Jason Isbell, Allison Russell, Brandi Carlile Among Nominees for Americana Honors & Awards

Country music takes center stage! The 2021 CMT Music Awards let fans decide which artists take home the trophies, with a few artists walking away with a collection of honors.

Antonio Ferme editorNBC has announced that submissions for the new music event series “American Song Contest” are now open.Based on “Eurovision Song Contest,” the world’s largest music event, the series will feature a series of live music performances from American contestants who are in competition to win the country’s vote for best original song. All 50 states, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorConservative media outlet Blaze Media will expand to Nashville as part of a new content partnership the company has struck with Jason Whitlock, a sports and culture journalist who has gained a following during stints at ESPN, Fox Sports and other venuesAs part of the agreement, Blaze Media will launch an hour-long daily podcast and digital TV show, “Fearless with Jason Whitlock,” from a newly acquired and renovated Nashville studio.

Ed Sheeran has dedicated a rendition of Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’ to Friends star Lisa Kudrow, on which he was joined by John, Courteney Cox and Brandi Carlile.In the first episode of season three of the hit US sitcom – titled ‘The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy’ – Kudrow’s character Phoebe claimed the most romantic song ever was “the one Elton John wrote for that guy in Who’s The Boss”.

Country star Jason Aldean's wife took a subtle shot at Kamala Harris' controversial Memorial Day tweet this week after the vice president faced backlash. Brittany Aldean took to Instagram to share a series of photos of her family's gathering in honor of the significant holiday, showing "stars and stripes" balloons and an American flag waving in the wind.

Eiza González. The actress has scored one more win on her long list of successes as she was recently ranked among the highest-grossing actors.

Taylor Swift has joined the cast of an upcoming film by David O.

Collider reported Tuesday.

Taylor Swift has landed a role in one of the most highly anticipated movies that is currently in the works!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterTaylor Swift has been cast in director David O. Russell’s next film at New Regency.She joins an A-list ensemble that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek and Zoe Saldana.Russell, the filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning movies “American Hustle” and “Silver Linings Playbook,” is directing the film from his own script.

Naomi Osaka is getting a lot of support from some of her famous fans and fellow athletes. The tennis star announced on Monday that she would not be competing in the French Open, and candidly opened up about her struggles with depression and social anxiety.«The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that,» Osaka shared in a statement posted to social media.

Universal Music India and Capitol Records have recently signed a new deal with Tesher. Under this agreement, Tesher’s music will be released through Capitol Records in the United States of America whilst Universal Music India will promote the talent’s music in India and other parts of the Asian sub-continent for the music to have a bigger reach and finding new fans around the world.

Ready to wed! Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick commemorated their engagement with friends in Nashville over the weekend and had an absolute blast.

EXCLUSIVE: TL Thompson (Straight White Men), Cory Jeacoma (Power Book II: Ghost), Ireon Roach (School Girls; or the African Mean Girls Play), Derrick A. King (Call Your Mother) and newcomer Autumn Best are set as series regulars in 4400 (fka The 4400), the CW’s reimagining of the 2004 USA Network sci-fi drama series.

Oscar winning Free Solo directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have joined the commercial roster of Stept Studios for US representation.