#Shania Shelton

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So, we want highlight and pay homage to the achievements of women over 50 who are continuing their reign as sensational musicians, including Tracy Chapman, Shania Twain, Barbra Streisand, and Mariah Carey, who affirm the value of experience and longevity in an industry often fixated on youth.

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani is the frontwoman and co-founder of ska-pop-rock band No Doubt, a multi-platinum selling solo artist, fashion designer, a judge on The Voice, and the better half of Blake Shelton, with whom she’s recorded her latest single, “Purple Irises.”

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Over Again - Mix CD & Playlist

I'll start posting the fic soon! Maybe this weekend? In the meantime, this playlist goes with the fic. The first 19 songs are the ones Joel and Sarah burned on a mix CD for you/reader late in 2001. After that it's just more vibes (and relevant songs…).

I was a teenager in 2000 and I grew up in the south (not in Texas, though I lived there later), so I was aiming for songs I would have heard on the radio and songs the reader and Joel definitely would have heard on the radio and when they went out dancing (we're talking two-step and merengue, and more). You'll see more of this later, but Joel teaches you to dance in this fic. Thank you to @thatoneobsessedlinguist-writes for your help and song suggestions!

Read on for my annotated list with headcanons for the first 19 songs.

Mild spoiler warning for the fic - there are some notes and context for various bits of the story, so I'd hold off on reading until later if you're not into that.

Joel & Sarah's ~Awesome~ Mix

Link to playlist here

Some general categories -

Songs 1-6: those inescapable songs you would have heard every time Joel took you dancing. Some of them were the songs playing when he taught you the steps.

Songs 9-15: the same, but for country night/dance clubs, for two-stepping and line dancing.

Just take a moment and let the truth settle in your heart - the Miller brothers know how to two-step and how to line dance. And they'll break those out or a bit of merengue or bachata and more on a night out or at family gatherings.

La Bomba - azul azul (2000) This song played in every club in 2001, and you can't convince me otherwise. Also, there's a moment with this song in the fic that cracks me up (no spoilers).

Suavemente - Elvis Crespo (1998) Just imagine Joel leading you through a bit of merengue to this song in a club. I'll wait.

Lambada - Kaoma (1989) I'll be honest, I can't imagine this playlist without this song. Everyone would have known it, they'd have heard it out and at every family gathering, forever.

Fruta Fresca - Carlos Vives (1999) Once you start to catch on, Joel throws these faster songs at you, whirling you around and keeping his eyes locked on you the whole time. Ese beso con que sueño, cuando, las penas me acechan...

Rie y Llora - Celia Cruz (2000) Sarah's Abuela/Joel & Tommy's mom loves Celia Cruz. Her songs play at every family gathering, and the whole family knows the entire Celia Cruz catalog. They have to. (This is the song Joel and Sarah are dancing to in the backyard in the excerpt I posted the other day.)

Arrasando - Thalia (2000) Another one of those songs that Joel throws at you once you've got the steps down. Ellie thinks the fast songs are the best ones, later.

Que Me Quedes Tú - Shakira (2001) We have to have a couple of slow songs, at least, and this album was huge in 2001. I think Sarah, a bilingual kid in Texas, would have loved it.

¡Que Bonito! - Rosario (1996) This is the song that plays when you and Joel are slow dancing in the backyard, after he teaches you to dance, when he kisses you for the first time. Qué bonito poder sentirte así...

Austin - Blake Shelton (2001) Look, they lived in Austin. This song came out mid-summer, 2001. There is no chance it didn't play in every single country night club in Austin for years.

The Way You Love Me - Faith Hill (1999) This song was inescapable. I've line danced to it myself.

What About Now - Lonestar (1999) Joel Miller would have loved this song. Imagine him taking you for a spin around the dance floor to this one. Baby, for once let's don't think twice...

Cowboy Take Me Away - The Chicks (1999) I feel that this one speaks for itself. I also think Sarah would have laughed at both of you every time you got emotional about it. Ellie would do the same 20 years later.

Man! I Feel LIke A Woman! - Shania Twain (1997) Sarah helps Joel make this mix CD as a gift for you. You know she'd add this song – you and Sarah would have sung this song at the top of your lungs while dancing around Joel and Tommy in the kitchen, as they watched and laughed. Joel also loves watching you line dance to it when it comes on at a club and the men clear the floor (this is exactly what happened in the early 2000s every time this song played, in my experience).

Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn (1991) I think it might be illegal not to play this song at a country night club. I'm serious. Especially in 2001.

All My Ex's Live in Texas - George Strait (1987) They live in Texas. I'm pretty sure they're still playing this song in Texas, even though I haven't lived there in 8 years.

No One Needs To Know - Shania Twain (1995) In my mind, this song captures the moment you set eyes on Joel the first time, in the first chapter of the fic. And maybe you would have told him that, later, when it came on the radio one day in his truck. I met a tall, dark and handsome man, and I've been busy makin' big plans...

Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis (1987) Joel Miller is a cheesy romantic. And he would sing this song to you in the kitchen like the big sap he is.

Amazed - Lonestar (1999) This is Joel’s song for you, like No One Needs To Know was your song for him. That man feels every single lyric as he slow dances with you to this song in his backyard. He also thinks this is the last song on the CD, which is romantic, but Sarah sneaks one more past him. I wanna spend the rest of my life, with you by my side...

Pickup Man - Joe Diffie (1994) At some point, you and Sarah establish an inside joke about this song and Joel, and it makes you laugh your asses off every time it plays. (You tell Ellie the story later, in the fic.) Joel pretends to be grumpy about it, but secretly he loves seeing the two of you get along like that. Sarah sneaks it onto the CD without Joel noticing until he hears it later and sighs, long-suffering, hiding his smile from the two of you as you shout-sing the lyrics at him in his pickup truck. I met all my wives in traffic jams, there's just something women like about a Pickup Man...

I can hear you, fellow olds - 19 songs? On a burned CD? Look, it’s not impossible. I definitely had a few with 18 or 19 songs on them. Let’s just assume it worked.

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#CountryMusic

CMT 12-16-23 (Hot 20 Signature 2023)

So today CMT will be giving a playlist of Artist's signature hits for the end of 2023. So let's begin right now.

Luke Bryan - Play it again. Sam Hunt - Body like a back road. Wynonna - No one else on Earth. Little Big Town - Boondocks. Ricky Skaggs - Country boy. Reba McEntire - Fancy. Reba McEntire - The night the lights went out in Georgia. Chapel Hart - The night the lights went out in Georgia. Josh Turner - Long black train. Kane Brown - Heaven. Trace Adkins - Every light in the house. Brooks & Dunn - Neon moon. Hank Williams Jr. - A Country boy can survive. Tim McGraw - Live like you were dying. Lee Greenwood - God bless the USA. Mickey Guyton - Black like me. Thomas Rhett - Marry me. Dustin Lynch - Small town boy. Kelsea Ballerini - Peter Pan. Avery Anna - Peter Pan. Ronnie Milsap - Smokey Mountain Rain. Blake Shelton - Ol' red. Gary Allan - Watching airplanes. Luke Combs - Beautiful crazy. Jason Aldean - My kinda party. Deanna Carter - Strawberry wine. Vince Gill - Go rest high on that mountain. Keith Urban - You'll think of me. Darryl Worley - Have you forgotten? Randy Travis - Forever and ever, amen. Shania Twain - You're still the one. Carrie Underwood - Jesus, take the wheel.

And that's a wrap for the Signature hits from CMT (Country Music Television). Thanks as always go to CMT for doing their weekly Country Music Video Countdowns. And thanks as well goes out to you for taking the time to read this weekly list. See ya all next time.

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Audacy has launched its first FM broadcast station with Super Hi-Fi, an AI-powered radio service for broadcast and digital media companies. Starting Thursday, Audacy will power KQKS-HD2 (Front Range Country 103.1) in Denver with Super Hi-Fi's AI powered platform and toolset, including its Program Director Radio Operating System. Audacy launched Front Range Country 103.1 in March, 2023. The new station features over three decades of Country music, centered on hits from artists such as Garth Brooks, George Strait, Shania Twain, Brooks and Dunn, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood and others, while also including modern artists like Zac Brown, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Blake Shelton. The integration is a full cloud-first technology approach that dramatically reduces the total operational cost and complexity associated with traditional platforms. Additionally, this launch includes a move to a fully transmitter-based playout structure, underpinned by the Orban 5950 Super Hi-Fi Edition that recently won numerous awards at NAB Las Vegas. Audacy says that the combination of cloud-based AI radio tools, along with transmitter-based reception and playout, demonstrates how the next step in radio operations will be simpler and easier to manage, with significantly lower costs across the operations chain. Read the full article

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New Country 27e jaargang  #T1245 (S804) (C45) van 9 September 2024  (wk 37) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Album van de week: Colby Acuff - American Son              

Classic album:  Shania Twain – The woman In Me  Soon            1995

Hits of the Year : 2004

Maandfavoriet : Ella Langley & Riley Green – You Look Like You Love Me     

Maandartiest : Patty Loveless      

Patty Loveless – Blame It On your heart        *maandartiest

Trisha Yearwood – XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl )           #1 30 jaar.

