De pandemie is duidelijk op zijn retour in de Verenigde Staten en vele artiesten hebben inmiddels al een goed gevulde agenda met vele optredens.

Hieronder een overzicht:

• Old Dominion met An Evening With Old Dominion van 27 mei t/m 12 december
• The Cadillac Three van 11 juni t/m 19 november
• Ashley McBryde met This Town Talks Tour van 12 juni t/m 15 januari
• Scotty McCreery met You Time Tour van 18 juni t/m 2 oktober
• Brad Paisley met The Tour van 4 juli t/m 9 oktober
• Luke Bryan met Proud To Be Right Here Tour van 8 juli t/m 16 oktober
• Old Dominion met Live At The Ballpark Tour van 17 juli t/m 2 oktober
• Brothers Osborne met We’re Not For Everyone Tour van 29 juli t/m 20 november
• Lady A met What A Song Can Do Tour van 29 juli t/m 10 oktober
• Blackberry Smoke met Spirit Of The South Tour van 30 juli y/m 28 oktober
• Zac Brown Band met The Comeback Tour van 5 augustus t/m 17 oktober
• Thomas Rhett met The Center Point Road Tour van 13 augustus t/m 9 oktober
• Dierks Bentley met Beer On Me Tour van 13 augustus t/m 22 oktober
• Blake Shelton met Friends And Heroes Tour van 18 augustus t/m 2 oktober
• The Jonas Brothers met The Remember This Tour van 20 augustus t/m 27 oktober
• Little Big Town met The Nightfall Tour van 3 september t/m 5 november
• Dan + Shay met The (Arena) Tour van 9 september t/m 7 december
• Eric Church met Gather Again Tour van 17 september t/m 20 mei
• Kane Brown met Blessed And Free Tour van 9 oktober t/m 4 februari
• Midland met The Last Resort Tour van 7 oktober t/m 16 december
• Anderson East met May We Never Die Tour van 13 oktober t/m 4 februari
• Kip Moore met The How High Tour van 14 oktober t/m 18 december
• Brandy Clark met Who You Thought I Was Tour van 25 oktober t/m 21 november

Vandaag zijn de genomineerden voor de 2021 CMT Music Awards bekendgemaakt. Wie de winnaars van de clips en de optredende artiesten zijn, is op 9 juni te zien bij CMT waar Kane Brown en Kelsea Ballerini de show presenteren.

Maren Morris en Miranda Lambert zijn elk met 4 nominaties genomineerd.

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood with John Legend – “Hallelujah”
Dierks Bentley – “Gone”
Elle King and Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Ingrid Andress – “Lady Like”
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Hole in the Bottle”
Kenny Chesney – “Knowing You”
Maren Morris – “Better Than We Found It”
Mickey Guyton – “Heaven Down Here”
Miranda Lambert – “Settling Down”
Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – “Chasing After You”
Sam Hunt – “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90’s”
Willie Jones – “American Dream”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carly Pearce – “Next Girl”
Gabby Barrett – “The Good Ones”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Hole in the Bottle”
Maren Morris – “To Hell & Back”
Mickey Guyton – “Heaven Down Here”
Miranda Lambert – “Settling Down”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton – “Starting Over”
Darius Rucker – “Beers and Sunshine”
Kane Brown – “Worship You”
Luke Bryan – “Down to One”
Luke Combs – “Lovin’ on You”
Thomas Rhett – “What’s Your Country Song”

DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne – “All Night”
Lady A – “Like a Lady”
Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
Old Dominion – “Never Be Sorry”
Parmalee and Blanco Brown – “Just the Way”
Runaway June – “We Were Rich”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dylan Scott – “Nobody”
Hailey Whitters feat. Little Big Town – “Fillin’ My Cup”
Hardy – “Give Heaven Some Hell”
Lainey Wilson – “Things a Man Oughta Know”
Mickey Guyton – “Black Like Me”
Niko Moon – “Good Time (Ride Along Video)”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood with John Legend – “Hallelujah”
Chris Young and Kane Brown – “Famous Friends”
Elle King and Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – “Chasing After You”
Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard – “Undivided”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs “1, 2 Many”
From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Dan + Shay “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Jimmie Allen and Noah Cyrus “This Is Us”
From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey “The Other Girl”
From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Little Big Town “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
From CMT Crossroads – Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price “Twinkle Twinkle”

De pandemie is duidelijk op zijn retour in de Verenigde Staten en vele artiesten hebben inmiddels al een goed gevulde agenda met vele optredens.

