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Dolly Parton

Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood & Vince Gill To Lead Star-Studded Dolly Parton Tribute Concert Line-up

including the likes of Reba McEntire , Carrie Underwood , Brad Paisley , Vince Gill , Zac Brown , Lainey Wilson , and more. The event will also feature Béla Fleck , Darius Rucker , Little Big Town

James Johnston

James Johnston, Lainey Wilson Win Major CMA International Awards

stage in Nashville, inviting him to make his Grand Ole Opry debut in November. Lainey Wilson also won a major award, taking home the International Artist Achievement Award. The prize

News / Festivals

Ella Langley

Where Are The Female Headliners At Stagecoach 2027?

charted within the top ten in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Lainey Wilson would have been another great pick; the multiple ACM Award winner is still riding

Ella Langley & Miranda Lambert

Ella Langley & Miranda Lambert Lead 60th Annual CMA Awards Nominations

60th time that the Country Music Association Awards have been handed out, and with Lainey Wilson on the hook to host the event for the third time running ... Stephen Wilson Jr. are up for four awards; and Dave Clauss , Luke Combs , and Lainey Wilson up for three. This year also features 13 first-time nominees, including the likes

Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson To Host 2026 CMA Awards

Lainey Wilson is returning to the CMA Awards as country music’s night of nights celebrates its 60th anniversary. The Country Music Association ( CMA ) and ABC revealed that Wilson ... from iHeartCountry AU has been nominated in the International Country Broadcaster Award category. Lainey Wilson is also among the nominees in the International Artist Achievement Award category. Recipients

James Johnston

Aussies Nominated In CMA International Awards

whose careers have grown exponentially outside the United States. Nominated artists include Jordan Davis , Lainey Wilson , Drake Milligan , and Tucker Wetmore . Lastly, the Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award recognises

Features / Music

Jelly Roll, Beyoncé, Shaboozey

Country Grammar: The Explosion Of Country Rap

which likewise achieved virality as he shared a memeable line dance challenge ( enlisting Lainey Wilson ) and landed at #1 on US Hot Country Songs (it was also an Aussie

'Take 5 with Zan Rowe'

'Take 5 With Zan Rowe' Season Five Guest Stars Line-up Revealed

iView . This year, Zan Rowe will interview country music superstars Shania Twain and Lainey Wilson , former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern , Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett , Talking Heads frontman

Kane Brown

Kane Brown Faces Concussion, 23 Stitches After Being Struck By Golf Ball

injury, he withdrew at the last minute. However, the evening did see Lainey Wilson bring Taylor Swift on stage for a surprise performance of Love Story , so the show

Taylor Swift and Lainey Wilson on stage

Watch Taylor Swift Join Lainey Wilson For Surprise 'Love Story' Duet

place where dreams come true on Tuesday night (23 June), when Taylor Swift joined Lainey Wilson on stage for a surprise duet of one of her most beloved songs ... memorable moments—one that will surely go viral in the coming days—happened when Lainey Wilson took to the stage. Wilson introduced her friend, Taylor Swift, by telling the story

News / Festivals

CMA Fest presented by SoFi poster

Fans To Relive CMA Fest With Stream This Month

reunited Florida Georgia Line , HARDY , Jason Aldean , Jelly Roll , Jordan Davis , Keith Urban , Lainey Wilson , Luke Bryan , Riley Green, Shaboozey , Tim McGraw , Tucker Wetmore , Zach Top , and more. In addition

Features / Track by Track

Kingswood

Kingswood Takes Us Track By Track On 'Midnight Mavericks’

fellow song writer Tyler Halverson and Jon Decious, who writes with many artists, namely Lainey Wilson and her big hit 4x4xU. We had a whiskey drenched afternoon, I believe Tyler

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