CMT heeft bekendgemaakt dat Sam Hunt, Shania Twain, Gabby Barrett en Morgan Wallen als solo artiesten zijn toegevoegd aan de 2020 CMT Music Awards. Daarnaast zijn er samenwerkende optredens toegevoegd van Kelsea Ballerini met Halsey, Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus en Luke Combs met Brooks & Dunn.

De eerdere line-up bestond al uit Maren Morris, Kane Brown, Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Ingrid Andress, Hardy, Caylee Hammack, Mickey Guyton, Riley Green,Travis Denning. Ashley McBryde en Dan + Shay.

De 2020 CMT Music Awards wordt op 21 oktober uitgezonden.

Country Top 25, Albums, 10 oktober 2020

1. Carrie Underwood – My Gift *
2. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↔
3. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↔
4. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↔
5. Kane Brown – Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) ↔
6. Keith Urban – The Speed Of Now, Part 1 ↓
7. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↔
8. Gabby Barrett – Goldmine ↔
9. Jason Aldean – 9 ↑
10. George Strait – 50 Number Ones ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige album Top 25

Country Top 50, Singles, 10 oktober 2020

1. Gabby Barrett – I Hope ↔
2. Lee Brice – One Of Them Girls ↑
3. Jason Aldean – Got What I Got ↓
4. Luke Combs – Lovin’ On You ↔
5. Morgan Wallen – More Than My Hometown ↑
6. Jameson Rodgers – Some Girls ↑
7. Dan + Shay – I Sould Probably Go To Bed ↔
8. Kane Brown – Cool Again ↓
9. Hardy ft. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson – One Beer ↔
10. Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani – Happy Anywhere ↔

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 10 oktober 2020

1. Billy Strings – Home ↔
2. Yo Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile – Not Our First Goat Rodeo↑
3. Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers – 40th Anniversary Celebation ↓
4. Hillary Klug – Howdy Y’all *
5. The Dead South – Sugar & Joy ↔
6. Sierra Hull – 25 Trips (re-entry)
7. The SteelDrivers – Bad For You ↑
8. The Chuck Wagon Gang – No Depression In Heaven (re-entry)
9. Old Crow Medicine Show – Live At The Ryman ↓
10. The Dillards – Old Road New Again ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 10 oktober 2020

1. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↑
2. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↑
3. Fleet Foxes – Shire ↑
4. Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension *
5. Hozier – Hozier ↑
6. Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman2 ↓
7. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↑
8. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↔
9. Simon & Garfunkel – Simon And Garfunkel Greatest Hits ↔
10. Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

CMT heeft de 2^e ronde van optredende artiesten tijdens de CMT Music Awards bekendgemaakt: Ingrid Andress, Hardy, Caylee Hammack, Mickey Guyton, Riley Green en Travis Denning. Eerder was al bekend dat Maren Morris, Kane Brown, Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town en Luke Bryan zullen optreden.

Country Top 25, Albums, 3 oktober 2020

1. Keith Urban – The Speed Of Now, Part 1 *
2. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↓
3. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↓
4. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↓
5. Kane Brown – Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) ↓
6. Tyler Childers – Long Violent History *
7. Chris Stapelton – Traveller ↓
8. Gabby Barrett – Goldmine ↓
9. Hardy – A Rock ↓
10. Luke Bryan – Born Here, Live Here, Die Here ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige album Top 25

Country Top 50, Singles, 3 oktober 2020

1. Gabby Barrett – I Hope ↔
2. Jason Aldean – Got What I Got ↑
3. Lee Brice – One Of Them Girls ↓
4. Luke Combs – Lovin’ On You ↔
5. Kane Brown – Cool Again ↔
6. Morgan Wallen – More Than My Hometown ↔
7. Dan + Shay – I Should Probably Go To Bed ↔
8. Jameson Rodgers – Some Girls ↑
9. Hardy ft. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson – One Beer ↓
10. Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani – Happy Anywhere ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 15, Albums, 3 oktober 2020

