The Country Music Association heeft de eerste namen van de optredende artiesten tijdens de CMA Awards op 10 november bekendgemaakt. Het zijn Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton ft. Brittney Spencer en Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce en Ashley McBryde en Blake Shelton. Binnenkort volgen meer namen.

Gastheer is Luke Bryan.

Country Top 25, Albums, 16 oktober 2021

1. Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version) ↑
2. Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album ↓
3. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↓
4. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↔
5. Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed ↓
6. Walker Hayes – Country Stuff (EP) ↓
7. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↓
8. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↓
9. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↓
10. Dan + Shay – Good Things ↔

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Country Top 50, Singles, 16 oktober 2021

1. Walker Hayes – Fancy Like ↔
2. Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – If I Didn’t Love You ↔
3. Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – Chasing After You ↑
4. Jameson Rodgers ft. Luke Combs – Cold Beer Calling My Name ↓
5. Lee Brice – Memory I Don’t Mess With ↑
6. Luke Combs – Forever After All ↓
7. Elvie Shane – My Boy ↑
8. Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan – Buy Dirt ↑
9. Old Dominion – I Was On A Boat That Day ↓
10. Chris Young & Kane Brown – Famous Friends ↔

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 16 oktober 2021

1. Billy Strings – Renewal ↔
2. Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers – 40th Anniversary Celebration ↔
3. Bela Fleck – My bluegrass Heart ↑
4. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2 ↔
5. Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita ↓
6. John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings ↑
7. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1 ↔
8. The Isaacs – The American Face (re-entry)
9. Balsem Range – Moxie And Mettle ↑
10. Watchhouse – Watchhouse ↓

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Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 16 oktober 2021

1. Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days *
2. Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed ↓
3. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↓
4. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↓
5. Neil Young – Carnegie Hall 1970 *
6. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↔
7. Hozier – Hozier ↔
8. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↔
9. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↔
10. Simon & Garfunkel – Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

Country Top 25, Albums, 9 oktober 2021

1. Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album ↔
2. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↑
3. Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed ↓
4. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↑
5. Walker Hayes – Country Stuff (EP) ↓
6. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↔
7. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
8. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↔
9. Billy Strings – Renewal *
10. Dan + Shay – Good Things ↑

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Country Top 50, Singles, 9 oktober 2021

1. Walker Hayes – Fancy Like ↔
2. Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – If I Didn’t Love You ↔
3. Jameson Rodgers ft. Luke Combs – Cold Beer Calling My Name ↔
4. Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – Chasing After You ↔
5. Luke Combs – Forever After All ↑
6. Lee Brice – Memory I Don’t Mess With ↑
7. Lainey Wilson – Things A Man Oughta Know ↓
8. Old Dominion – I Was On A Boat That Day ↑
9. Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan – Buy Dirt ↑
10. Chris Young & Kane Brown – Famous Friends ↓

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Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 9 oktober 2021

1. Billy Strings – Renewal *
2. Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers – 40th Anniversary Celebration ↓
3. Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita ↑
4. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2 ↑
5. Bela Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart ↓
6. Nora Brown – Sidetrack My Engine *
7. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1 ↓
8. John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings ↓
9. Watchhouse – Watchhouse ↔
10. The Grascals – Up All Night (re-entry)

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 9 oktober 2021

1. Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed ↔
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
3. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↑
4. Billy Strings – Renewal *
5. Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine – A Beginner’s Mind *
6. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↓
7. Hozier – Hozier ↓
8. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↓
9. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↓
10. John Mayer – Sob Rock ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

Country Top 25, Albums, 25 september 2021

1. Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed *
2. Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album ↓
3. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↓
4. Walker Hayes – Country Stuff (EP) ↔
5. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↓
6. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↓
7. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↓
8. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↔
9. Dan + Shay – Good Things ↓
10. Nelly – Heartland ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige album Top 25

Country Top 50, Singles, 25 september 2021

1. Walker Hayes – Fancy Like ↔
2. Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – If I Didn’t Love You ↔
3. Lainey Wilson – Things A Man Oughta Know ↑
4. Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – Chasing After You ↑
5. Luke Combs – Forever After All ↑
6. Jameson Rodgers ft. Luke Combs – Cold Beer Calling My Name ↑
7. Thomas Rhett – Country Again ↓
8. Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan – Buy Dirt ↑
9. Luke Bryan – Waves ↓
10. Chris Young + Kane Brown – Famous Friends ↔

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 25 september 2021

1. Bela Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart *
2. Gary Brewer – 40th Anniversary Celebration ↔
3. Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita ↓
4. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2 ↓
5. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1 ↔
6. Brad Colodner – Chimney Swifts *
7. Dori Freeman – Ten Thousand Roses *
8. The Grascals – Up All Night ↑
9. John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings ↓
10. Watchhouse – Watchhouse ↓

