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2023 CMT Music Awards
The 2023 CMT Music Awards, the 57th edition of the awards ceremony, will be held in Austin, Texas, on April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center. The ceremony will be hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown for third and fourth year respectively, and will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Background The CMT Music Awards is country music's only entirely fan-voted awards show. This will be the second ceremony following the ceremonies move to CBS. CMT Equal Play Award On March 27, CMT announced that country legend, Shania Twain, would be honored with the CMT Equal Play Award. The award “recognizes an artist who is a visible and vocal advocate for elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in country music.” Previous recipients include Jennifer Nettles and Linda Martell Linda Martell (born Thelma Bynem; June 4, 1941) is an American singer. She became the first commercially successful black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the ''Grand Ole Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moody Center
Moody Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in Austin, Texas. The arena, which replaces the Frank Erwin Center, stands on a former parking lot located immediately south of UT's soccer/track and field venue, Mike A. Myers Stadium. The arena seating capacity is 15,000+ seats, total. History In 2018, it was announced that Oak View Group and UT agreed to form a public-private partnership, to build a new $375 million arena. The arena will replace the Frank Erwin Center as the home for the Texas Longhorns basketball programs, and will also function as a world-class events center for the city of Austin. The new arena is named the Moody Center following the Moody Foundation's grant of $130 million to the university. Oak View Group is funding the construction, and will manage the building in exchange for the right to keep most of the income from non-UT events, such as concerts and shows, for at least the first 35 years after opening. UT, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums. In 1995, she released '' Jagged Little Pill'', an alternative rock-oriented album with elements of post-grunge, which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work to date. It earned her the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1996 and has been made into a rock musical of the same name in 2017, which earned fifteen Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The album was also listed in the 2003 and 2020 editions of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Guide. The lead single, "You Oughta Know", was also included at #103 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. A highly anticipated, more experimental follow-up, electronic-infused album, '' Supposed Former Infatuat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", " Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak", from their 1995 breakthrough studio album ''Tragic Kingdom'', as well as " Hey Baby" and " It's My Life" from later albums. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. It spawned six singles, including "What You Waiting For?", " Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl", and "Cool". "Hollaback Girl" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies. In 2006, Stefani released her second studio album, ''The Sweet Escape''. Among the singles were " Wind It Up" and "The Sweet Escape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar at age seven, initially inspired by his elder brother, Jimmie Vaughan. In 1972, he dropped out of high school and moved to Austin, where he began to gain a following after playing gigs on the local club circuit. Vaughan joined forces with Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums as Double Trouble in 1978 and established it as part of the Austin music scene; it soon became one of the most popular acts in Texas. He performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982, where David Bowie saw him play. Bowie contacted him for a studio gig that res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Clark Jr
Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released ''The Bright Lights'' EP. It was followed by the albums ''Blak and Blu'' (2012) and '' The Story of Sonny Boy Slim'' (2015). Throughout his career, Clark has been a prolific live performer, which has been documented in two releases: ''Gary Clark Jr. Live'' (2014) and ''Gary Clark Jr Live/North America'' (2017). He has shared the stage with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, B.B. King and the Rolling Stones. In 2014, Clark was awarded a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B performance for the song "Please Come Home". His latest album, '' This Land'', was released in 2019. In 2020, he won the Grammy Award for "Best Rock Song" and "Best Rock Performance" for the song " This Land" from his album of the same name. Career Gary Clark Jr. began p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1984. Their discography includes eight studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, '' Shake Your Money Maker'', the following year. Their follow-up, '' The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion'', reached the top of the ''Billboard'' 200 in 1992. The albums '' Amorica'' (1994), '' Three Snakes and One Charm'' (1996), '' By Your Side'' (1999), and '' Lions'' (2001) followed, with each showing moderate popularity but failing to capture the chart successes of the band's first two albums. After a hiatus from 2002 to 2005, the band regrouped and toured for several years before releasing '' Warpaint'' in 2008, which reached number 5 on the Billboard chart. Following the release of their greatest hits/acoustic double album '' Croweology'' in August 2010, the band started a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darius Rucker
Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, and Dean Felber. The band released five studio albums with Rucker as a member and charted six top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members of the band. He released a solo R&B album, '' Back to Then'' in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but no singles from it charted. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Nashville as a country music singer, releasing the album, ''Learn to Live'' that year. Its first single, " Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made him the first Black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983. (Ray Charles hit number one in March 1985 in a duet with Willie Nelson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Johnson
Cody Daniel Johnson (born May 21, 1987) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He self-released six albums, including ''Gotta Be Me'', which debuted at number two on ''Billboard''s Country Albums chart, before releasing his first major-label album, '' Ain't Nothin' to It'', in January 2019. He released his second major-label album, '' Human: The Double Album'', in October 2021. Johnson's style is classified as contemporary country, neo-traditionalist country, or Cowboy. Also, he is influenced by country artists such as George Strait and Willie Nelson among others. He has won several awards such as "Single of the Year" and Music Video of the Year" for his song " Til You Can't" at the Country Music Association. Early life Cody Daniel Johnson, also known as "CoJo," was born and raised in Sebastopol, Texas, by his parents, Sheila and Carl Johnson. Johnson began playing music at age 12. Johnson started learning music from his father at the age of 12. His father, Carl, pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single " Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album, '' Some Hearts'' (2005), was bolstered by the successful crossover singles " Jesus, Take the Wheel" and " Before He Cheats", becoming the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history. She won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist. The next studio album, '' Carnival Ride'' (2007) had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her third studio album, '' Play On'' (2009), was preceded by the single " Cowboy Casanova", which had one of the biggest single-week upward movements on the Hot 100. She achieved the second best-selling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Pearce
Carly Pearce (born Carly Cristyne Slusser; April 24, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her material contains elements of both traditional and contemporary country-pop music. Pearce began performing professionally in her teens, appearing on several albums of bluegrass material in the 2000s. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, she began gaining more widespread notice. Pearce first gained major recognition in 2017 when her self-penned " Every Little Thing" found an audience on satellite radio. The song helped Pearce secure a major label recording contract and became a major hit, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' country chart. Her debut album of the same name debuted in the top five of the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. Pearce has since released new material, including the 2020 single " Next Girl" from '' 29'', an EP released on February 19, 2021. On September 17, 2021, she released her third studio album '' 29: Written in Stone''. Pearce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red"). His second and third albums, 2003's ''The Dreamer'' and 2004's '' Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'', are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, '' Pure BS'' (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home" as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, '' Startin' Fires'' was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays '' Hillbilly Bone'' and '' All About Tonight'' in 2010, and the albums '' Red River Blue'' in 2011, '' Based on a True Story...'' in 2013, '' Bringing Back the Sunshine'' in 2014, '' If I'm Honest'' in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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