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

Woensdag 16 december:

• Outdoors with Payton Smith at 3pm CT here.
• Jake Owen, Outback Steakhouse’s Made For You at 6pm CT here.
• Robert Counts, Adam Doleac, Niko Moon, Mitchell Tenpenny and Rachel Wammack, Rock The Red Kettle at 7pm CT here.
• Carrie Underwood, Maddie & Tae and Runaway June, Cracker Barrel’s Sounds of the Season at 7pm CT here.
• LoCash, Christmas Bash at 7pm CT; tickets here.
• Drake White, Wednesday Night Therapy at 7pm CT here.
• Lainey Wilson, Dustin Lynch, Chase Rice, Runaway June, Jimmie Allen and Elvie Shane, Beasley’s Country Christmas Concert at 8pm; tickets here.
• Feels Like Home For the Holidays with Tyler Rich and Sabina at 8pm CT here.

Donderdag 17 december:

• The ACM Holiday Weekly at 6pm CT here.
• Adam Doleac, A Night At The Distillery at 7pm CT here.
• Jimmie Allen, Ryman livestream at 8pm CT; tickets here.

Onderstaande concerten/interviews zijn terug te kijken:

• The Chicks waged their bets on who could drink Seth under the table, talked about their new album Gaslighter and revealed how close their sleuthing fans get while trying to decipher their lyrics on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers (12/14) here.
• Maddie & Tae performed “Merry Married Christmas” on CBS‘ The Talk (12/15) here.
• Garth Brooks remembered the late Charley Pride and looked ahead to his Christmas special with Trisha Yearwood during last night’s (12/14) Inside Studio G here.
• Jimmie Allen shared a video tribute to Charley Pride here.
• Niko Moon played a Home Concert here.
• Lady A told Apple Music about spending time off the road, re-releasing “On This Winter’s Night” after having children, writing during quarantine, what they love about Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini and Ed Sheeran and more here.
• Justin Moore’s newest family member, Fancy the pupper, made her debut appearance on The Justin Moore Podcast this week along with Moore’s wife Kate here.
• Brett Eldredge and Kelly Clarkson sang “Under The Mistletoe” on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (12/11) here.
• Garth Brooks revealed he almost didn’t release “The Dance” here, a song Kelly Clarkson said explained exactly what she felt while going through her divorce here during The Kelly Clarkson Show (12/14).
• Harmony Award recipient Maren Morris performed during the Nashville Symphony’s first-ever virtual Symphony Ball here.
• Feels Like Home For the Holidays with Tyler Rich and Sabina welcomed Niko and Anna Moon here. Speaking of the Moons, they went Stir Crazy here.
• Scotty McCreery, Dennis Quaid, Brett Young and Chris Young played the Charley Pride-dedicated Opry Livestream here.
• On the latest episode of FGL House Party Radio, Tyler and Brian welcomed Chase Rice to talk about their new collaboration, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.,” their early Nashville memories, their careers launching with the song “Cruise” and more here.
• Josh Turner was interviewed in the #GEICOGreenRoom here.
• Track45 posted a cover of “Silent Night” here.
• Dan + Shay sang “Take Me Home For Christmas” here and Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani performed “Happy Anywhere” here during The Voice on NBC (12/15).
• Brett Eldredge joined The Kelly Clarkson Show for a performance of “Under The Mistletoe” here and talked ditching his smart phone for a good old-fashioned flip phone and polaroid camera when making his latest album here.
• President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Bob Kendrick joined Hot Stove to reflect on the passing of Charley Pride here.
• Carrie Underwood released a BTS video for her John Legend duet, “Hallelujah,” here.
• Dustin Lynch posted an acoustic performance of “Cowboys And Angels” here.
• Caylee Hammack chatted with KGNC/Amarillo, TX’s Scott Gaines and performed in The Live Lounge here.
• Watch the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Songwriter Session: Marshall Chapman here.

Een samenvatting van de CMA Country Christmas Show wordt door BBC Four uitgezonden  in de nacht van vrijdag 18 op zaterdag 19 december vanaf 00.00 uur (nederlandse tijd).

De show wordt gepresenteerd door Thomas Rhett en Lauren Akins. Optredens zijn er van Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker and Lindsey Stirling, Florida Georgia Line, Gabby Barrett, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady A, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw en Thomas Rhett.