Zach Bryan  ft Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything 

Zach Top – Beer For Breakfast

Wyatt Flores - Dont Wanna Say Goodnight

Cole Swindell - Forever to Me nw

Koe Wetzel & Jesse Murph - High Road.

Troy Cartwright – Wild One

Cody Johnson – Dirt Cheap    #3

Colby Acuff - Scared Of The Dark     Album vd week

 Colby Acuff - How Do I Feel Alive fy the castellows      *Album vd week

Reba McEntire – Little Rock      Entertainer 1986

Keith Urban – You Look Good In My Shirt

Freddy Weller – Games People Play

Merle Haggard –   Going Where the Lonely Go

Ella Langley & Riley Green – You Look Like You Love Me .  . favoriet 

Kenny Chesney – Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven .  sofi

Shania Twain - Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under  classic album 1995

Shania Twain – Any Man Of ine     classic album

The Deslondes – Hold On Liza , .

Martina McBride -  My Baby Loves Me      (3 in 1) 

Martina McBride -  Blessed       

Martina McBride -  A Broken Wing      

Colby Acuff  - American Sun    Album vd week

Sierra Hull – All I Ever Need Is You

Post Malone  - M.E.X.I.C.O  (ft Billy Strings)     #1 album.

Thomas Rhett - I Could Spend Forever Loving You

The Castellows – Sober Sudays  (feat Wyatt Flores )

Sweethearts Of The Rodeo - Sing Me Back Home

Vince Gill - I Still Can’t Say Goodbye

Cody johnson – 18 Wheels   Truck

Patty Loveless – Chains    maandartiest

Toby Keith ft Luke Combs joe Diffie - Ships That Don't Come In  juweeltje

George Strait - To the Moon vw

Colby Acuff - Sizanne     Album vd week

Lainey  Wilson -  4x4xU

Paul Simon and Willie Nelson - Homeward Bound

Robert Weston -  Won't Settle Down   Dutch corner

Cash On Delivery – No More You

Toby Keith – American Soldier       #5 2004

Blake Shelton – Some Beach       #4

Kenny Chesney /Uncle Cracker – When The Sun Goes Down      #3

Gretchen Wilson – Redneck Woman  # 2004

Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying       #1 2004

Eindtune

[the-invisible-queer]

I knew country artists who were popular around 2011 because thats when I started watching the CMAs

I got into Johnny Cash because of Joaquin Phoenix

WAS an Elvis stan before I found out he was a creep - idk if he's considered country I always felt he bordered country and rock and roll

Got into Dolly Parton and Billy Ray Cyrus because of Hannah Montana

Shania Twain, Blake Shelton, and Rascal Flatts are probably the only ones I discovered "on my own"

