“I love country music,” Mick Jagger revealed back in 1995. “Even though it’s been very Americanized, it feels very close to me, to my roots, so to speak.”Picking more from the blues greats like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and John Lee Hooker, the Rolling Stones were never chasing a country song, but they knew where to find one.In […]
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons, and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers are set to perform two Lynyrd Skynyrd songs alongside other musicians during a tribute to the legendary Southern rock band at the CMT Music Awards this Sunday (April 2nd)The three rockers will be joined by country singer Cody Johnson, […]
The CMT Music Awards is saddling up and heading west this year to that beloved musical and cultural mecca of Austin, Texas. But while the scenery may be different, much will remain the same: two of the CMT Music Awards’ previous hosts will be leading the proceedings, the performance lineup will still run the gamut from new faces to superstars […]
The CMT Music Awards are taking over Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Sunday (April 2), and the jam-packed list of performers and presenters is officially complete.The most recent addition to the performer lineup is Gary Clark Jr., who will take the stage for a tribute to the late Stevie Ray Vaughn.See the full list of performers — including […]
In the decades since Jimmy Carter left the White House, there have been many reconsiderations of the former President’s legacy. Among the more unexpected of these is “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President,” a documentary released in 2020, which chronicles Carter’s overlooked relationship not only with rock and roll but also with country, jazz, folk, and other genres. […]
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons are among the artists who will honor Lynyrd Skynyrd during the CMT Music Awards.Joining the guitarists for the performance will be Wynonna Judd, Allman Brothers Band members Chuck Leavell and Warren Haynes, Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers, country singer Cody Johnson and LeAnn Rimes.According to Billboard, “Johnson and Rodgers will [sing] lead vocals with Gibbons, with Slash and Haynes on electric guitar for a one-time-only performance of […]