1. Billy Strings – Home ↑
2. Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile – Not Our First Goat Rodeo↑
3. Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers – 40th Anniversary Celebation ↑
4. Gangstagrass – No Time For Enemies ↓
5. The Dead South – Sugar & Joy ↔
6. The White Buffalo – On The Widow’s Walk ↑
7. Old Crow Medicine Show – Live At The Ryman ↑
8. The Dillards – Old Road New Again ↓
9. Matt Heckler – The Magnolia Sessions *
10. The SteelDrivers – Bad For You ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 3 oktober 2020

1. Tyler Childers – Long Violent History *
2. Chris Stapleton – Traveller ↓
3. The Avett Brothers – The Gleam III (re-entry)
4. Yusuf – Tea For The Tillerman2 *
5. Tyler Childers – Purgatory ↓
6. Fleet Floxes – Shore *
7. Hozier – Hozier ↓
8. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour ↓
9. Simon & Garfunkel – Simon And Garfunkel Greatest Hits ↓
10. The Lumineers – Cleopatra ↓

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

CMT heeft de eerste ronde van optredende artiesten voor de CMT Music Awards aangekondigd die op 21 oktober gaat plaatsvinden. Het zijn Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan en Maren Morris. De Top 5 Video Of The Year finalisten worden op 12 oktober bekendgemaakt.

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden:

Video of the Year

Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director. Final nominees announced on 10/12, with final voting held until 10/16 and announced in-show.

• Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
• Blanco Brown – “The Git Up”
• Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone”
• Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
• Keith Urban – “Polaroid”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “homecoming queen?”
• Little Big Town – “Sugar Coat”
• Luke Combs – “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
• Miranda Lambert – “Bluebird”
• Old Dominion – “Some People Do”
• Sam Hunt – “Hard To Forget”
• Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”
• The Chicks -“Gaslighter”
• Thomas Rhett – “Remember You Young”

 Female Video of the Year
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist

• Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
• Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone”
• Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “homecoming queen?”
• Maren Morris – “The Bones”
• Miranda Lambert – “Bluebird”

 Male Video of the Year
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist

• Jason Aldean – “Got What I Got”
• Luke Bryan – “One Margarita”
• Luke Combs – “Even Though I’m Leaving”
• Morgan Wallen – “Chasin’ You (Dream Video)”
• Sam Hunt – “Hard To Forget”
• Thomas Rhett – “Remember You Young”

Group Video of the Year
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists

• Lady A – “Champagne Night”
• Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
• Midland – “Cheatin’ Songs (Live From the Palomino)”
• Old Dominion – “One Man Band”
• The Chicks – “Gaslighter”
• The Highwomen – “Crowded Table”

 Duo Video of the Year
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists

• Brothers Osborne – “All Night (Studio Performance)”
• Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
• Florida Georgia Line – “Blessings”
• LOCASH – “One Big Country Song”
• Maddie & Tae – “Die From A Broken Heart”

 Breakthrough Video of the Year
Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)

• Blanco Brown – “The Git Up”
• Caylee Hammack – “Family Tree”
• Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
• Ingrid Andress – “More Hearts Than Mine”
• Riley Green – “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”
• Travis Denning – “After a Few”

 Collaborative Video of the Year
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists

• Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani – “Nobody But You”
• Carly Pearce and Lee Brice – “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
• Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – “10,000 Hours”
• Kane Brown featuring Nelly – “Cool Again”
• Marshmello and Kane Brown – “One Thing Right”
• Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi – “Beer Can’t Fix”

 CMT Performance of the Year
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)

• CMT Artists of the Year: Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
• CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs – “Brand New Man”
• CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young – “Drowning”
• CMT Crossroads: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini – “Graveyard”
• CMT Artists of the Year: Sam Hunt – “Fancy”
• CMT Crossroads: Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton – “Tell Me When It’s Over”

Country Top 25, Albums, 26 september 2020

1. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↔
2. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↔
3. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↔
4. Kane Brown – Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) ↑
5. Chris Stapelton – Traveller ↑
6. Hardy – A Rock ↓
7. Gabby Barrett – Goldmine ↑
8. Luke Bryan – Born Here, Live Here, Die Here ↓
9. Kelsea Ballerini – Ballerini *
10. Jason Aldean – 9 ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige album Top 25