And The Country Bears

Can never forget The Country Bears

Need Disney to put the movie soundtrack on Spotify

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Clytemnestra

MACI BOOKOUT'S ELVEN BELLY

CONAN O'BRIEN'S ELVEN BELLY

SHANIA TWAIN'S ELVEN BELLY

MATTHEW FOX'S ELVEN BELLY

NAOMI CAMPBELL'S ELVEN BELLY

JASON ALDEAN'S ELVEN BELLY

CAM GIGANDET'S ELVEN BELLY

DIANNA AGRON'S ELVEN BELLY

REBECCA GAYHEART'S ELVEN BELLY

TOM BRADY'S ELVEN BELLY

CLAIRE DANES'S ELVEN BELLY

BETHENNY FRANKEL'S ELVEN BELLY

LEWIS HAMILTON'S ELVEN BELLY

JOANNA GARCIA'S ELVEN BELLY

TOM FELTON'S ELVEN BELLY

ALANIS MORISSETTE'S ELVEN BELLY

JOSH LUCAS'S ELVEN BELLY

VANESSA HUDGENS'S ELVEN BELLY

SEAN PENN'S ELVEN BELLY

GINNIFER GOODWIN'S ELVEN BELLY

JESSICA STROUP'S ELVEN BELLY

KIM CATTRALL'S ELVEN BELLY

DAVID COOK'S ELVEN BELLY

JACKIE CHAN'S ELVEN BELLY

KERR SMITH'S ELVEN BELLY

MARISKA HARGITAY'S ELVEN BELLY

LISA MARIE PRESLEY'S ELVEN BELLY

KATRINA BOWDEN'S ELVEN BELLY

DANIEL RADCLIFFE'S ELVEN BELLY

MIRANDA LAMBERT'S ELVEN BELLY

BLAKE SHELTON'S ELVEN BELLY

PAUL WESLEY'S ELVEN BELLY

CEE LO GREEN'S ELVEN BELLY

SURI CRUISE'S ELVEN BELLY

MELISSA MCCARTHY'S ELVEN BELLY

ELIZABETH OLSEN'S ELVEN BELLY

JAVIER BARDEM'S ELVEN BELLY

STEPHEN AMELL'S ELVEN BELLY

KANYE WEST'S ELVEN BELLY

KATIE HOLMES'S ELVEN BELLY

MARCUS SCHENKENBERG'S ELVEN BELLY

ROBERTO MARTINEZ'S ELVEN BELLY

SEAL'S ELVEN BELLY

HEATHER LOCKLEAR'S ELVEN BELLY

WILLOW SMITH'S ELVEN BELLY

BROOKE MUELLER'S ELVEN BELLY

HARRY STYLES'S ELVEN BELLY

MILA KUNIS'S ELVEN BELLY

FAITH HILL'S ELVEN BELLY

CARSON DALY'S ELVEN BELLY

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I saw @hopeamarsu do this and thought it looked fun. 

Rules: Name a song you like for every letter of the alphabet.

Anthem (Brett Kissel)

Break My Heart (Dua Lipa)

Celebrity (Brad Paisley) 

Days Go By (Keith Urban)

Easier (5 Seconds of Summer)

Fall Into Me (Emerson Drive)

Going Out Like That (Reba McEntire)

Honey Bee (Blake Shelton)

Irreplaceable (Beyoncé)

Just Like You (Three Days Grace) 

Kickstart My Heart (Mötley Crüe)

Lucky For Me (Aaron Pritchett) 

My Give a Damn's Busted (Jo Dee Messina)

No One Else on Earth (Wynonna Judd)

Only Love Can Save Me Now (The Pretty Reckless) 

Poison (Alice Cooper) 

Queen of Me (Shania Twain) 

Remember When (Alan Jackson)

Shadows of the Night (Pat Benatar)

This Kiss (Faith Hill)

Undo It (Carrie Underwood)

Victorious (Skillet) 

Welcome to the Jungle (Guns N’ Roses) 

XO (Kelsea Ballerini) 

Youth Gone Wild (Skid Row) 

Zombie (The Cranberries)

Tagging: 

@cirillaofcintra

@gnarly-love

@dojolarusso

@miyagifangkai

@freehaydenradio

@crimson-lilly

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“Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” - Shania Twain

“Paris” - Taylor Swift

“Spin You Round” - Morgan Wallen

“Cover Me Up” - Morgan Wallen

“Nothing Even Matters” - Big Time Rush

“Electric Touch” (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault) - Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy

“Beautiful Crazy” - Luke Combs

“You Are In Love” - Taylor Swift

“How You Get The Girl” - Taylor Swift

“Whiskey Friends” - Morgan Wallen

“A Guy with a Girl” - Blake Shelton

“Remember When” - Alan Jackson

“From the Ground Up” - Dan + Shay

“Speechless” - Dan + Shay

“Cornelia Street” - Taylor Swift

“Timeless” (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault) - Taylor Swift

“One Thing At A Time” - Morgan Wallen

“Last Night” - Morgan Wallen

“Cowgirls” - Morgan Wallen, ERNEST

“Fast Car” - Luke Combs

“High Infidelity” - Taylor Swift

“Our Song” - Taylor Swift

“You’ll Be Back” - Jonathan Groff

“Just Wanna Rock” - Lil Uzi Vert

“Only Girl (In The World)”- Rihanna

“International Love” - Pitbull, Chris Brown

“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” - Cole Swindell

“Fix a Drink” - Chris Janson

“Dial Drunk” - Noah Kahan

“Rock Your Body” - Justin Timberlake

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Blake Shelton revealed plans for his long-awaited Las Vegas residency on Thursday, but he’s still holding his cards pretty close to his famous vest.

