Two-time Academy of Country Music award-winner Carly Pearce has been selected to host the 14th annual ACM Honors at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
The show will be available on Wednesday, August 25 but will only be livestreamed on Circle Network’s social channels – Circle All Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Circle Network also plans to air a television special at a later date this year, exact schedule to be decided.
Performers on the evening include Lauren Alaina, Devin Dawson, Sara Evans, Hardy, Chris Janson, Lady A. Ashley McBryde, Raelynn, and Lee Ann Womack.
Special Award recipients to be celebrated include Joe Galante and Rascal Flatts (ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award), Lady A and Ross Copperman (ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award), Luke Combs (ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award), Dan + Shay (ACM Jim Reeves International Award), and Rac Clark (ACM Mae Boren Axton Service Award).
Also, Toby Keith (ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award), Loretta Lynn,...
The show will be available on Wednesday, August 25 but will only be livestreamed on Circle Network’s social channels – Circle All Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Circle Network also plans to air a television special at a later date this year, exact schedule to be decided.
Performers on the evening include Lauren Alaina, Devin Dawson, Sara Evans, Hardy, Chris Janson, Lady A. Ashley McBryde, Raelynn, and Lee Ann Womack.
Special Award recipients to be celebrated include Joe Galante and Rascal Flatts (ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award), Lady A and Ross Copperman (ACM Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award), Luke Combs (ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award), Dan + Shay (ACM Jim Reeves International Award), and Rac Clark (ACM Mae Boren Axton Service Award).
Also, Toby Keith (ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award), Loretta Lynn,...
- 7/15/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy of Country Music has announced the honorees for its special awards and off-camera winners of 2021. The 14th annual ACM Honors will pay tribute to such country artists as Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn, and Luke Combs at an August ceremony in Nashville.
Keith will receive the Merle Haggard Spirit Award, presented to a “singer-songwriter who is continuing the legacy” of Haggard by “following his/her own path, crafting great songs and epitomizing Merle’s spirit through genuine performances and great storytelling.” Past recipients include Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley.
Keith will receive the Merle Haggard Spirit Award, presented to a “singer-songwriter who is continuing the legacy” of Haggard by “following his/her own path, crafting great songs and epitomizing Merle’s spirit through genuine performances and great storytelling.” Past recipients include Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley.
- 6/15/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Ty Herndon and CMT have partnered again for the 2021 edition of the Concert for Love and Acceptance, which will take place at 8 p.m. Et Wednesday, June 30th. The annual event to support the LGBTQ community will stream online on CMT’s Facebook and YouTube channels, along with the website for Herndon’s Foundation for Love and Acceptance.
Leading off the lineup this year are Brothers Osborne, whose singer Tj Osborne publicly came out earlier in 2021 and later released the song “Younger Me” as a nod to anyone growing up...
Leading off the lineup this year are Brothers Osborne, whose singer Tj Osborne publicly came out earlier in 2021 and later released the song “Younger Me” as a nod to anyone growing up...
- 5/17/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
When she was a teenager in Kentucky, Carly Pearce liked to pore over the liner notes of her favorite country CDs and study who was involved: the players, producers, and songwriters. She became enamored of composers who, while not exactly household names, penned some of the most enduring hits of the era for Martina McBride, Patty Loveless, and Faith Hill.
“I loved Matraca Berg and Gretchen Peters because they wrote so many of the Nineties songs I loved,” Pearce says. “I loved that era of music. I loved Shania [Twain] because...
“I loved Matraca Berg and Gretchen Peters because they wrote so many of the Nineties songs I loved,” Pearce says. “I loved that era of music. I loved Shania [Twain] because...
- 2/19/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Barnburners from Nashville native Gabe Lee and songwriter Gretchen Peters sidle up next to introspective ballads from Brandy Clark and Brian Dunne in this week’s list of songs to stream now.
Rumer, “The Song Remembers When”
British singer Rumer takes a stroll through the Hugh Prestwood song catalog on her new album, Nashville Tears, lending her warm alto — with some shades of Karen Carpenter — to “The Song Remembers When,” previously a hit for Trisha Yearwood. She wisely doesn’t fool around with the arrangement or try to match Yearwood’s power,...
Rumer, “The Song Remembers When”
British singer Rumer takes a stroll through the Hugh Prestwood song catalog on her new album, Nashville Tears, lending her warm alto — with some shades of Karen Carpenter — to “The Song Remembers When,” previously a hit for Trisha Yearwood. She wisely doesn’t fool around with the arrangement or try to match Yearwood’s power,...
- 3/20/2020
- by Jon Freeman and Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Songwriter Gretchen Peters, whose formidable catalog includes Martina McBride’s “Independence Day,” pays homage to one of her songwriting heroes with the forthcoming album The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury. Due May 15th on Peters’ Scarlet Letter Records, the LP was cut at the historic Cinderella Sound Studios near Nashville, where Newbury recorded several of his noteworthy and influential LPs including 1969’s Looks Like Rain and his highest-charting album, 1971’s Frisco Mabel Joy.