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

Woensdag 9 december:

• Steve #WarinerWednesday at 7pm CT here.

Donderdag 12 december:

• CMA COVID support informational webinar at 12:30pm CT here.
• Sara Evans, Greatest Hits livestream at 7pm CT; tickets here.
• Cassadee Pope, Christmas Virtual M&G at 7:30pm CT; tickets here.
• Matt Stell, Wrangler livestream at 8pm CT here.

Onderstaande concerten/interviews zijn terug te kijken:

• Sam Hunt played “2016” on NBC‘s Late Night with Seth Meyers (12/7) here.
• Chris Stapleton performed “Devil Always Made Me Think Twice” on CBS‘ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (12/7) here.
• Dan + Shay sang “Take Me Home For Christmas” here and “Christmas Isn’t Christmas” here on NBC‘s Today (12/8). The duo discussed their Christmas originals, the evolution of Justin Bieber, Harry Styles’ artistry, why Adele is the “greatest living vocalist of our time,” Luke Combs’ “unapologetic authenticity”, Taylor Swift’s “exile” f/Bon Iver, enjoying the stillness of 2020 and more with Zane Lowe here.
• HonkyTonk Christmas with Michael Ray & Friends featured cameos from Matt Stell, Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat and more here.
• Garth Brooks reminded everyone to send in their requests for the Garth and Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event (12/20 on CBS) using #GarthandTrishaLive during last night’s (12/7) Inside Studio G here.
• Mickey Guyton, Lindsay Ell, Cam and Cassadee Pope surprised each other with presents in Radio Disney Country’s Super Secret Santa gift exchange here.
• Maddie and Tae joined The Ty Bentli Show to talk about their album, The Way It Feels, nights out in Nashville and their new EP, We Need Christmas, here.
• Niko Moon played a Home Concert here.
• Austin Burke and his wife Lexy’s Venmo Challenge was featured on CBS This Morning here. The couple have tipped more than $155,000 to service workers so far.
• Adam Hambrick sang “Between Me And The End Of The World” on ABC’s The Bachelorette (12/8) here.
• Brett Eldredge and Kelly Clarkson performed “Under The Mistletoe on NBC’s The Voice (12/8) here.
• Watch the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Songwriter Session: Bobby Braddock here.
• Caylee Hammack teamed with Everclear’s Art Alexakis for a rendition of “I Will Buy You A New Life” here.
• Riley Green played “Because Of Me” as part of his Golden Saw Series here.
• Jon Pardi covered Joe Diffie’s “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die)” live here.
• Jordan Davis posted a live acoustic version of “Detours” here.

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Billboard heeft de Top 100 alle genres voor 2020 gepubliceerd en er staan 18 country artiesten in de Top 100.

Hieronder een overzicht van de country artiesten in de Top 100 alle genres:

• No. 13: Luke Combs
• No. 24: Morgan Wallen
• No. 31: Kane Brown
• No. 34: Maren Morris
• No. 43: Gabby Barrett
• No. 51: Jason Aldean
• No. 53: Blake Shelton
• No. 58: Dan + Shay
• No. 60: Sam Hunt
• No. 73: Old Dominion
• No. 74: Luke Bryan
• No. 77: Thomas Rhett
• No. 84: Lee Brice
• No. 91: Jon Pardi
• No. 92: Miranda Lambert
• No. 93: Chris Stapleton
• No. 99: Kenny Chesney
• No. 100: Maddie & Tae

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

Woensdag 2 december:

• Granger Smith, TikTok’s SoundOff here.
• Runaway June, SiriusXM Ram Jam Sessions at 6pm CT here.
• Troy Baker, Rayne Johnson’s Rayne’n & Pourin’ at 6:30pm CT here.
• Scotty McCreery, Sessions livestream at 7pm CT; tickets here.
• Clint Black, Ryman Auditorium virtual concert at 8pm CT; tickets here.

Donderdag 3 december:

• Jerrod Niemann, Laine Hardy, Leaving Austin and more, 98th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 4pm CT here.
• Wassail With Wade Bowen at 7pm CT here.