“At the moment, all I know is that I’m doing it,” Shelton told American Songwriters

“It’s been five or six years now that that’s kind of been a possibility, and I just kind of kept kicking the can down the road,” Shelton said. “It became obvious that it was going to happen at some, but I wanted to wait until Ole Red was completed and it was up and running and all the kinks worked out before I did the Vegas residency. Because I want to be able to play both of them honestly while I’m there.”

“The Voice” alum readily admits he’s uber-competitive. When he saw everyone from Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood to Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban slapping down extended Vegas runs, he didn’t want to be left out.

“It seems to be the new watermark for, ‘Have you made it?’ whether you’ve had a Vegas residency or not,” Shelton said. “So, I definitely need to check this one off the board because it seems like anybody who is anybody is doing a Vegas residency. It’s just a cool thing to do now.”

When the February slot opened at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Shelton snapped it up. He said six shows is a short residency but that it’s the first time-possibly in his career-that he’s played six back-to-back shows in the same venue. The closest experience for him was going to work on “The Voice” every day, and that was a different beast entirely.

“I’m looking forward to it,” he exclaimed. “I haven’t really thought about what the show’s going to be or anything, to be honest with you. I mean, we literally just completed the agreement or whatever in the last few weeks. Now it’s time to start thinking about what it’s going to be.”

Blake Shelton Jokes He Won’t Hang From the Rafters

He said six shows is a short residency but that it’s the first time possibly in his career that he’s played six back-to-back shows in the same venue. Shelton went to 12 or 13 of his wife Gwen Stefani’s residency dates, so he knows how residency shows differ from typical concerts on tour. Carrie Underwood does aerial work during her residency. Bryan constructed a huge bridge over the audience. And Brooks leans heavily into the songs and his connection with the audience. Shelton quips that his show will be more like Brooks’ than Underwood’s because his physique is built more for holding guitars than swinging from scarves. “I don’t know what the weight limit is on the rafters over there, so I better not be hanging from anything,” he laughed. I kind of have an idea of how it’s different, what people expect, and what I want to do as far as something different than what I do on a regular tour. This will be way different for me, but I’m excited about it.”

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SHUFFLE YOUR "ON REPEAT" PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY AND LIST THE FIRST 10 SONGS

pony by ginuwine

far longer than forever by swan princess, disney

maria maria by santana

tennessee orange by megan moroney

how far i'll go by auli'i cravalho (moana)

wobble by V.I.C.

you're still the one by shania twain

get ready by pitbull, blake shelton

the sound of silence by disturbed

swing by savage, pitbull

tagged by: i stole it tagging: all'a you guys

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CMT Awards 2023: Complete Winners List!

At the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, the CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards were presented on Sunday. Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, who were both nominees this year and performed during the show, served as the event's hosts, chosen by the audience. At the conclusion of the evening, Kane and his wife Katelyn Brown made history by becoming the first husband-and-wife team to win the coveted video of the year award for their song "Thank God." This was also the first time that each of them had won in the category. Jelly Roll, a rapper and country music performer, received three awards on Sunday, including male breakthrough video of the year. Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, and Alanis Morissette all gave performances during the ceremony. Alanis Morissette also made her CMT debut with a performance that commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the "CMT Next Ladies of Country." The 2023 "CMT Equal Play Award" was presented to country music legend Shania Twain, and tribute performances by other musicians were given in honour of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Despite not receiving any awards on Sunday, Underwood is still the all-time CMT Awards champion with 25 wins. The complete list of nominations is provided below, with bolded names representing the winners.