Country Top 50, Singles, 26 september 2020

1. Gabby Barrett – I Hope ↔
2. Lee Brice – One Of Them Girls ↔
3. Jason Aldean – Got What I Got ↑
4. Luke Combs – Lovin’ On You ↓
5. Kane Brown – Cool Again ↑
6. Morgan Wallen – More Than My Hommetown ↑
7. Dan + Shay – I Sould Probably Go To Bed ↑
8. Hardy ft. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson – One Beer ↑
9. Luke Bryan – One Margarita ↔
10. Jameson Rodgers – Some Girls ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 10, Albums, 26 september 2020

1. Gangstagrass – No Time For Enemies (re-entry)
2. Billy Strings – Home ↑
3. Yo-Yo Ma/Stuart Duncan/Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile – Not Our First Goat Rodeo ↓
4. Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers – 40th Anniversary Celebation ↑
5. The Dead South – Sugar & Joy ↑
6. The Dillards – Old Road New Again *
7. The White Buffaloo – On The Widow’s Walk ↑
8. Chosen Road – Appalachian Worship: DeLuxe Edition (re-entry)
9. The SteelDrivers – Bad For You ↓
10. Old Crow Medicine Show – Live At The Ryman ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 26 september 2020

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

Klik hier voor de volledige Americana/Folk Top 25

De genomineerden voor de 2020 Billboard Music Awards zijn vandaag bekendgemaakt. Door Corona zijn de awards verplaatst van 29 april naar 14 oktober.

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden in de categorie country:

Top Country Artist

• Kane Brown
• Luke Combs
• Dan + Shay
• Maren Morris
• Thomas Rhett

Top Country Male Artist

• Kane Brown
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett

Top Country Female Artist

• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

Top Country Duo/Group

• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Old Dominion

Top Country Tour

• Eric Church
• Florida Georgia Line
• George Strait

Top Country Album

• Kane Brown, Experiment
• Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
• Maren Morris, Girl
• Thomas Rhett, Center Point Road
• Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me

Top Country Song

• Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours”
• Maren Morris, “The Bones”
• Old Dominion, “One Man Band”
• Blake Shelton, “God’s Country”

Country Top 25, Albums, 19 september 2020

1. Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get ↔
2. Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me ↔
3. Luke Combs – This One’s For You ↔
4. Hardy – A Rock *
5. Kane Brown – Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP) ↓
6. Chris Stapelton – Traveller ↔
7. Luke Bryan – Born Here, Live Here, Die Here ↓
8. Gabby Barrett – Goldmine ↓
9. Sam Hunt – Southside ↔
10. Zac Brown Band – Greatest Hits So Far ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige album Top 25

Country Top 50, Singles, 19 september 2020

1. Gabby Barrett – I Hope ↔
2. Lee Brice – One Of Them Girls ↑
3. Luke Combs – Lovin’ On You↑
4. Jason Aldean – Got What I Got ↑
5. Maddie & Tae – Die From A Broken Heart ↓
6. Kane Brown – Cool Again ↔
7. Morgan Wallen – More Than My Hommetown ↑
8. Dan + Shay – I Sould Probably Go To Bed ↑
9. Luke Bryan – One Margarita ↓
10. Hardy ft. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson – One Beer ↑

Klik hier voor de volledige single Top 50

Bluegrass Top 10, Albums, 19 september 2020

1. Yo-Yo Ma/Stuart Duncan/Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile – Not Our First Goat Rodeo ↔
2. Cahalen Morrison – Wealth Of Sorrow *
3. Billy Strings – Home ↓
4. Mandolin Orange – Austin City Limits Live At The Moody Theatre (re-entry)
5. Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers – 40th Anniversary Celebation ↓
6. The Dead South – Sugar & Joy ↓
7. The Petersens – Live Sessions, Vol. 1 *
8. The SteelDrivers – Bad For You ↓
9. The White Buffaloo – On The Widow’s Walk ↑
10. Steven Curtis Chapman – Deeper Roots: Where The Bluegrass Grows (re-entry)

Klik hier voor de volledige Bluegrass Top 15

Americana/Folk Top 10, Albums, 19 september 2020

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

Vrijdag 18 september:

• Thriving Roots: A Virtual Community Music Conference here.
• Keith Urban, Amazon Music The Speed Of Now Livestream at 8pm CT here.
• Thomas Rhett, iHeartRadio Music Festival at 8pm CT here.