Onderstaande concerten/interviews zijn terug te kijken:

• Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line and Gabby Barrett were among the performers during last night’s (11/30) CMA Country Christmas on ABC. Watch all of the performances here.
• Russell Dickerson performed “Home Sweet” on ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live (11/30) here and “Love You Like I Used To” on Ellen (12/1) here.
• Chris Lane was joined by artists including Charles Kelley, Scotty McCreery, Shay Mooney, Jake Owen and Hardy on a golf getaway at Pinehurst. Watch a recap here.
• Granger Smith was Facebook’s Artist of the Day yesterday (11/30), featured on the Music on Facebook Page where he talked about his new album from the set of his “Diesel (f/Earl Dibbles Jr.)” video shoot here.
• The season finale of Jon Pardi Time featured Dear Jon, Pardi Snacks, cooking (and cocktail) themed how-tos and Til Death Do Us Pardi, the real on his rescheduled wedding, plus Pardi Tunes here.
• A snippet of the re-recording of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” can be heard in the new Match.com commercial here.
• Russell Dickerson played Martin Guitar’s Jam In Place here.
• Watch the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Songwriter Session: Victoria Banks here.
• Dustin Lynch released an acoustic live version of “Dirt Road” here.
• On the new episode of kelsea radio, Kelsea Ballerini talks about finally recording collaborations, writing “the other girl,” and the song written for her by husband Morgan Evans here.
• Rachel Wammack lent her vocals to a reimagined version of “A Million Dreams,” which serves as the promotional anthem for Discovery+. Watch the promo here

• Ashland Craft – Two Wildflowers And A Box Of Wine
• Brett Eldredge – Do You Hear What I Hear  (audio)
• Brett Eldredge – Holly Jolly Christmas (audio)
• Brett Eldredge – It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas  (audio)
• Dan + Shay – I Should Probably Go To Bed  (AMA)
• Brett Eldredge – Sleigh Ride (audio)
• Dillon Carmichael – Hot Beer
• Hannah Dasher – Girls Call The Shots  (audio)
• Izaak Opatz – Drunk On A Plane
• Kane Brown ft. Swae Lee & Khalid – Be Like That
• Kelly Clarkson – Let Me Down Easy
• Nick Chandler & Delivered – A Tree That Stands Alone
• RVSHMD – My Side Of Town
• Sean Harrison – Halfway From Nashville
• Tim Higgins – Take Me Away
• Tim Montana – Do It Fast

Op 24 november zijn de Grammy genomineerden bekendgemaakt in de categorieën Country, Americana, Bluegrass en Folk.

De winnaars worden op 31 januari bekend tijdens een live uitzending op CBS.

Zie het overzicht hieronder.

Best Country Album

• Lady Like, Ingrid Andress
• Your Life Is a Record, Brandy Clark
• Wildcard, Miranda Lambert
• Nightfall, Little Big Town
• Never Will, Ashley McBryde

Best Country Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

• “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
• “Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
• “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
• “Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey and Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

Best Country Solo Performance

• “Stick That in Your Country Song,” Eric Church
• “Who You Thought I Was,” Brandy Clark
• “When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill
• “Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton
• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo / Group Performance

• “All Night,” Brothers Osborne
• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
• “Ocean,” Lady A
• “Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town
• “Some People Do,” Old Dominion

Best Americana Album

• Old Flowers, Courtney Marie Andrews
• Terms of Messenger, Hiss Golden Messenger
• World on the Ground, Sarah Jarosz
• El Dorado, Marcus King
• Good Souls, Better Angels, Lucinda Williams

Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

• “Cabin,” Laura Rodgers and Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
• “Ceiling to the Floor,” Sierra Hull and Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
• “Hometown,” Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
• “I Remember Everything,” Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
• “Man Without a Soul,” Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)

Best American Roots Performance

• “Colors,” Black Pumas
• “Deep in Love,” Bonny Light Horseman
• “Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard
• “I’ll Be Gone,” Norah John and Mavis Staples
• “I Remember Everything,” John Prine

Best Bluegrass Album

• Man on Fire, Danny Barnes
• To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1, Thomm Jutz
• North Carolina Songbook, Steep Canyon Rangers
• Home, Billy Strings
• The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1, Various Artists

Best Folk Album

• Bonny Light Horseman, Bonny Light Horseman
• Thanks for the Dance, Leonard Cohen
• Song for Our Daughter, Laura Marling
• Saturn Return, The Secret Sisters
• All the Good Times, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Thomas Rhett en zijn vrouw Lauren Akins presenteren dit jaar de CMA Country Christmas TV Special die op 30 november wordt uitgezonden op ABC. Het afgelopen jaar was Trisha Yearwood de gastvrouw, daarvoor waren het Reba McEntire en Jennifer Nettles.

