalid

“Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

“Truth Hurts” — Lizzo

“Sunflower” — Post Malone & Swae Lee

Album Of The Year:

i,i — Bon Iver

Norman F***ing Rockwell! — Lana Del Rey

When We All Fall Asleep,...

Stars of the music world came out to Nashville, Tennessee’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday to celebrate the biggest night in country music at the 53rd annual Country Music Awards.

For the first time in 11 years, longtime host Carrie Underwood was joined not by her usual co-host Brad Paisley, but by two other legendary women as special guest hosts: Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. The entire night was dedicated to celebrating the women of country, including an opening number that brought together some of the biggest names in the genre for a performance.

Joining Underwood, McEntire and Parton for the number were Gretchen Wilson, Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Crystal Gayle, The Highwomen, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles and Tanya Tucker.

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The night’s other performers included Kacey Musgraves with Willie Nelson, Lady Antebellum and Halsey, P!Nk and Chris Stapleton, Dolly...

The 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented on Wednesday night, November 13, during a live telecast on ABC hosted by Carrie Underwood along with country legends Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton. So who were the big winners? Scroll down to see the complete list of winners, updated live as they were announced.

In addition to hosting the show, Underwood was nominated for Entertainer of the Year against Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton and Eric Church. But the most nominated artist at the event was Maren Morris, who contended six times including Album of the Year for “Girl” and Single of the Year for the title track.

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Two winners were announced the morning before the telecast. Musical Event of the Year went to the record-breaking collaboration “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus. And Music...

Dan + Shay have joined forces with Justin Bieber for their new single “10,000 Hours,” the first song off the duo’s next album. The upbeat, acoustic track was written by Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, Bieber, Jordan Reynolds, Jessie Jo Dillon and Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd. It was produced by Smyers.

The musicians hyped the track on social media ahead of its release, with Bieber calling the track “wedding music” on Twitter. Bieber, Mooney and Smyers have been friends for several years, with Dan + Shay attending Bieber...

The 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards announced their nominations on August 28, and the kudos are led by Maren Morris with six nominations. Scroll down to see the full list of this year’s nominees, and tune in on Wednesday night, November 13, to find out who wins when the awards are handed out.

Morris earned nominations for Album of the Year (“Girl“), plus Single, Song, and Music Video of the Year for the title track from that album. Her other two bids are for Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People” featuring Brothers Osborne).

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Despite sweeping the nominations, Morris isn’t up for Entertainer of the Year. The only woman who made the cut in that top category was Carrie Underwood, who is joined by a field of solo male artists: Garth Brooks,...

It’s Maren Morris’ year. The country music artist scored the most Cma Awards nominations of any act this year, with six nods. Brothers Osborne are two behind her with four, and a whole bevy of musicians — including Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Kacey Musgraves, to handpick just a few — earned three apiece.

Morris is a finalist in the following categories: Single of the Year (“Girl”), Album of the Year (“Girl”), Song of the Year (“Girl”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People”), and Music Video of the Year (“Girl”).

The highly coveted Entertainer of the Year trophy will go home with either Stapleton, Underwood, Garth Brooks, Eric Church, or Keith Urban. See all the nominees below.

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Underwood will host the show with “special guest hosts” Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.

The Country Music Association went with an all-female hosting lineup for this year’s show, and that woman-celebrating theme continued when nominations for the 53rd annual Cma Awards were announced Wednesday morning: Maren Morris led the pack with six nods.

Morris’ sophomore album, “Girl,” is up for album of the year, while the song of the same name, a recent No. 1 at country radio, is nominated in the single, song and music video categories. Her collaboration with Brothers Osborne, “All My Favorite People,” got a nod for musical event of the year. Morris also received a nomination for female vocalist of the year.

In short, Morris got a nomination in every category she possibly could have — with the exception of entertainer of the year. The Cma continues to reserve that top category for veteran acts with a lot of arena tours under their belt, even if that means leaving out...

Hunter Hayes builds his new song “Wild Blue” around a percussive groove, singing over subtle piano about how the 27-year-old songwriter is undergoing a personal sea change. “Funny how you don’t know you can fly until you finally catch the wind,” he sings. “You think you know the part you play until somebody goes and rewrites the script.”

And then it all explodes, with Hayes delivering a soaring, cathartic guitar solo before the song returns to its subdued piano origin. The title track off Hayes’ just announced new album,...

Keith Urban won Entertainer of the Year at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, while Dan and Shay picked up three awards, including Duo of the Year and two awards for their hit single “Tequila.”

Kacey Musgraves won her first Female Artist of the Year, while Thomas Rhett won his second in the male category.

Reba McEntire hosted the event, which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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See the complete list of winners below.

Entertainer of the Year

Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

Kacey Musgraves

Male Artist of the Year

Thomas Rhett

Duo of the Year

Dan + Shay

Group of the Year

Old Dominion

New Female Artist of the Year

Ashley McBryde

New Male Artist of the Yer

Luke Combs...