Hieronder een overzicht:

• Old Dominion met An Evening With Old Dominion van 27 mei t/m 12 december
• The Cadillac Three van 11 juni t/m 19 november
• Brad Paisley met The Tour van 4 juli t/m 9 oktober
• Luke Bryan met Proud To Be Right Here Tour van 8 juli t/m 16 oktober
• Brothers Osborne met We’re Not For Everyone Tour van 29 juli t/m 20 november
• Zac Brown Band met The Comeback Tour van 5 augustus t/m 17 oktober
• Thomas Rhett met The Center Point Road Tour van 13 augustus t/m 9 oktober
• Dierks Bentley met Beer On Me Tour van 13 augustus t/m 22 oktober
• Little Big Town met The Nightfall Tour van 3 september t/m 5 november
• Dan + Shay met The (Arena) Tour van 9 september t/m 7 december
• Eric Church met Gather Again Tour van 17 september t/m 20 mei
• Kane Brown met Blessed And Free Tour van 9 oktober t/m 4 februari
• Midland met The Last Resort Tour van 7 oktober t/m 16 december
• Kip Moore met The How High Tour van 14 oktober t/m 18 december
• Brandy Clark met Who You Thought I Was Tour van 25 oktober t/m 21 november

De genomineerden voor Billboard Music Awards zijn vandaag bekendgemaakt. Wie de winnaars worden, horen we op 23 mei.

Hieronder een overzicht van de country genomineerden:

Top Artist

• Drake
• Juice WRLD
• Pop Smoke
• Taylor Swift
• The Weeknd

Top New Artist

• Gabby Barrett
• Doja Cat
• Jack Harlow
• Pop Smoke
• Rod Wave

Top Female Artist

• Billie Eilish
• Ariana Grande
• Dua Lipa
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

• AC/DC
• AJR
• BTS
• Dan + Shay
• Maroon 5

Top Billboard 200 Artist

• Drake
• Juice WRLD
• Pop Smoke
• Post Malone
• Taylor Swift

Top Song Sales Artist

• Justin Bieber
• BTS
• Megan Thee Stallion
• *Morgan Wallen
• The Weeknd

Top Country Artist

• Gabby Barrett
• Kane Brown
• Luke Combs
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

Top Country Male Artist

• Luke Combs
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

Top Country Female Artist

• Gabby Barrett
• Maren Morris
• Carrie Underwood

Top Country Duo/Group

• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae

Top Christian Artist

• Casting Crowns
• Elevation Worship
• for KING & COUNTRY
• Carrie Underwood
• Zach Williams

Top Billboard 200 Album

• Juice WRLD “Legends Never Die”
• Lil Baby “My Turn”
• Pop Smoke “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”
• Taylor Swift “folklore”
• The Weeknd “After Hours”

Top Country Album

• Gabby Barrett – Goldmine
• Sam Hunt – SOUTHSIDE
• Chris Stapleton – Starting Over
• Carrie Underwood – My Gift
• Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album

Top Christian Album

• Bethel Music – Peace
• Elevation Worship – Grave Into Gardens
• Carrie Underwood – My Gift
• We The Kingdom – Holy Water
• Zach Williams – Rescue Story

Top Hot 100 Song Presented by Rockstar

• 24kGoldn ft. iann dior “Mood”
• Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth “I Hope”
• Chris Brown & Young Thug “Go Crazy”
• DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “ROCKSTAR”
• The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”

Top Selling Song

• Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth “I Hope”
• BTS “Dynamite”
• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion “WAP”
• Megan Thee Stallion “Savage”
• The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”

Top Radio Song

• Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth “I Hope”
• Chris Brown & Young Thug “Go Crazy”
• Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now”
• Harry Styles “Adore You”
• The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”

Top Collaboration (Fan Voted)

• 24kGoldn ft. iann dior “Mood”
• Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth “I Hope”
• Chris Brown & Young Thug “Go Crazy”
• DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “ROCKSTAR”
• Jack Harlow ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne “WHATS POPPIN”

Top Country Song

• Jason Aldean “Got What I Got”
• Gabby Barrett “I Hope”
• Lee Brice “One of Them Girls”
• Morgan Wallen “Chasin’ You”
• Morgan Wallen “More Than My Hometown”

Country Top 25, Albums, 1 mei 2021

1. Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version) ↔
2. Morgan Wallen – Dangerous: The Double Album ↔
3. Eric Church – Heart *
4. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↓
5. Carrie Underwood – My Savior ↑
6. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↓
7. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↔
8. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↔
9. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
10. Gabby Barrett – Goldmine ↔

