#Tanya Tucker

Brandi Carlile Builds on Lasting Legacy With Headlining Ryman Run

14) was as much a display of empathy and forgiveness as it was about Carlile’s storied catalog. The beloved star set this tone by opening with a song that turns sadness into forgiveness with...

Cillea Houghton

Tanya Tucker's Revival on Full Display at Sold-Out Ryman Show

They were always a little left of center.” This wasn’t just a proclamation made by Tanya Tucker during her headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday (Jan. 12), but a defining factor of who she is as an...

Cillea Houghton

AF 2019 IN REVIEWA Year in Country Music

With the end of the year comes a time of reflection. Looking back on this year in country music, the firestorm of conversation about the lack of women on country radio spilled into 2019, while new artists like Lil Nas X and Blanco Brown broke down barriers, and names including Billy Ray Cyrus and...

Cillea Houghton

CMT Next Women of Country Proves There’s a Sisterhood in Nashville

Each year in Nashville, the women of country music gather to celebrate one another and provide an important platform for the new artists working to break ground in the genre through CMT Next Women of Country. Founded by CMT Senior Vice President of Music Strategy and Talent Leslie Fram in 2013, CMT...

Cillea Houghton