CMT performance of the year

Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton - “Colors” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) Chris Stapleton - “Whenever You Come Around” (from “CMT Giants: Vince Gill”) Cody Johnson - “‘Til You Can’t” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) *WINNER Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson - “Never Say Never” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson - “Lay Me Down” (from “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn”) Darius Rucker - “Let Her Cry” (from “CMT Storytellers”) The Judds - “Love Can Build a Bridge” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce - “One Way Ticket” (from “CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends”) Keith Urban - “Wild Hearts” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile - “The Rose” (from “Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration”)

CMT digital-first performance of the year

Charley Crockett - “Time of the Cottonwood Trees” (from “CMT Campfire Sessions”) Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” (from “CMT All Access”) *WINNER Chris Young - “Gettin’ You Home” (from “CMT Stages”) Ingrid Andress - “Wishful Drinking” (from “CMT Studio Sessions”) Megan Moroney - “Tennessee Orange” (from “CMT Viral to Verified”) Scotty McCreery - “Damn Strait” (from “CMT Campfire Sessions”)

Video of the year

Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark & Pillbox Patti - “Bonfire at Tina’s” Blake Shelton - “No Body” Carrie Underwood - “Hate My Heart” Cody Johnson - “Human” Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley - “Worth a Shot” Gabby Barrett - “Pick Me Up” HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson - “wait in the truck” Jimmie Allen - “Down Home” Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown - “Thank God” *WINNER Keith Urban - “Wild Hearts” Kelsea Ballerini - “HEARTFIRST” Little Big Town - “Rich Man” Luke Bryan - “Country On” Luke Combs - “The Kind of Love We Make” Morgan Wallen - “You Proof” Walker Hayes - “AA”

Male video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman - “Rock and a Hard Place” Cody Johnson - “Human” Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” *WINNER Cole Swindell - “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” Kane Brown - “Like I Love Country Music” Luke Combs - “The Kind of Love We Make” Morgan Wallen - “Wasted on You”

Female video of the year

Carly Pearce - “What He Didn’t Do” Carrie Underwood - “Ghost Story” Gabby Barrett - “Pick Me Up” Lainey Wilson - “Heart Like a Truck” *WINNER Kelsea Ballerini - “HEARTFIRST” Miranda Lambert - “Actin’ Up” Maren Morris - “Humble Quest”

Group/duo video of the year

Dan + Shay - “You (Performance Video)” Zac Brown Band - “Out in the Middle” *WINNER Lady A - “Summer State of Mind” Little Big Town - “Hell Yeah” Parmalee - “Take My Name” The War and Treaty - “That’s How Love Is Made”

Female breakthrough video of the year

Avery Anna - “Narcissist” Kylie Morgan - “If He Wanted to He Would” MacKenzie Porter - “Pickup” Megan Moroney - “Tennessee Orange” *WINNER Morgan Wade - “Wilder Days” Tiera Kennedy - “Found It in You”

Male breakthrough video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman - “Fall in Love” Corey Kent - “Wild as Her” Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” *WINNER Drake Milligan - “Sounds Like Something I’d Do” Jackson Dean - “Don’t Come Lookin’” Nate Smith - “Whiskey on You” Read the full article

[midnight-star-world]

#CountryMusic

2023 CMT Music Awards

So today on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I will be talking all about the 2023 CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards. The show originally aired on 8pm EST (Eastern Standard Time) on CBS (Channel 12 where I am at). The show was hosted for another year by Kane Brown & Kelsea Ballerini.

And we will include awards and performances from the red carpet leading up to the show as well. But first we will start with the performances that happened on this night.

Performances (Who played & what they played for us). Midland featuring Jon Pardi - Longneck way to go (Red carpet performance). Blake Shelton - No body. Tyler Hubbard - Dancin' in the Country. Gary Clark Jr. honoring Stevie Ray Vaughan - The house is rockin'. Lily Rose - Whatcha know about that. Carly Pearce - What he didn't do. Wynonna Judd & Ashley McBryde - I wanna know what love is. Cody Johnson - Human. Keith Urban - Brown eyes baby. Nate Smith - Whiskey on you. Lainey Wilson - Heart like a truck. Jackson Dean - Don't come lookin'. Gwen Stefani & Carly Pearce - Just a girl. Jelly Roll - Need a favor. Kelsea Ballerini - IF YOU GO DOWN (I'M GOIN' DOWN TOO). Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown - Thank God. Avery Anna - Narcissist. The Black Crowes with Darius Rucker- She talks to Angels. Alanis Morrissette, Lainey Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards, & Morgan Wade - You oughta know. Megan Moroney - Tennessee orange. Carrie Underwood - Hate my heart. Chapel Hart - You can have him Jolene. All-star tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd featuring Warren Haynes, Chuck Leavell, Cody Johnson, Ethan Pilzer, Rich Redmond, Billy Gibbons, Slash, LeAnn Rimes, & Wynonna Judd - Simple man -> Sweet home Alabama.