Peters’ tribute includes her stripped-down takes on a dozen Newbury classics, including...
Peters’ tribute includes her stripped-down takes on a dozen Newbury classics, including...
- 2/21/2020
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Visitors to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020 will see new exhibits that spotlight a songwriting icon, one of the genre’s most accomplished female vocalists, and one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the past decade. Announced today, the exhibits will explore the lives and careers of Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson, Martina McBride, and Chris Stapleton.
Opening June 26th, the Chris Stapleton exhibition explores his personal and musical influences on the way to a career that has included a triple-platinum LP, 2015’s Traveller,...
Opening June 26th, the Chris Stapleton exhibition explores his personal and musical influences on the way to a career that has included a triple-platinum LP, 2015’s Traveller,...
- 12/4/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Songs from Luke Combs and Craig Morgan about the bond between a father and his son, a track from Trisha Yearwood that parallels her relationship with Garth Brooks, and a love letter to the road from Michaela Anne make up this week’s best country and Americana songs.
Caleb Caudle, “Howlin’ at the Moon”
Backed by harmonica ace Mickey Raphael and outlaw country queen Elizabeth Cook, Caleb Caudle revives an old Hank Williams song from 1951, slowing down the tempo to a funky strut and replacing the original’s emphasis on...
Caleb Caudle, “Howlin’ at the Moon”
Backed by harmonica ace Mickey Raphael and outlaw country queen Elizabeth Cook, Caleb Caudle revives an old Hank Williams song from 1951, slowing down the tempo to a funky strut and replacing the original’s emphasis on...
- 8/30/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Trisha Yearwood is enjoying her biggest hit in years with the lead single and title track from her new album, Every Girl, recently debuting at Number 21 on the country airplay chart. But there’s another song on the album, out Friday, that proves Yearwood’s creative instincts are still just as keen as her ability to deliver a hit song.
Written by Gretchen Peters (“Independence Day”), “The Matador” paints a picture of a woman forced to share her love for a bullfighter with the adoring crowd and the pull of the arena.
Written by Gretchen Peters (“Independence Day”), “The Matador” paints a picture of a woman forced to share her love for a bullfighter with the adoring crowd and the pull of the arena.
- 8/28/2019
- by Hunter Kelly
- Rollingstone.com
Nashville’s annual AmericanaFest has announced its final lineup of performers, a list that, like the Americana genre itself, represents roots-based country, folk, bluegrass, blues, and rock. Among the new additions: Shawn Colvin, Brent Cobb, Sarah Potenza, Andrew Bird, Drivin N Cryin, Nicki Bluhm, Andrew Combs, Sierra Hull, Foy Vance, the Quebe Sisters, Maggie Rose, Orville Peck, and Jesse Malin.
With 150 acts now added to the already stacked lineup, the Americana Music Association’s annual conference will feature some 500 performances from a total of almost 300 artists throughout the six-day event.
With 150 acts now added to the already stacked lineup, the Americana Music Association’s annual conference will feature some 500 performances from a total of almost 300 artists throughout the six-day event.
- 7/18/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
When Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” was released to country radio in April 1994, it was easy to mistake the country song for a U-s-a! U-s-a! anthem. It was titled after America’s most patriotic holiday after all, and its irresistible chorus of “Let freedom ring!” seemed custom-made for small-town Fourth of July celebrations to come. But the true meaning behind “Independence Day,” written by Gretchen Peters and recorded by powerhouse vocalist McBride, was lost on many listeners — the seemingly July 4th holiday hit turned out to be a story of...
- 7/3/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Tanya Tucker, Jade Bird and Dylan LeBlanc are among the initial wave of artists confirmed to perform in Nashville during the 2019 AmericanaFest. The annual celebration of roots and roots-related music takes place September 10th to 15th and includes the Americana Honors and Awards on September 11th.
In its 20th year, AmericanaFest will spread out across Music City venues like 3rd & Lindsley, Mercy Lounge and the Station Inn with performances from a diverse group of artists both established and emerging. Among those are Americana Awards nominee Yola, blues rockers Marcus King...
In its 20th year, AmericanaFest will spread out across Music City venues like 3rd & Lindsley, Mercy Lounge and the Station Inn with performances from a diverse group of artists both established and emerging. Among those are Americana Awards nominee Yola, blues rockers Marcus King...
- 5/30/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Carlene Carter concluded her first “Wonderful World of Women Who Write” series of in-the-round performances at Nashville’s Bluebird Café Tuesday night, with the casual atmosphere, off-kilter humor, surprise guests and memorable performances making for an enchanting pre-Halloween treat. Featuring Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg, with additional unannounced performances by Terri Clark and Erin Enderlin, the two-hour show at Nashville’s iconic listening room was yet another reminder of the empowering role of women in country music.
Carter, who recently moved back to her Music City birthplace from Los Angeles,...