Klik hier voor de volledige album Top 25

Country Top 50, Singles, 1 mei 2021

1. Gabby Barrett – The Good Ones ↔
2. Luke Combs – Forever After All ↑
3. Eric Church – Hell Of A View ↑
4. Jake Owen – Made For You↑
5. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↓
6. Sam Hunt – Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s ↑
7. Tenille Arts – Somebody Like That ↑
8. Thomas Rhett – What’s Your Country Song ↓
9. Luke Combs – Better Together ↓
10. Dan + Shay – Glad You Exist ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 1 mei 2021

1. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2 ↔
2. Gary Brewer – 40th Anniversary Celebration ↔
3. Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1 ↔
4. Annie Moses Band – Tales From My Grandpa’s Pulpit *
5. Various Artists – April In Your Eyes: A Tribute To The Songs *
6. Chosen Road – Appalachian Worship: DeLuxe Edition (re-entry)
7. The Dead South – Served Live ↓
8. Various Artists – Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwest…↓
9. Yo Yo-Yo Ma, S.Duncan, E.Meyer, C.Thile – Not Our First …↓
10. Greensky Bluegrass – The Leap Year Sessions, Volume Two *

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 1 mei 2021

1. Chris Stapleton – Starting Over ↔
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
3. Hozier- Hozier ↔
4. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↔
5. Simon & Garfunkel – Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits ↑
6. Kacey Musgraves – Golden hour ↓
7. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↔
8. Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams ↔
9. James Taylor – Greatest Hits ↑
10. John Mellencamp – The Best That I Could Do 1978- 1988 ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

• Kenny Chesney met “Knowing You”
• Gabby Barrett met “The Good Ones”
• Chris Stapleton with Miranda Lambert met “Maggie’s Song”
• Carrie Underwood met “My Savior”
• Blake Shelton met “Austin”
• Alan Jackson met “Drive/You’ll Always Be My Baby”
• Dan + Shay met “Glad You Exist”
• Eric Church met “Bunch Of Nothing”
• Little Big Town met “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
• Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd met “Chasing After You”

Zondagavond vond in Nashville de uitreiking plaats van de Academy Of Country Music Awards. De winnaars in de categorieën Video of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year en New Male Artist of the Year werden enkele dagen geleden reeds bekendgemaakt.

Hieronder een overzicht van de winnaars en de genomineerden:

Entertainer of the Year

• Luke Bryan WINNER
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton

Female Artist of the Year

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris WINNER
• Carly Pearce

Male Artist of the Year

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

Duo of the Year

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

Group of the Year

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion WINNER
• The Cadillac Three
• The Highwomen

New Female Artist of the Year

• Ingrid Andress
• Tenille Arts
• Gabby Barrett – WINNER
• Mickey Guyton
• Caylee Hammack

New Male Artist of the Year

• Jimmie Allen – WINNER
• Travis Denning
• Hardy
• Cody Johnson
• Parker McCollum

Album of the Year

• “Born Here Live Here Die Here”, Luke Bryan
• “Mixtape Vol. 1”, Kane Brown
• “Never Will”, Ashley McBryde
• “Skeletons”, Brothers Osborne
• “Starting Over”, Chris Stapleton WINNER

Single of the Year

• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
• “I Hope,” Gabby Barrett
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice WINNER
• “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris

Song of the Year

• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert (Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby)
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde (Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally)
• “Some People Do,” Old Dominion (Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally)
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson)
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris (Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz) WINNER

Video of the Year

• “Better Than We Found It,” Maren Morris
• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
• “Gone,” Dierks Bentley
• “Hallelujah,” Carrie Underwood and John Legend
• “Worldwide Beautiful,” Kane Brown – WINNER

Songwriter of the Year

• Ashley Gorley
• Michael Hardy
• Hillary Lindsey
• Shane McAnally
• Josh Osborne

Music Event of the Year

• “Be a Light,” Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
• “Does to Me,” Luke Combs featuring Eric Church
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce & Lee Brice – WINNER
• “Nobody But You,” Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani
• “One Beer,” Hardy featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson
• “One Too Many,” Keith Urban, Pink

Hierbij een update van The Academy Of Country Music Awards die op 18 april plaatsvinden in Nashville en via CBS worden uitgezonden. Hieronder een overzicht van de optredende artiesten:

• Jimmie Allen
• Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney, “Half of My Hometown”
• Gabby Barrett
• Dierks Bentley with the War and Treaty, “Pride (in the Name of Love)”
• Brothers Osborne, “I’m Not for Everyone”
• Kenny Chesney, “Knowing You”
• Eric Church, “Bunch of Nothing”
• Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
• Dan + Shay, “Glad You Exist”
• Mickey Guyton, “Hold On”
• Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris, “Chasing After You”
• Alan Jackson, “You’ll Always Be My Baby” and “Drive (For Daddy Gene)”
• Lady A
• Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, “In His Arms”
• Miranda Lambert and Elle King, “Drunk (and I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
• Little Big Town
• Ashley McBryde
• Carly Pearce and Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
• Thomas Rhett, “What’s Your Country Song” and “Country Again”
• Blake Shelton, “Austin” and “Minimum Wage”
• Chris Stapleton, “Maggie’s Song”
• Carrie Underwood, My Savior gospel songs medley featuring CeCe Winans
• Keith Urban
• Chris Young and Kane Brown, “Famous Friends”

