On Wednesday, CMT announced a second round of performers for the 2021 CMT Music Awards, featuring performances by Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown and Thomas Rhett, among others. Brown and Ballerini will co-host the awards show, which airs June 9 at 8 p.m. EDT on CMT.
Eric Church earned his tenth No.1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Hell of a View.” The song is from the country star’s Soul, part of his three-part Heart & Soul release, from which the first single was “Stick That In Your Country Song.”
Craig Campbell has just released his new single, “Never Mine,” written by Craig with Jim McCormick and Jacob Rice. “Never Mine” is Campbell’s first new music in over three years, and an accompanying music video is scheduled to be shot in Florida later this month.
Ty Herndon announced the lineup of performers for the 2021 Concert for Love and Acceptance, which is scheduled to take place on June 30, produced by Herndon’s charitable foundation, The Foundation for Love & Acceptance. The event will return as an online event, co-hosted by Herndon and Cody Alan, who has hosted the event alongside Herndon since 2017. GLAAD and Herndon created the first Concert for Love and Acceptance back in 2015 shortly after Herndon became the first major male country artist to come out as gay.
Willie Nelson announced on Monday, May 24 that his Outlaw Music Festival Tour will return this year, beginning Aug. 22 in Austin, Texas, wrapping up on Oct. 24 in Wheatland, California.
