#Country Music Association

A series of sightings of a 7-foot-tall creature in the Mississippi River community of Louisiana, Missouri, 50 years ago is being remembered with a July performance by the man who put the story of the Bigfoot-like Mo Mo to music.

Miranda Lambert made the Time 100 Most Influential People Of 2022 list in the Innovators category, and she took to Instagram to express her gratitude for the honor. Miranda posted to Instagram this morning (5/23), “I’m so honored to join this year’s class of #TIME100. I only ever wanted to sing and write songs, and thanks to y’all, I’ve gotten to do that and so much more. Thank y’all for being on this journey with me.”

The May 20 release of 40 Years: The Vinyl Album, marks another nod to the hit-making journey of the Bellamy Brothers, the duo that soared to success with the ’70s No. 1 pop hit “Let Your Love Flow” and then found country fame in the ’80s with the Grammy-nominated “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me).” It’s been over three decades since David and Howard Bellamy released a vinyl, but returning to a familiar format was a welcome one.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 18, 2022) – Country and southern pop singer-songwriter Brei Carter recently released her 10th single “Paybacks” across all major digital music platforms, or at linktr.ee/breicarter. Today, the song’s new lyric video exclusively premiered by St. Louis Magazine, where she also chatted with renowned country music journalist Tricia Despres about her blossoming music career in Nashville, and her current home just outside of St. Louis.

Last Tuesday (May 17), the Country Music Hall of Fame just announced Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Galante, and Keith Whitley as the new group of inductees. What’s more interesting is that this is the first time since 2020 that the association had come together at the prestigious Hall of Fame Rotunda to reveal the newest members. The announcement was hosted by Country Music Hall of Fame members and beloved duo Brooks & Dunn – and was live-streamed on CMA’s YouTube channel.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – One South Florida school is applauding the achievements of a one-of-a-kind music teacher. Vivian Gonzalez is now nationally recognized by the Country Music Association Foundation. She’s only one of 30 music teachers from across the country to receive the award of Music Teacher of Excellence. She is grateful for her students and the program Miami Arts Studio 6-12, which offers to help these young musicians succeed. With close to 25 years of experience and a lot of enthusiasm, it’s no surprise Gonzalez took home the award. She touts the school’s solid music foundation that allows both students and teachers to excel. “We have...

The Country Music Association created the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961, to recognize both creatives and key music business players within the country music industry. In the 60 years since, the CMA's Hall of Fame Panel of Electors — an anonymous group of voters appointed by the CMA Board of Directors — has voted in country greats yearly.