De genomineerden:

Entertainer

• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton

Female

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Carly Pearce

Male

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

Duo

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

Group

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion
• The Cadillac Three
• The Highwomen

New Female

• Ingrid Andress
• Tenille Arts
• Gabby Barrett  WINNER
• Mickey Guyton
• Caylee Hammack

New Male

• Jimmie Allen  WINNER
• Travis Denning
• Hardy
• Cody Johnson
• Parker McCollum

Album

• “Born Here Live Here Die Here”, Luke Bryan
• “Mixtape Vol. 1”, Kane Brown
• “Never Will”, Ashley McBryde
• “Skeletons”, Brothers Osborne
• “Starting Over”, Chris Stapleton

Single

• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
• “I Hope,” Gabby Barrett
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
• “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris

Song

• “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally
• “Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
• “The Bones,” Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz

Video

• “Better Than We Found It,” Maren Morris
• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
• “Gone,” Dierks Bentley
• “Hallelujah,” Carrie Underwood and John Legend
• “Worldwide Beautiful,” Kane Brown

Songwriter

• Ashley Gorley
• Michael Hardy
• Hillary Lindsey
• Shane McAnally
• Josh Osborne

Music Event

• “Be A Light,” Thomas Rhett f/Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
• “Does To Me,” Luke Combs f/Eric Church
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
• “Nobody But You,” Blake Shelton f/Gwen Stefani
• “One Beer,” Hardy f/Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson
• “One Too Many,” Keith Urban f/P!nk

Bass Player

• Jarrod Travis Cure
• Mark Hill
• Tony Lucido
• Steve Mackey
• Glenn Worf

Drummer

• Fred Eltringham
• Evan Hutchings
• Derek Mixon
• Jerry Roe
• Aaron Sterling

Guitar Player

• Corenflos
• Kris Donegan
• Jedd Hughes
• Ilya Toshinskiy
• Derek Wells

Piano/Keys Player

• David Cohen
• David Dorn
• Charlie Judge
• Mike Rojas
• Benmont Tench

Specialty Instrument Player

• Alicia Enstrom
• Jim Hoke
• Danny Rader
• Mickey Raphael
• Ilya Toshinskiy
• Kristin Wilkinson

Steel Guitar Player

• Spencer Cullum
• Dan Dugmore
• Mike Johnson
• Russ Pahl
• Justin Schipper

Audio Engineer

• Jeff Balding
• Jason Hall
• Gena Johnson
• Vance Powell
• Reid Shippen

Producer

• Buddy Cannon
• Dave Cobb
• Dann Huff
• Jay Joyce
• Joey Moi

The Academy Of Country Music Awards heeft de line-up vrijgegeven voor de ACM Awards die op 18 april plaatsvinden in Nashville en via CBS worden uitgezonden. Hieronder een overzicht van de optredende artiesten:

Miranda Lambert, Eric church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Ryan Hurd, Jack Ingram, Alan Jackson, Elle King, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Carly Pearce, Jon Randall, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, the War and Treaty, Carrie Underwood, CeCe Winans en Chris Young.

Diverse artiesten zullen samen optreden, welke is nog niet bekend.

De optredens komen afwisselend vanuit The Grand Ole Opry, het Ryman Auditorium en het Bluebird Café.

Zondagavond 14 maart zijn de winnaars van de Grammy’s bekendgemaakt. Hieronder een overzicht in de Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Album Of The Year en Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album categorieën.

Best Country Solo Performance:

Vince Gill – When My Amy Prays

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber met “10.000 Hours”

Best Country Song:

“Crowded Table” – Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriter (The Highwomen)

Best Country Album:

“Wildcard” – Miranda Lambert

Best American Roots Performance:

John Prine – I Remember Everything

Best American Roots Song:

“I Remember Everything” – Pat McLaughin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)

Best Americana Album:

“World On The Ground” – Sarah Jarosz

Best Bluegrass Album:

“Home” – Billy Strings

Best Folk Album:

“All The Good Times” – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Album Of The Year:

“Folklore” – Taylor Swift

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

James Taylor – American Standard

Best Contemporary  Christian Music Performance/Song:

“There Was Jesus” – Zach Williams & Dolly Parton