NBC, ‘People’s Choice Awards’ Create Separate Country Music Show

Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in May, producers announced today.

Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump hasn’t been arrested yet, but Jimmy Fallon is pretty sure he’s starting to feel the heat. During Monday night’s episode of “The Tonight Show,” Fallon joked that the location of Trump’s first official 2024 campaign rally was the clearest sign of that.On Saturday, Trump stopped in Waco, Texas to make his first official campaign bid to the people and, as always, his speech was full of lies and gripes about how he’s being treated unfairly.

Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck are coming together for a new music reality competition series,  from executive producers, Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves. And this groundbreaking series is looking to change the landscape for country music.ET's Cassie DiLaura recently sat down with Allen, Guyton and Peck to talk about the upcoming series, which features country music artists from around the globe battling it out to become the genre's next biggest star.However, has put a lot more emphasis on compassion and inclusion than drama, bitterness or competitiveness.«With the show in general, we took a lot of care, so it wasn’t gonna be sort of produced and scripted [to have] kind of drama or things like that,» Peck shared. «I mean, we were just there, invested in these twelve incredible artists, seeing what they could do.»«You know, [having been] on one of those shows, the waiting, the nerves, I didn’t always feel good about myself in that kind of a role,» shared Guyton, who once competed on . «There was just so much pressure.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Love Rising” is looking to combat the deeply risible. Nashville-based musicians are coming together in a big way — a Bridgestone Arena-sized way — tonight for the show of that name, a benefit concert to raise awareness and funds for the LGBTQ community and its allies in the face of Tennessee legislation that is seen as targeting the rights of gay and trans people generally and drag performers specifically. The generously star-packed show is also being livestreamed internationally via the Veeps platform, with $14.99 tickets available here for a show that begins at 7:30 Nashville time, aka 8:30 ET/5:30 PT. The wide-ranging bill of rock, country, pop, indie and Americana performers includes Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Sheryl Crow, Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Yola, Brittany Howard, Hozier, Adeem the Artist, Julien Baker, Joy Oladokun, Jake Wesley Rogers and Mya Byrne, along with co-organizer Allison Russell. Late additions to the show since it was first announced include a greater contingent of non-binary and, yes, drag artists from Tennessee on top of the nationally known names.

Country star Dierks Bentley is reflecting on his music career ahead of his summer tour.  With the release of his much-anticipated project "Gravel & Gold," Bentley explained how his tenth studio album ranges from bluegrass music tracks to traditional country music. "I've tried to change and grow … get better at what I'm doing. But, at the end of the day, I'm still the same guy I've always been.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Whenever country-rock pioneers of the late ‘60s and very early ‘70s come up — whether it’s the Byrds, Burritos, Poco, Michael Nesmith, et al. — the Rolling Stones tend to be left out of the conversation. Maybe that’s fine: It’s not as if there aren’t other reasons to bring them their (dead) flowers. Still, they were experimenting with hybrid genre elements as early as 1968’s “Beggars Banquet” LP. Those latent elements mostly stayed kind of latent: Even though Keith Richards — admirer of Merle Haggard, close pal of Gram Parsons — took it very seriously, Mick Jagger admitted, “I don’t know if I’m able to do it without being tongue-in-cheek.” But if the group could only move so close to country in the end, country was sure able to move closer to them over the years. Think of how many cues the loud and rowdy Southern rock movement took from the Stones before it started crossbreeding with country later in the century.

Country artists are always finding ways to put their own unique spin on songs that may inspire them – especially pop songs.

Kelly Clarkson is officially a single lady after her after her divorce from Brandon Blackstock was finalised in 2022 - but is the TV star and award-winning singer dating anyone? Rumors started spiralling a few years ago about a blossoming relationship wiht country music singer Brett Eldredge, following their Christmas duet, Under the Mistletoe in 2020.But while Brett is the first to admit that he's a very private man – but after years of speculation he finally felt ready to address the situation.MORE: Brett Eldredge inundated with support after health newsThe Songs About You singer opened up during an exclusive interview with HELLO! US, confirming his admiration for the Whole Lotta Woman hitmaker.Admitting he has been a fan of Kelly's since her breakthrough on American Idol, Brett said of their duet: "Kelly reached out about doing Under The Mistletoe and I'm a huge fan of hers. I remember seeing her in concert when she was on the American Idol tour after she had just won and I was so in awe of the power of her voice and just the person she was."WATCH: Brett Eldredge shares sad health news with fansMORE: Kelly Clarkson makes surprising confession about marriageSEE: Kelly Clarkson surprises fans with latest look amid her 40th birthdayHe added: "I couldn't believe I got to sing with her.