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Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 25 september 2021

1. Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed *
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↓
3. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↓
4. Hozier – Hozier ↓
5. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↓
6. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↑
7. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↓
8. John Mayer – Sob Rock ↓
9. Simon & Garfunkel – Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits ↓
10. Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

Country Top 25, Albums, 18 september 2021

1. Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album ↔
2. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↔
3. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↔
4. Walker Hayes – Country Stuff (EP) ↔
5. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↑
6. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
7. Dan + Shay – Good Things ↓
8. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↑
9. Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here ↑
10. Nelly – Heartland ↓

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Country Top 50, Singles, 18 september 2021

1. Walker Hayes – Fancy Like ↔
2. Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – If I Didn’t Love You ↑
3. Luke Bryan – Waves ↓
4. Lainey Wilson – Things A Man Oughta Know ↔
5. Thomas Rhett – Country Again ↑
6. Luke Combs – Forever After All ↓
7. Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – Chasing After You ↓
8. Jameson Rodgers ft. Luke Combs – Cold Beer Calling My Name ↔
9. Old Dominion – I Was On A Boat That Day ↑
10. Chris Young + Kane Brown – Famous Friends ↓

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Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 18 september 2021

1. Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita ↔
2. Gary Brewer – 40th Anniversary Celebration ↔
3. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2 ↑
4. Lost Dog Street Band – The Magnolia Sessions *
5. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1 ↔
6. Watchhouse – Watchhouse ↑
7. John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings ↓
8. Della Mae – Family Reunion *
9. Marisa Anderson/William Tyler – Lost Futures ↓
10. The Isaacs – The American Face ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 18 september 2021

1. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
2. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↔
3. Hozier – Hozier ↑
4. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↑
5. John Mayer – Sob Rock ↑
6. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↑
7. Kacey Musgraves – GoldenHour ↑
8. Simon & Garfunkel – Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits ↑
9. John Mellencamp – The Best That I Could Do 1978 – 1988 ↑
10. Tedeschi Trucks Band ft. Trey Anastasio – Layla Revisited (re-entry)

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• Lauren Alaina – Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World
• Sam Williams – Glasshouse Children
• Wanda Jackson – Encore
• Connie Smith – The Cry Of The Heart
• James McMurtry – The Horses And The Hounds
• Dan + Shay – Good Things
• Tracy Lawrence – Hindsight 2002, Volume 2: Price Of Fame

The Country Music Association heeft de genomineerden voor de CMA Awards bekendgemaakt. Eric Church en Chris Stapleton zijn dit jaar de meest genomineerde artiesten.

Eric en Chris zijn beiden 5 maal genomineerd in dezelfde categorieën: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year en Song of the Year.

De winnaars van de CMA Awards worden op 10 november bekend tijdens de CMA Awards bij ABC.

Een overzicht van de genomineerden:

Entertainer of the Year

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Gabby Barrett
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Carly Pearce

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Dierks Bentley
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton

Vocal Group of the Year

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae

New Artist of the Year

• Jimmie Allen
• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Mickey Guyton
• Hardy

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))

• 29, Carly Pearce (Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Jimmy Robbins. Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore)
• Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen (Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome and Joey Moi. Mix Engineer: Joey Moi)
• Heart, Eric Church (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• Skeletons, Brothers Osborne (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• Starting Over, Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton. Mix Engineer: Vance Powell)

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s))

• “Forever After All,” Luke Combs (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford)
• “The Good Ones,” Gabby Barrett (Songwriters: Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick)
• “Hell of a View,” Eric Church (Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell)
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde (Songwriters: Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde)
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton (Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton)

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))

• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown (Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young. Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt)
• “The Good Ones,” Gabby Barrett (Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale. Mix Engineers: Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin)
• “Hell of a View,” Eric Church (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde (Producer: Jay Joyce. Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton. Mix Engineer: Vance Powell)

Musical Event of the Year (Awarded to Artists and Producer(s))

• “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan (Producer: Paul DiGiovanni)
• “Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris (Producers: Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Reimer)
• “Drunk (and I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” Elle King & Miranda Lambert (Producer: Martin Johnson)
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown (Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young)
• “Half of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney) (Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins)

 Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))

• “Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris (Director: TK McKamy)
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown (Director: Peter Zavadil)
• “Gone,” Dierks Bentley (Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Running Bear, Sam Siske)
• “Half of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney) (Director: Patrick Tracy)
• “Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne (Director: Reid Long)

Musician of the Year

• Jenee Fleenor, fiddle
• Paul Franklin, steel guitar
• Aaron Sterling, drums
• Ilya Toshinskiy, banjo
• Derek Wells, guitar

Hieronder een overzicht van livestream concerten van een aantal artiesten. Alle vermelde tijden zijn amerikaanse tijden. (Nederlandse tijd = + 7 uur)

Woensdag 8 september:

• Jason Aldean, “If I Didn’t Love You” video premiere and YouTube afterparty at 6pm CT here.