Onderstaande livestreams zijn terug te kijken:

• Watch performances and acceptance speeches from last night’s (9/16) 55th Annual ACM Awards on CBS here and the entire show on CBS All Access here.
• Jeremy Parsons interviewed artists including Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Lee Brice and Miranda Lambert during the PeopleTV Red Carpet Live: 55th ACM Awards here.
• Justin Moore discussed the sleepless nights, tough decisions and even crying for the well being of his road family with News Nation/WGN America here.
• Drake White continued Wednesday Night Therapy here.
• Steve #WarinerWednesday resumed here.
• Episode three of Lindsay Ell’s Making Of Heart Theory debuted here

Woensdagavond zijn de winnaars van de ACM Awards bekendgemaakt tijdens een 3 uur durende TV show.

Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden en de winnaars:

Entertainer of the Year

• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett — WINNER
• Carrie Underwood — WINNER

Male Artist of the Year

• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs — WINNER
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris — WINNER
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

Duo of the Year

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

Group of the Year

• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion — WINNER
• The Highwomen

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

• Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett (Producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Thomas Rhett, the Stereotypes, Cleve Wilson)
• Girl, Maren Morris (Producers: busbee, Greg Kurstin, Maren Morris)
• Heartache Medication, Jon Pardi (Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi)
• What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs (Producer: Scott Moffatt) — WINNER
• Wildcard, Miranda Lambert (Producer: Jay Joyce)

New Male Artist of the Year

• Jordan Davis
• Russell Dickerson
• Riley Green — WINNER
• Cody Johnson
• Morgan Wallen

New Female Artist of the Year

• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Lindsay Ell
• Caylee Hammack
• Tenille Townes — WINNER

New Duo or Group of the Year

No New Duo or Group of the Year trophy will be awarded in 2020, as there are no eligible artists in this category this year.

Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer(s) / Director(s) / Artist(s))

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Director: Patrick Tracy. Producer: Christen Pinkston)
• “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Director: Sophie Muller. Producers: Jamie Amos, Patrick Kennedy)
• “One Man Band,” Old Dominion (Director / Producer: Mason Allen)
• “Remember You Young,” Thomas Rhett (Director: TK McKamy. Producer: Dan Atchison) — WINNER
• “Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town (Directors: Alexa Kinigopoulos, Stephen Kinigopoulos. Producers: Wes Edwards, Carlo Glorioso, Angie Lorenz)

Music Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Producer: Dan Smyers)
• “Dive Bar,” Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton (Producer: Garth Brooks)
• “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” Miranda Lambert with Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and Elle King (Producer: Jay Joyce) — WINNER
• “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus (Producers: Michael Trent Reznor, Atticus Matthew Ross, YoungKio)
• “What Happens in a Small Town,” Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell (Producer: Dann Huff)

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) / Producer(s) / Record Label(s))

• “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Producer: Scott Hendricks) — WINNER
• “One Man Band,” Old Dominion (Producer: Shane McAnally and Old Dominion)
• “Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves (Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian)
• “Rumor,” Lee Brice (Producers: Lee Brice, Dan Frizsell, Kyle Jacobs, Jon Stone)
• “What If I Never Get Over You,” Lady Antebellum (Producer: Dann Huff)

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s) / Publisher(s) / Artist(s))

• “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Songwriters: Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers)
• “Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Ashley McBryde (Songwriters: Jeremy Bussey, Ashley McBryde)
• “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt)
• “One Man Band,” Old Dominion (Songwriters: Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi) — WINNER
• “Some of It,” Eric Church (Songwriters: Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Bobby Pinson)

Songwriter of the Year

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