Sam Williams, Grandson of Hank Williams, Signs With Universal Music Group Nashville (EXCLUSIVE)

Instagram, teasing fans of her many costume changes and guests — including Madonna, Maren Morris, Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne, Orville Peck and Mickey Guyton — who will join her on the stage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.The one-hour special will feature her hits and her “creative spin” on classics “in celebration of Pride,” including renditions of “The Climb,” “Party in the U.S.A.,” “True Colors,” “We Belong” and “Dancing Queen.” Miley will be joined by drag queens Kylie Sonique Love

Chaka Khan and Lionel Richie were among the icons of the music industry honoured with the Rhapsody & Rhythm Award at this year’s Celebration of Legends Benefit Concert in Nashville. 

RuPaul’s Drag Race — Trixie Mattel and Miz Cracker — plus Dorian Electra, a Texas-born queer, genderfluid experimental pop artist, and Bratty, a Mexican folk-pop starlet whose real name is Jenny Juárez.The next day, Saturday, June 26, offers Dawn Richard of Danity Kane fame, followed by two Nashville-based artists, Jake Wesley Rogers, a gay glam-popper who got his start as a teenager on America’s Got Talent, and Mercy Bell, a queer Latina country/folkie, before the headline set from the “Lost On

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIf the only performance Ned Beatty had ever given was the six minutes he appeared in “Network,” he’d be an actor the world would remember. In that visionary satire-that’s-not-really-a-satire, Beatty, who died Sunday at 83, does one of the most towering one-stop scene steals of all time as Arthur Jensen, the corporate communications overlord who comes in to read the riot act to Howard Beale (Peter Finch), the mad prophet of the airwaves.

Hitting the town! Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn Jae, were among the few country music couples who attended the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 9.

Carly Pearce is adorable with her dog, June Jolene, on the red carpet for the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The 31-year-old singer arrived in a matching set outfit with her furry friend in Nashville. Pearce wore a three-piece ensemble of bralette, jacket and shorts, embellished with tulle ruffles, beads and floral motifs, designed by Ines Di Santo.

Puppy love! Lindsay Ell revealed the surprising way she broke her foot after debuting a silver cast at the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 9.

Yee-haw! Miranda Lambert honored her Texas roots during her showstopping 2021 CMT Music Awards performance on Wednesday, June 9.

Lindsay Ell is making the most of a painful situation.

Carly Pearce is adorable with her dog, June Jolene, on the red carpet for the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The 31-year-old singer arrived in a matching set outfit with her furry friend in Nashville. Pearce wore a three-piece ensemble of bralette, jacket and shorts, embellished with tulle ruffles, beads and floral motifs.

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.

Roy Trakin When the pandemic hit in early 2020, veteran music business headhunter Tom Truitt — a chief partner in the entertainment/media practice of Nashville-based executive search firm Buffkin/Baker — had his own lightbulb moment.Since 2015, Truitt had been hosting a live event, “Who Knew,” a monthly get-together Truitt dubbed “Ted Talks for the music industry.” Scheduling eight per year, six of them in Nashville, the storytelling-oriented gathering allowed the speakers to open up and reveal

CBS This Morning." "A nation watches you grow up, right?" said Garth, 58. "So you're gonna make decisions that you go, 'Man, I wish I could take that one back.' But the truth is now … If changing anything then meant any part of now would change, no, thank you."For Garth, "then" was an early entry into Nashville, where he was — and still is — met with critical acclaim and massive sales.