Mickey Guyton to Receive Breakout Artist Award at ‘CMT Artists of the Year’

It’s country’s biggest night! The 2021 CMT Artists of the Year awards are taking over Music City on Wednesday, October 13.

Manori Ravindran International EditorNENT Group CEO Anders Jensen, the recipient of this year’s Variety Vanguard Award, says the Scandinavian company plans to emulate a BritBox-style model for Nordic Noir when it launches in the U.S. this December.Speaking with Variety in Cannes during the Vanguard keynote on Monday, Jensen discussed NENT Group-backed streaming service Viaplay’s ambitious expansion strategy, which plans to reach 16 markets by the end of 2023.

CMT's Artists of the Year celebration, and this year's event promises to be packed with a stacked lineup of solo performances, never-before-seen collaborations and four can't-miss world premieres.

Chris Willman Music Writer“CMT Artists of the Year,” which returns as a live show this month, will include some interdisciplinary duets among its lineup, as is customary — with honoree Kelsea Ballerini being joined by the Jonas Brothers, and Yola teaming up with Mickey Guyton, among other collaborations.Some of the artists being feted on the broadcast will perform on their own, including Luke Combs, Gabby Barrett and Kane Brown. Others, like Guyton and Ballerini, will take part in pairings.

Lauren Alaina has shared a devastating memory with fans ahead of a celebratory moment at the Opry in Nashville.EXCLUSIVE: Mickey Guyton: 'I never stood up for myself, everThe former American Idol star will flip the switch on the Opry’s signature barn backdrop, turning it pink for the night to recognize the importance of breast cancer awareness.WATCH: Lauren And Gleb freestyle on DWTSBut the singer, who recently released her debut album Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World, shared: "I know

Tanya Saracho is photographed on the set of “Vida” during filming of season two. Photo: Starz.

CL has shared her thoughts about making music as an independent artist for her upcoming album ‘ALPHA’, after years under YG Entertainment.The South Korean singer-rapper recently spoke with NYLON about the upcoming arrival of her long-awaited and much-delayed debut studio album.

Ellise Shafer administratorSpotify’s New Music Friday playlist tends to benefit independent label and women artists the most, according to a new study.Published in the International Journal of Industrial Organization, research conducted by the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management concluded that indie and women artists are platformed the most on the wildly popular playlist, which is curated each week by Spotify’s editors.In their research, co-authors Luis Aguiar, Joel Waldfogel

EXCLUSIVE: Glitter & Doom, an LGBTQIA+ jukebox feature musical told with the iconic tunes of Grammy winning folk duo Indigo Girls, is in production already in Mexico City starring The Mandalorian‘s Ming-Na Wen, Y: The Last Man‘s Missi Pyle, and directed by Tom Gustafson off a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg.

William Earl Anders Jensen, president and CEO of Nordic Entertainment Group, has been selected to receive the Variety Vanguard Award for contributions to the global television business.Jensen will be feted on Oct. 11 at the global content conference and market, which runs Oct.

It’s over! Vicki Gunvalson and Steve Lodge have ended their two-year engagement, Us Weekly can confirm.

Clint Eastwood has just released his latest film, in which he is once again star and director.

Chris Willman Music WriterAmong many other reasons to applaud Mickey Guyton for her long-in-the-works debut album, give her extra credit for being the millionth country artist to sing about “Daisy Dukes” — and the first to immediately follow that with a mention of “dookie braids.” Juxtaposing a white-girl cutoffs cliché with a Black-girl hair reference figures into a song, “All American,” that brings up class, race, gender and music differences to anthemically suggest that maybe we can all just

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Coldplay and BTS joined forces for a soaring new single, «My Universe,» Natti Natasha and Maluma released their new collab, «Imposible Amor,» and Elton John shared the latest single from his upcoming album, a duet with Charlie Puth titled «After All.»Mickey Guyton released her anticipated debut album, Coi Leray officially dropped her TikTok

Mickey Guyton, the last 18 months have been nothing short of a whirlwind.The 37-year-old finally broke into the mainstream after almost 20 years of push backs with the powerful and polarising songs, Black Like Me and What Are You Going To Tell Her?She went on to become the first black woman to perform at the American Country Music awards, the first black woman to host the Country Music Awards, and the first black woman to be nominated for a Grammy in the country music category.MORE: Country star

“Remember Her Name," Mickey Guyton (Capitol Records Nashville)It's hard enough to be Black woman in America, but Mickey Guyton's path in country music has been especially fraught with obstacles she had to overcome.

Christina Haack’s ex-husbands, Tarek El Moussa and Ant Anstead, learned about her engagement to Joshua Hall with the rest of the world.

Debbie Allen was honored with the 2021 Governor’s Award at the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards on Sunday night for her contributions to television as an actress, writer, producer, director, dancer, and choreographer. She’s also being lauded by the Television Academy for inspiring and mentoring youths from marginalized communities in the arts.