Yes, rap icon Nelly will headline a country music concert in Michigan.
BAY CITY, MI โ Events promoter Ken Shelton knows the weird look many people may give him after hearing heโs lassoed rap star Nelly as the climactic act of the three-night Bay City Country Music Festival in June 2023. His debut album in 2000, after all, was titled โCountry Grammar.โOne of Sheltonโs favorite Nelly tunes remains โOver and Over,โ a collaboration with country singer Tim McGraw that reached No. โEven with rock music, he has fans. He skips around on rock top 40, rap and country. Heโs kind of all-purpose.โIn 2021, Nelly released โHeartland,โ an album considered as much country as it was considered rap.
mlive.comCarrie Underwood to perform in Grand Rapids in 2022, Detroit in 2023
Carrie Underwood has just announced a huge concert tour with two stops in Michigan. Grand Rapids will be later this year and Detroit will be early next year. The Grand Rapids concert will be three nights after the first tour date at Van Andel Arena on Tuesday, October 18. Her Detroit concert is scheduled for Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Little Caesars Arena. RELATED: All of Pine Knobโs 2022 scheduled concerts for its 50th anniversary seasonJimmie Allen will open for Underwood on the tour.
mlive.comChildren say toddler's death was accident, plead to save mom from execution: "She's innocent"
Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14 who was convicted of her toddler's death, is set to be executed April 27. Her children say it was an accident, and nearly half of her state's lawmakers want the execution to be stopped. Lilia Luciano reports.
news.yahoo.comMichigan nurse hits crazy falsettos in โAmerican Idolโsโ Top 24 with Shawn Mendes song
Heโs a small-town Michigan nurse with a powerful voice and he showcased it on โAmerican Idolโsโ biggest stage yet this season. Iโm going first and Iโm going to make sure thereโs an hour between when I sing and when you sing. โI mean, youโre able to blend them all together and itโs really high level singing youโre doing. Bryan said he was โnot crazyโ about Moranโs round one Hollywood Week audition, but the judges sent him through to the Duets Challenge where he advanced to last weekโs third and final Hollywood Week round. For the โShowstopperโ round, Moran performed โIs That Alrightโ by Lady Gaga.
mlive.comHow to Watch โBackstage Pass: Countdown to the CMA Awardsโ
In this countdown to the Country Music Awards, enjoy a full week in the life of country music. Click here to watch a previewWhere to watch:You can watch the premiere of โBackstage Pass: Countdown to the CMA Awards.โ for free when you register for FuboTV (7-day free trial). โBackstage Pass: Countdown to the CMA Awardsโ premieres Monday at 10|9c on ABC.โ -ABC NewsAbout The CMA Awards:Country Music superstar and โAmerican Idolโ judge Luke Bryan will host โThe 55th Annual CMA Awards.โ Country Musicโs Biggest Night broadcasts LIVE from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville WEDNESDAY NOV 10 8/7c on ABC. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time โ making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMAโs other two television properties, โCMA Festโ and โCMA Country Christmas.โ Learn more about the CMA Awards at the official site.
mlive.comโDancing with the Starsโ 2021 cast: The full list of whoโs competing on Season 30
The โDancing with the Starsโ celebrity cast list for Season 30 has been revealed, and it is a star-studded ballroom for the upcoming season. Siwa has already revealed that she will be the first contestant in the showโs history to dance with a same-sex partner. โWeโre making history,โ said Siwa, 18, who revealed her same-sex relationship this year. โMy journey of coming out and having a girlfriend has inspired so many people around the world. The new season starts Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. EDT/ 7 p.m. CDT.
mlive.comMaren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM Awards nominations
Morris and Stapleton lead the nominations for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The academy announced on Friday that Morris and Stapleton both had six nominations ahead of the April 18 awards show, which will air on CBS from Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton are the leading nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards, but only Stapleton joined the all-male ballot for the top prize of entertainer of the year. The academy announced on Friday that Morris and Stapleton both had six nominations ahead of the April 18 awards show, which will air on CBS from Nashville, Tennessee. AdMiranda Lambert, who is already the most nominated artist in ACM history, stretched her streak with five nominations.
Joe and Jill Biden to appear on 'New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve'
FILE - In this May 14, 2019 file photo, Ryan Seacrest attends the Walt Disney Television 2019 upfront in New York. This week, he will return to New York's Times Square to host Dick Clark New Years Rockin Eve. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Ryan Seacrest will have a special pair of guests alongside the music stars at this year's New Year's Eve celebration on ABC โ the president-elect and the future first lady. President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are scheduled to give โtheir last interview of the yearโ in New Yorkโs Times Square on โDick Clarkโs New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021.โThe Bidens will "share an inspiring message as we come together to close out 2020 and look ahead with hope to 2021,โ according to a statement by the producers. โDick Clarkโs New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021" will run until 2 a.m. Eastern on Jan. 1.