Carter, who recently moved back to her Music City birthplace from Los Angeles,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
John Prine’s The Tree of Forgiveness Tour has brought him to sold-out venues like Radio City Music Hall and San Francisco’s Warfield. But the biggest celebration is likely going to be Prine’s own All the Best festival, happening place November 11th through the 15th, 2019, in Punta Cana.
Prine will perform four times, including collaborative performances with a lineup of fellow Americana giants: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Iris Dement (who famously recorded “In Spite of Ourselves” with Prine), I’m With Her,...
Prine will perform four times, including collaborative performances with a lineup of fellow Americana giants: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Iris Dement (who famously recorded “In Spite of Ourselves” with Prine), I’m With Her,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Work from female directors accounts for close to 48% of selection.
The world premiere of Bee Nation will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, set to run in Toronto from April 27-May 7.
Lana Šlezić’s film about students in Saskatchewan who compete in the first province-wide First Nations Spelling Bee is among 230 films from 58 countries that will screen across 13 programmes.
Highlights are expected to include appearances by City Of Ghosts (pictured) director Matthew Heineman and a special guest; film subject and student activist Joshua Wong and director Joe Piscatella from Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower; director Kate Brooks, director of the Centre For Conservation Biology, Dr Sam Wasser and executive director of the Satao Project Gretchen Peters from The Last Animals; and director Jeff Orlowski and founding partner of The Ocean Agency Richard Vevers from Chasing Coral.
Top brass at the upcoming 24th edition received 2,906 film submissions and said work by female directors accounted for close to 48% of...
The world premiere of Bee Nation will open the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, set to run in Toronto from April 27-May 7.
Lana Šlezić’s film about students in Saskatchewan who compete in the first province-wide First Nations Spelling Bee is among 230 films from 58 countries that will screen across 13 programmes.
Highlights are expected to include appearances by City Of Ghosts (pictured) director Matthew Heineman and a special guest; film subject and student activist Joshua Wong and director Joe Piscatella from Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower; director Kate Brooks, director of the Centre For Conservation Biology, Dr Sam Wasser and executive director of the Satao Project Gretchen Peters from The Last Animals; and director Jeff Orlowski and founding partner of The Ocean Agency Richard Vevers from Chasing Coral.
Top brass at the upcoming 24th edition received 2,906 film submissions and said work by female directors accounted for close to 48% of...
- 3/21/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
What had ETOnline readers buzzing this week?
1. Prince Michael Jackson is New Et Correspondent
Having grown up in show business, Prince Michael proved to be a gifted interviewer as he conducted his first sit-down as an Et correspondent.
Michael Jackson's 16-year-old son impressed Oz the Great and Powerful stars James Franco and Zach Braff as well as director Sam Raimi with his confidence and competence on his first assignment.
"You're doing awesome," Braff gushed. "You're a natural."
Prince Michael returned the compliment, praising their work in the fantasy flick and getting Franco to shed some light on how he approached playing the lead role of Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics.
"I saw that his particular transformation would allow for comedy," Franco explained. "Because he's a conman -- that would get him into a lot of awkward situations that could be played for comedy."
The movie imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved...
1. Prince Michael Jackson is New Et Correspondent
Having grown up in show business, Prince Michael proved to be a gifted interviewer as he conducted his first sit-down as an Et correspondent.
Michael Jackson's 16-year-old son impressed Oz the Great and Powerful stars James Franco and Zach Braff as well as director Sam Raimi with his confidence and competence on his first assignment.
"You're doing awesome," Braff gushed. "You're a natural."
Prince Michael returned the compliment, praising their work in the fantasy flick and getting Franco to shed some light on how he approached playing the lead role of Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics.
"I saw that his particular transformation would allow for comedy," Franco explained. "Because he's a conman -- that would get him into a lot of awkward situations that could be played for comedy."
The movie imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved...
- 2/23/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Taliban leaders openly look down on the consumption of opium among their followers, but the drug trade may be the single largest instrument by which they’ve been able to control parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Though a reportorial stumbling block saps the force from her controlling argument, Gretchen Peters makes a clear case for the drug-induced instability of the region in Seeds Of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling The Taliban And Al Qaeda. Opium used to be just another cash crop in Afghanistan until the Taliban, trying to rebuild its forces after the Soviet invasion, saw an untapped cash ...
- 5/21/2009
- avclub.com
These holiday songs remain (mostly) the same, but 'tis the season for music yule truly love.
When it comes to holiday music, I’m anything but a Scrooge, and have felt that way since my Tiny Tim years. Of course, they called them Christmas carols back then, and all the traditional artists – Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby – were heard all through the house.They’re all long gone now, but their...
When it comes to holiday music, I’m anything but a Scrooge, and have felt that way since my Tiny Tim years. Of course, they called them Christmas carols back then, and all the traditional artists – Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby – were heard all through the house.They’re all long gone now, but their...
- 12/13/2008
- by Michael Bialas
- Blogcritics
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