NEW YORK (AP) β Carrie Underwood brought the Academy of Country Music Awards to church. Maren Morris won the most awards of the night, including song of the year. Miranda Lambert performed three times and held on to her record as the most decorated winner in ACM history. And Mickey Guyton, the first Black woman to host the awards show, gave a powerful, top-notch vocal performance.
NEW YORK (AP) β A stalker who claims pop star Taylor Swift is communicating with him on social media was arrested on a trespassing charge after trying to break into the singer's Manhattan apartment, police said Monday.
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Like many young football players growing up in North Carolina, Chase Rice had his sights set on the NFL. After an outstanding sophomore season with the Tar Heels, that goal seemed realistic.
A list of winners in the top categories at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards, held at various locations in Nashville, Tennessee:
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) β The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards will host a very special crowd who will finally get to see live music performances again.
After apologizing in February for a racial slur controversy, country star Morgan Wallen says he will not play any concerts or festivals this summer.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) β Inside the Nashville basement studio of audio engineer Gena Johnson, she has mementos from many of the artists she's helped to record and who have also shaped her own career.
LOS ANGELES (AP) β Luke Bryan says he's tested positive for COVID-19, which sidelined him from the season's first live βAmerican Idolβ episode on ABC.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) β Country music artists including Garth Brooks will perform at the first Cheyenne Frontier Days since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here's a look at the best country albums of all time, according to Billboardβs Greatest of All Time Country Albums list.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) β Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died. He was 85.
LOS ANGELES (AP) β The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch are among the top nominees for next monthβs iHeartRadio Music Awards.
βBroken Horses,β Brandi Carlile (Crown)
In 1968, the year βHey Judeβ hit the charts, Richard Thompson turned down an invitation to Paul McCartneyβs birthday party.
Hereβs a collection curated by The Associated Pressβ entertainment journalists of whatβs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
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CANTON, Miss. (AP) β A 17-year-old from Mississippi is a competitor on βAmerican Idol."
NEW YORK (AP) β βThe Voice" is switching their positions for Ariana Grande: the pop star is taking her seat in the coach's chair later this year.
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Carrie Underwood felt "lucky" to grow up around 90s grunge and she loved the likes of Nirvana and Soundgarden.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) β Don't get her wrong, Carrie Underwood loves to sing about getting revenge on the cheating ex and belting out ballads on award show stages in dazzling gowns. But Underwood's spirituality has always been at her musical core.
"Under the Pepper Tree,β Sara Watkins (New West)