J. Lo, Billy Porter to perform at 'New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve'
NEW YORK โ Jennifer Lopez will help bring in the New Year with a headlining performance in New Yorkโs Time Square for โDick Clarkโs New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021." Other performers include Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter and Jimmie Allen. Lauper and Porter collaborated on the Broadway musical โKinky Boots" and they will join forces for a special performance during the TV special, which will air on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern. โDick Clarkโs New Yearโs Rockinโ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021" will run until 2 a.m. Eastern on Jan. 1. Seacrest is returning to host the event for a 16th year, and he will be joined by Porter and Lucy Hale in New York.
Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music star
And he did it by winning over millions of country music fans. Until the early 1990s, when Cleve Francis came along, Pride was the only Black country singer signed to a major label. โThen it was โfirst Negro country singer;โ then โfirst Black country singer.โ Now Iโm the `first African-American country singer.โฒ Thatโs about the only thing thatโs changed. Throughout his career, he sang positive songs instead of sad ones often associated with country music. Even a country singer,โ said country singer Rissi Palmer on Twitter.
Carrie Underwood named top artist at CMT Music Awards
In this video image provided by CMT, Carrie Underwood accepts the female of the year award for Drinking Alone during the Country Music Television awards airing on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (CMT via AP)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ Carrie Underwood already had the most CMT Music Awards of any artist, but she'll need to make more room on her shelf. The superstar picked up two more trophies for video of the year and female video of the year in a remotely shot awards show. "I am so proud to be a part of this legacy of women in country music with you. Singer Granger Smith won for his on-the-nose music video called โDon't Cough On Me!"
ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic
This combination photo shows country singers, from left, Luke Bryan, Kane Brown and Mickey Guyton who will perform at this year's ACM Awards in Nashville. (AP Photo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ At the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, there wonโt be fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches. After a five-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the awards show wants to bring the live television experience back again. The 55th annual ACM Awards, normally held in April in Las Vegas, were delayed this year and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, for the first time. โI donโt know if itโs gonna look like an NFL Draft night when we hand out the awards,โ Urban said laughing.
Miranda Lambert leads CMA noms, Luke Combs' streak continues
The CMAs announced Tuesday that Lambert earned seven nominations. She's followed by Luke Combs, who continues his streak of success as one of country musics biggest streaming artists with six nominations, including his first for entertainer of the year. Combs earned his first all-genre No. Carrie Underwood joins Combs and Lambert in the entertainer of the year category, along with Keith Urban and Eric Church. Other top nominees include Maren Morris, who scored five nominations including song and single of the year for her love song, The Bones."
Apple Music launching shows with Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain
NEW YORK Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood. The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, focused on popular songs of the 80s, 90s and 2000s, as well as Apple Music Country, dedicated to the country music genre. Both channels will have daily on-air hosts but will also include several shows hosted by well-known musicians. Apple Music Hits will include shows hosted by Snoop Dogg, Twain, Alanis Morissette, Backstreet Boys, Meghan Trainor, Ciara, blink-182s Mark Hoppus and Huey Lewis. Apple Music also announced Tuesday that its popular Beats 1 radio station featuring shows hosted by Billie Eilish, Elton John and Lil Wayne will be renamed to Apple Music 1.
Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
This combination of photos shows country singer Rissi Palmer, from left, Chuck Harmony, left, and Claude Kelly of Louis York and country rapper Breland. Black artists say the country music industry still needs to do the hard work of addressing the systematic racial barriers that have been entrenched in country music for decades. The genre has historically been marketed to white audiences and reinforced white male artist stereotypes. (Chris Charles via AP, left, Jeremy Ryan via AP, center and Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)
Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
Black artists say the country music industry still needs to do the hard work of addressing the systematic racial barriers that have been entrenched in country music for decades. I was called colored, like, I didnt know colored people like country music, said Palmer, who had three singles reach the Hot Country Songs Chart. Both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association started diversity task forces more than a year ago when country music was being criticized for a lack of female voices and women were being left out of major categories like entertainer of the year. But just as country artists outwardly reflect a predominantly white image, there are few Black country music executives working behind the scenes. Theres a dismantling of culture that needs to happen.Palmer, who is recording a podcast that focuses on the experiences of women of color in country music, said she feels optimistic that the current discussions about race and country music can lead to progress, if real changes are implemented.