Category Archives: Country News – ABC Audio
55th Annual CMA Awards: The Winners
ABC/Craig SjodinThe biggest names in country music were honored at the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night. Here is the complete list of the 2021 CMA Award winners: ENTE...
Nov 10, 2021
Nashville notes
Lee Brice’s “One of Them Girls” has been named the ASCAP Country Song of the Year. Lee co-wrote the song with Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson. This Sunday, Kimberly Wi...
Nov 10, 2021
Lady A + Midland gear up for the 2021 CMAs as competitors in the tough Vocal Group category
ABC/Chris HolloThe CMA Vocal Group of the Year category always delivers stiff competition, and that’s no exception in 2021. Among the nominees are Old Dominion -- who’ve won it for the pas...
Nov 10, 2021
Kelsea Ballerini's branching out with CMA fashion, but Chris Young’s just hoping to avoid “worst-dressed” lists
CMA/ABCAs the 2021 CMAs loom, Kelsea Ballerini and Carly Pearce are two artists who say they’ll be trying something new with their fashion choices on the big night. Carly hints she’s keepi...
Nov 10, 2021
Old Dominion says CMAs recognition gets more and more special every time they're nominated
Mason AllenOld Dominion are up for Vocal Group of the Year at tonight's CMA Awards, and it's far from the first time. They're five-time nominees in the category, and they're on a three-year winning st...
Nov 10, 2021
Luke Bryan’s hosting the 2021 CMA Awards solo, but he thought about bringing his mom along to help
ABC/Robby KleinLuke Bryan's mom, LeClaire, is a bona fide social media star in her own right, thanks in part to the fact that she frequently finds herself the butt of the joke in family prank wars. Le...
Nov 10, 2021
Chris Young can’t say much about his CMAs “Famous Friends” performance, but it’s “definitely something new”
Jeff JohnsonChris Young and Kane Brown will hit the CMAs stage tonight for a rendition of their number-one song “Famous Friends,” but don’t expect to hear many details about what the...
Nov 10, 2021
Ryan Hurd thinks no one’s more deserving of the CMA Female Vocalist trophy than Maren Morris
John Shearer/Getty Images for CMAMaren Morris and Ryan Hurd are attending the CMA Awards as a power couple in 2021, as for the first year ever, they’re both nominated for awards. Their duet, &ld...
Nov 10, 2021
Luke Combs will be “the happiest guy in the world” at the 2021 CMA Awards, win or lose
Connie Chronuk/ABCLuke Combs is up for Entertainer of the Year at tonight’s 2021 CMA Awards ceremony, and while he’d like to walk away with the trophy, he knows he’s up against some ...
Nov 10, 2021
Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney take home two early CMA trophies for “Half of My Hometown”
Hannah Lux DavisKelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney are early CMA winners...times two! Ahead of tonight's CMA Awards show, the two stars claimed a pair of trophies for their duet, “Half of My Hom...
Nov 10, 2021