Awards (Who won what and who should have won according to the MSR (Midnight Star Report) which is my weekly Country Music Countdown). Digital first Performance goes to Jelly Roll and was awarded on the red carpet pre-show (This one I voted for Scotty McCreery with his Damn Strait). Group/Duo Video of the year goes to the Zac Brown band - Out in the middle (This one I voted for Parmalee, they had the Billboard Country Music Airplay Chart for the year 2022). Collaborative video of the year goes to Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson - wait in the truck (This one i voted for Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown - Thank God). Breakthrough Female video of the year goes to Megan Moroney - Tennessee orange (I picked Morgan Wade - Wilder days, but didn't really have a strong choice here). Breakthrough male video of the year goes to Jelly Roll - Son of a sinner (I believe I picked Jelly Roll but it could have also gone to Nate Smith). Female Video of the year goes to Lainey Wilson - Heart like a truck (I believe I picked this one to win). Performance of the year goes to Cody Johnson - Cody Johnson - 'Til you can't (That's who I picked to win). Male video of the year goes to Jelly Roll - Son of a sinner (This is a shocker, and I picked Morgan Wallen - Wasted on you). Video of the year goes to Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown - Thank God (This one started with 16 choices, and I picked Morgan Wallen - You proof which had a lot of success on the charts). Shania Twain - Equal play award.

And that's a wrap for the awards and performances on this night. And on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I would give this show a 3.5 out of 5 stars. As usual, they could have played some newer songs and with that I give Jelly Roll's - Need a favor or Cody Johnson's - Human performance of the night. Thanks for taking the time to read this review. See ya all next time.

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Country Music Recording Artist Chris Clark Releases New “Single Glass Half Empty”

Tribe 615 flagship recording artist Chris Clark is celebrating the release of his sophomore single titled “Glass Half Empty.”* Penned by the twenty-eight-year-old songwriter alongside Tommy Collier (who is widely recognized for his significant role in kick-starting Katy Perry’s career), and produced by Kolt Barber, the original tune is AVAILABLE NOW via all digital retail and streaming platforms. (Digital distribution and streaming provided by Ed Gertler/Digital Retail Services.) Vintage production combined with an infusion of country and R&B vibes creates a moody sway to enliven the melancholy retrospect of a love affair on the rocks. As a clever play on words, the whiskey bottle simulates an hourglass that’s running out of time and a relationship headed toward the bottom of the barrel. Wax and wane vocals, supported by moody guitar highlights, capture the emotional reverence. “The storyline recalls a romance that once poured over with excitement and hope for the future, and now, it just ‘exists’,” said Chris Clark. “The relationship is not 100% true; she’s no longer in it…and in hindsight, he’d do things differently. If he had a chance for a do-over, he’d work it out to the very last drop, lethal or not!” TIME SIPS AWAY FAST LIKE WE’RE RUNNIN’ OUTTA WHISKEY WHEN YOU’RE GOOD AND GONE THAT’S WHEN IT HITS ME LOVIN’ YOU GIRL IS LIKE A GLASS HALF EMPTY “It’s been a new creative experience working with Chris,” said producer Kolt Barber. “He’s got a knack to string lyrical structures that, when combined with the melody, are far and away from traditional country music compositions that play it safe and stay in the lane.” The track was recorded at the historic Hilltop Studios in Nashville (George Jones/Johnny Cash/Dolly Parton/Merle Haggard/Loretta Lynn) and features instrumental performances by award-winning, hall-of-fame musicians, including Brent Mason (George Strait/Alan Jackson/Shania Twain/Blake Shelton), Buddy Hyatt (TOTO/Lee Greenwood/Randy Travis/JoDee Messina/Tracy Lawrence) and Duncan Mullins (Amy Grant/Steve Wariner/Richard Marx). The release follows the momentum of Clark’s debut single “The Girls Of Tennessee” and is the first in his waterfall series of releases anticipated in 2023. The single will impact radio in early April. Chris Clark “Glass Half Empty” Label: Tribe 615 Written by: Chris Clark/Tommy Collier Produced by: Kolt Barber Release Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 Musicians Credit: Kelly Back (Acoustic Guitar)/Buddy Hyatt (Keys)/Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)/Duncan Mullins (Bass)/Dan Needham (Drums)/Scott Sanders (Steel) Run Time: 3:05 Read the full article