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Kacey Musgraves and Reese Witherspoon are launching a new country music reality competition on Apple TV+ this month.My Kind Of Country will debut on the streaming platform on March 24 with the aim of increasing diversity within the genre.In a new trailer released this week, Witherspoon said: “When we got together a long time ago we were talking about how country music should stop limiting people and start opening doors… it’s music brought over from all over the world.”Musgraves added: “The bluegrass, the folk, the gospel. There’s so many threads woven through country music.”Among the trio of judges for the show is gay country singer Orville Peck alongside Black stars Jimmie Allen and Mickey Guyton, putting an emphasis on balancing out the overly white, male and heterosexual current country scene.After the judges recruit contestants from around the world, they will all then head to Nashville to compete for the chance to win “a life-changing experience from Apple, including global exposure across the Apple TV+ and Apple Music platforms.”Watch the trailer for My Kind Of Country below.Last year, Musgraves hit headlines when she called out Ted Cruz during a show in Austin, Texas.During her set at Austin City Limits while performing her hit song ‘High Horse’, Musgraves took aim at the Senator, singing: “‘Cause everyone knows someone who kills the buzz/ Every time they open up their mouth,” before pausing to say, “Ted Cruz… I said what I said.”During the same gig, Musgraves also took a stab at the U.S.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The upcoming Apple TV+ competition series “My Kind of Country,” executive-produced by Kacey Musgraves and Reese Witherspoon, is not just going to be a genre-specific knockoff of “American Idol” or “The Voice,” it’s clear from a first trailer released Friday. (Watch the new preview, below.) Fostering inclusiveness of every sort looks to be as high on the agenda as finding unknown talent, as is made apparent not just from the YouTube teaser but the previously known trio of celebrity talent scouts — Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck — plus a just-released rundown of the dozen competing aspirants. “The people that i love in country music, they don’t look like me,” one contestant, Camille Parker, a Black woman from North Carolina, is seen as saying. “I’m ready to show people what they’ve been missing.”

Shania Twain is undoubtedly one of the most popular singers in country music, but things haven't always been easy for her in the industry. In fact, she believes that being a woman in the genre in 2023 is harder than it was when she got her start decades ago.

The next great country star could come from anywhere.

Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves comes a new music reality competition called, which they promise is a «fresh take on» the TV genre as it «breaks down barriers in country music by providing an extraordinary opportunity to diverse artists from around the world.»  Ahead of the eight-part competition's debut on Apple TV+, the streaming platform released a trailer, offering the first look at what's to come from this one-of-a-kind experience.  On the show, three groundbreaking country artists and scouts -- Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck -- have each handpicked a roster of what they consider to be «exceptional up-and-coming talent» and invited them to live together in a house in Nashville, Tennessee, where they'll showcase their unique sound and style for the judges.While there, the twelve contestants will vye for the chance to win «a life-changing experience from Apple, including global exposure across the Apple TV+ and Apple Music platforms.»In addition to watching the extended preview for the reality series, check out the three scout's full roster of competing artists below:    Chihuahua, Mexico Ale infuses herself into her music and bilingual lyrics with the mariachi, norteño, banda and other sounds she heard growing up in Mexico. At the age of 16 she taught herself how to play the guitar, and is now on the way to establishing herself as an independent singer-songwriter with a loyal following she’s gained from her popular YouTube channel.    New Delhi, India Dhruv, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and producer, started his musical journey at the age of seven.

The People’s Choice Awards are expanding. NBCUniversal revealed that there will now be an entire ceremony dedicated to country music.

The 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards made quite a splash for Nickelodeon.

It’s time to slime!

2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are back and better than ever. Hosted by Nate Burleson, co-host of  and CBS Sports analyst, and digital superstar Charli D’Amelio, the wackiest awards show of them all promises to pack on the star power, and of course, the slime.For the first time ever, the KCAs will take place live from the Microsoft Theater -- simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr.

A night to remember. The stars at the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards left quite an impression with their red carpet fashion.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 was named Favorite Movie at the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards tonight. Other big winners include Wednesday as Favorite Family TV Show, and its star Jenna Ortega as Favorite Female TV Star (Family), along with kid-fave SpongeBob Squarepants as Favorite Animated Show and Stranger Things alum Millie Brown Brown, who scored the Favorite Movie Actress award for Enola Holmes, and Enola Holmes 2. The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder landed the top Favorite Kids TV Show honor. See the full list below.