Dan + Shay performed their Grammy-winning hit “Tequila” at the 61st Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

The duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney chose to strip away the pop-ready production of the crossover smash, with Mooney singing and playing piano, Smyers backing him up on acoustic guitar and a string section filling in the gaps. Delivering the song on a compact circular stage near the center of the arena, it was a performance of subtle elegance, which nonetheless didn’t stop Mooney from hitting and holding a huge note to cap off their star turn.

Brandi Carlile won in three consecutive categories when the bulk of the 61st annual Grammy Awards — those not shown during the TV broadcast — were handed out during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony.

Carlile’s album By the Way, I Forgive You was named Best Americana Album, while her song “The Joke” won for Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song.

“Americana music is the island of the misfit toys. I am such a misfit,” Carlile said upon winning Best American Roots Song for her empowering outsider anthem “The Joke.

Winners of the 61st annual Grammys were revealed on February 10 in a two-part event. The majority of the 84 Grammy Awards were handed out at the non-televised Premiere Ceremony, which began at 12:30 p.m. Pt/3:30 p.m. Et and was hosted by Shaggy at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

The televised portion of the Grammys took place across the street at the Staples Center. It started on CBS at 5:00 p.m. Pt/8:00 p.m. Et. Winners in the top 10 categories were announced during a three-and-a-half hour concert that was hosted by Alicia Keys. Scroll down for the full and complete list of winners at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

Heading into the awards, Kendrick Lamar led with eight nominations. But we expect two women to dominate with both Lady Gaga and Kacey Musgraves winning four apiece. Among these are three of the four most prestigious...

Last year Bruno Mars was the king of the Grammy Awards winning all six of his races. This year, one of the artists he bested for many of those prizes, Kendrick Lamar, leads with a whopping eight nominations. Many of these bids come for his work on the “Black Panther” soundtrack and the chart-topping single “All the Stars.” Likewise, Lady Gaga earned four nominations for “Shallow,” the love ballad from her film “A Star is Born.” Both of their songs also contend at the Academy Awards.

The four general field categories — Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist — are the top prizes at the Grammys. While the nominees are drawn from across a variety of music genres, the winners of these Grammy Awards tend to be the biggest pop and rock acts like Mars, Adele, Taylor Swift, and Mumford and Sons.

Dan + Shay put an exclamation point on an already big week with their debut appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night, performing the multi-week Number One smash “Speechless.”

Written by members Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney with Jordan Reynolds and Laura Veltz, the song — from the duo’s self-titled third album — is currently enjoying its fourth week at Number One on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart (an impressive stat that gets a tiny asterisk for prevailing over the sleepy holiday charts) and sixth atop the streaming-included Hot Country Songs chart.

Nominees for the 61st Grammy Awards were announced on Friday morning, with Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Brandi Carlile each earning three nominations within the genre-specific country and Americana categories.

Morris earned Best Country Group/Duo and Best Country Song nods for “Dear Hate,” her topical collaboration with Vince Gill, as well as a Best Country Solo Performance nomination for her cover of Elton John’s “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” from the Restoration tribute album. Musgraves’ Golden Hour was included among the Best Country Album nominees, as was her...

Nominations for the 61st Grammy Awards were announced by the recording academy on Dec. 7 in three stages. Nominees in the top four general field categories were unveiled on “CBS This Morning.” The contenders in more races were then revealed on Apple Music before the complete list of nominees in dozens of categories was posted on Grammy.com. The nominations announcement had been scheduled for Wednesday but was pushed back two days due to the scheduled memorial services for President George H.W. Bush.

The four general field categories — Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist — are the top prizes at the Grammys. While the nominees are drawn from across a variety of music genres, the winners tend to be the biggest pop and rock acts including recent champs Bruno Mars, Adele, Taylor Swift, and Mumford and Sons.

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The Country Music Association announced the final nominees for The 52nd Annual Cma Awards this morning, and it’s a big day for singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, who leads the list of finalists with five nominations. Producer and musician Dann Huff receives four nominations, while nine artists garnered three each — Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Midland, Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban.

Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, live from Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink, Bryan’s new restaurant and bar in downtown Nashville, to reveal nominees for six of the 12 categories on air.

“Today kicks off Cma Awards season where we get to honor the best of the best in our outstanding format,” said Cma Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern. “There were some great breakout performances this year and the diversity of the nominations...

Country duo Dan + Shay offered up a double shot of tunes on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night, including their intoxicating multi-week Number One, “Tequila.”

Taking a large outdoor stage to play for a responsive Southern California audience, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney jumped right into their latest chart topper, a smooth pour of crisp-but-warm vocals and nostalgic romance which had the Kimmel crowd singing along from the first chorus. Written by Smyers with Nicolle Galyon and Jordan Reynolds, the Gold-certified track revolves around memories of a love as powerful...

Lauren Alaina paints an autobiographical picture of her climb to success in the heartfelt track “Three,” and a new performance video puts the personal meaning behind her words in stark relief.

Co-written by Alaina with Seth Ennis and Jordan Reynolds, “Three” comes from the 2017 album Road Less Traveled and lays out the things she left behind to follow her dreams. The country chart-topper (as a featured vocalist on Kane Brown’s “What Ifs” and with her own “Road Less Traveled”) was just 15 when she started out on American Idol, sacrificing...