Donderdag 9 september:

• CMA Final Nominees starting at 7am CT here.

Onderstaande concerten/interviews zijn terug te kijken:

• Priscilla Block landed the No. 4 spot on Variety’s 2021 Power of Young Hollywood Impact List here.
• Willie Jones kicks off his Barnstorming Tour tomorrow (9/9) in Boca Raton, FL; schedule here.
• Niko Moon is this month’s Opry NextStage; watch his intro here.
• Kacey Musgraves gave fans a Cribs-style tour of the recreations of her childhood bedroom, local video rental and corner stores and endin with a 90s-style mall photo shoot as part of her album preview experience here.
• Adam Doleac is asking for help locating his trailer, which was stolen from East Nashville Sept. 6, and is carrying “nearly $100,000 of equipment and gear and everything imperative to the show.” Check out the vehicle information and video of the theft here.
• Dan + Shay joined Willie Geist for a conversation and a shot of tequila on NBC’s Sunday Today (9/5) here.
• Kane Brown joined College Gameday as the celebrity picker; highlights here and here.
• Chris Young joined ESPN’s The Kickoff for the show’s inaugural broadcast here.
• Watch Maddie & Tae perform on Front And Center (9/5) here.
• Lauren Alaina joined Entertainment Tonight to talk about Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World, her upcoming book and role in the Hallmark movie Roadhouse Romance here.
• Old Dominion celebrated the return of SEC football with a livestream concert here. Matthew Ramsey and Trevor Rosen also participted in Hillbilly Headlines with Marty & McGee on SEC Network here.
• Kameron Marlowe received news of his Grand Ole Opry from member and tour mate Brad Paisley here.
• Danielle Bradbery is the latest Smoking Section guest here.

Country Top 25, Albums, 11 september 2021

1. Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album ↔
2. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↔
3. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↑
4. Walker Hayes – Country Stuff (EP) ↑
5. Dan + Shay – Good Things ↓
6. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↔
7. Nelly – Heartland *
8. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
9. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↔
10. Luke Bryan – Born Here Live Here Die Here ↔

Klik hier voor de volledige album Top 25

Country Top 50, Singles, 11 september 2021

1. Walker Hayes – Fancy Like ↔
2. Luke Bryan – Waves ↑
3. Luke Combs – Forever After All ↓
4. Lainey Wilson – Things A Man Oughta Know ↔
5. Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – Chasing After You ↔
6. Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – If I Didn’t Love You ↑
7. Thomas Rhett – Country Again ↑
8. Jameson Rodgers ft. Luke Combs – Cold Beer Calling My Name ↑
9. Chris Young + Kane Brown – Famous Friends ↔
10. Dan + Shay – Glad You Exist ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 11 september 2021

1. Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita ↔
2. Gary Brewer – 40th Anniversary Celebration ↔
3. Marisa Anderson/William Tyler – Lost Futures *
4. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2 ↓
5. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1 ↓
6. John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings ↑
7. The Isaacs – The American Face (re-entry)
8. Watchhouse – Watchhouse ↓
9. Darin & Brooke Aldridge – This Life We’re Livin’ ↓
10. Jim Lauderdale – Hope ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 11 september 2021

1. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
2. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↑
3. Big Red Machine – How Long Do You Think *
4. Hozier – Hozier ↑
5. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↑
6. John Mayer – Sob Rock ↓
7. Crosby Stills Nash & Young – Déja Vu (re-entry)
8. Kacey Musgraves – GoldenHour ↑
9. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↔
10. Simon & Garfunkel – Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

Hieronder een overzicht van livestream concerten van een aantal artiesten. Alle vermelde tijden zijn amerikaanse tijden. (Nederlandse tijd = + 7 uur)

Zaterdag 4 september:

• Old Dominion, T-Mobile Kickoff Concert at 11am CT here.
• Cody Johnson, Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story available for the next 30 days here.

Onderstaande concerten/interviews zijn terug te kijken:

• Darius Rucker, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani, Gabby Barrett and Thomas Rhett were among those who performed on last night’s (9/2) CMA Summer Jam on ABC. Watch a playlist of performances here.
• Erik Dylan and Wyatt McCubbin were guests on the second episode of Riley Green‘s Golden Saw Series here.
• Luke Combs debuted the video for “South On Ya” during last night’s (9/2) SEC Nation kickoff game between the University of Tennessee and Bowling Green on SEC Network. Watch here.
• Carrie Underwood and Dan + Shay revealed their new collaboration, “Only Us” from the Dear Evan Hanson original motion picture soundtrack, with an in-studio performance video here