Aan de Christmas TV Special wordt meegewerkt door Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Lady A, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett en Darius Rucker met Lindsey Stirling.

Hieronder een overzicht van de winnaars en de genomineerden van de 54^ste CMA Awards:

Entertainer of the Year

• Eric Church  WINNAAR
• Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris  WINNAAR
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs  WINNAAR
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion   WINNAAR
• Rascal Flatts

Vocal Duo of the Year

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

New Artist of the Year

• Jimmie Allen
• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Carly Pearce
• Morgan Wallen  WINNAAR

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

• What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs (Producer: Scott Moffatt)  WINNAAR
• Heartache Medication, Jon Pardi (Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi)
• Never Will, Ashley McBryde (Producers: Jay Joyce, John Peets)
• Old Dominion, Old Dominion (Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion)
• Wildcard, Miranda Lambert (Producer: Jay Joyce)

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

• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert (Songwriters: Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert)
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris (Songwriters: Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz)  WINNAAR
• “Even Though I’m Leaving,” Luke Combs (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Ray Fulcher)
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Carly Pearce, Jonathan Singleton)
• “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress (Songwriters: Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis, Derek Southerland)

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

• “I Hope,” Gabby Barrett (Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale; Mix Engineer: Buckley Miller)
• “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” Luke Combs (Producer: Scott Moffatt; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley)
• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Producer: Dan Smyers; Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano)
• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris (Producer: Greg Kurstin; Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin)   WINNAAR

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

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Producer: Dan Smyers)
• “Be a Light,” Thomas Rhett with Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban (Producer: Dann Huff)
• “The Bones,” Maren Morris feat. Hozier (Producer: Greg Kurstin)
• “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” Miranda Lambert with Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and Elle King (Producer: Jay Joyce)
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Producer: Busbee)  WINNAAR

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

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Director: Patrick Tracy)
• “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert (Director: Trey Fanjoy)  WINNAAR
• “Homemade,” Jake Owen (Director: Justin Clough)
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Director: Sam Siske)
• “Second One to Know,” Chris Stapleton (Director: David Coleman)

Musician of the Year

• Jenee Fleenor, fiddle
• Paul Franklin, steel guitar
• Rob McNelley, guitar
• Ilya Toshinsky, guitar
• Derek Wells, guitar

Vanavond wordt de 54^ste CMA Awards gehouden met presentatie van Reba McEntire en Darius Rucker.

De optredende artiesten zijn: Chris Stapleton, Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, Jenee Fleenor, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce & Lee Brice, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris en Rascal Flatts, Gabby Barrett feat. Charlie Puth, samen met samenwerkingen van Reba McEntire met Darius Rucker, Darius Rucker ft.. Lady A, Thomas Rhett ft. Reba McEntire en Hillary Scott met Chris Tomlin!

Vanwege een positieve Covid-19 test moeten Lee Brice en Florida Georgia Line verstek laten gaan.

Hieronder een overzicht van de optredende artiesten en songs:

• Gabby Barrett and Charlie Puth: “I Hope”
• Thomas Rhett feat. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin: “Be a Light”
• Darius Rucker and Reba McEntire: TBA
• Lady and Darius Rucker: “Beers & Sunshine”
• Eric Church: “Hell of a View”
• Luke Combs: “Cold as You”
• Florida Georgia Line: “Long Live”
• Miranda Lambert: “Settling Down”
• Ashley McBryde: “One Night Standards”
• Maren Morris: “The Bones”
• Rascal Flatts: “Bless the Broken Road”
• Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Jenee Fleenor & Ashley McBryde: Charlie Daniels tribute
• Jimmie Allen: “Best Shot”
• Ingrid Andress: “More Hearts Than Mine”
• Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber: “10,000 Hours”
• Little Big Town: Kenny Rogers tribute
• Old Dominion: “Looking for Love”
• Jon Pardi: Joe Diffie tribute
• Carly Pearce and Charles Kelley: “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
• Keith Urban: “God Whispered Your Name”
• Morgan Wallen: “More Than My Hometown”
• Chris Stapleton: “Starting Over”

In Europa zijn de CMA Awards op donderdag 19 november van 23.00 – 24.00 in een samenvatting te bekijken op BBC Four en op woensdag 23 december via het duitse RTL Plus, uitzendtijd nog niet bekend.