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Blake Shelton came to the 2021 CMA Awards on Wednesday (Nov. 10) ready to give fans something new with the live debut of his latest single, “Come Back As A Country Boy.” Joined on stage by a prop windmill and a backdrop of roiling storm clouds, the country star roared his way through the fiery...

Country heavy-hitters Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean hit Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (Nov. 10) for the 2021 CMA Awards. Taking the stage together, the two powerhouses sang their hit duet “If I Didn’t Love You” live for the first time together anywhere. The moment was clearly a meaningful one for both, with Aldean and...

“It really does feel like love wins tonight, thank you,” T.J. Osborne of Brothers Osborne said following the family band’s win for vocal duo of the year at the 2021 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night (Nov. 10). Sharing the award with his brother and band member John Osborne, T.J. delivered an emotional speech as...

[Spoiler alert: This story contains the identity of the eliminated contestant on Wednesday night’s (Nov. 10) The Masked Singer.] The Masked Singer has served up every kind of disguised star over six seasons, from professional singers and rappers to comedians, actors, sports stars and even Kermit the Frog. But during Wednesday night’s (Nov. 10) double-elimination Group...

The Brooklyn rapper faces multiple new charges in the FBI investigation that named Casanova in 2018 (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Atlantic Records) Brooklyn rapper Casanova is facing multiple new charges in the federal case against alleged members of the “Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation,” a superseding indictment viewed by Pitchfork confirms. The grand jury charged Casanova,...

Eric Church literally lit up the stage for his “Heart on Fire” performance at the 2021 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday evening (Nov. 10) live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. While setting the stage ablaze, Church brought his and his backup singer Joanna Cotten’s fiery wailing and scorching guitar solo to the forefront of his performance....

When it came time to kick off the 2021 CMA Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, country superstar Miranda Lambert decided to do so with some fireworks — or, more accurately, some “Kerosene,” and a little “Gunpowder & Lead” Starting off the annual awards show with a bang, Lambert appeared onstage donning a bright-blue jumpsuit, complete...

Ryan Michael Reavis has pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl in connection with Mac Miller‘s overdose death three years ago. He’s now the second man to plead guilty to that same charge in Miller’s death, after Stephen Andrew Walter, the 48-year-old man responsible for supplying the rapper’s drug dealer with counterfeit pharmaceutical pills...

Going into Wednesday’s (Nov. 10) 2021 CMA Awards, Eric Church and Chris Stapleton are the top nominees, with five nods each. But who will emerge as the night’s biggest winner? Follow along with Billboard all night as we update the winners list live as the show broadcasts on CBS from Nashville. Keep track of the top...

Toro y Moi pledged to donate all profits from his performance at Travis Scott‘s 2021 Astroworld Festival on Friday to the families of the eight victims who died. The performer, also known as Chaz Bear, took to Instagram on Wednesday (Nov. 10) following his performance last weekend at Houston’s Astroworld. Friday’s event left eight festivalgoers —...

A sound collage for the Adult Swim Singles series Moor Mother (John Lamparski/Getty Images) Moor Mother is the latest artist to share a song for this year’s Adult Swim Singles series. This one’s called “AFRO PICK EVE,” and it’s a collaboration with underground rapper Beans. It’s a sound collage featuring production by Olof Melander. Give...

It’s been 10 years since the release of “Super Bass,” and Nicki Minaj is adding one more accolade to the 2011 song’s already-long list of accomplishments. On Wednesday (Nov. 10), the rapper revealed that “Super Bass” has been certified diamond by the RIAA, meaning the song has moved 10 million equivalent units combining actual song...

Ethan Hawke’s directorial debut originally premiered back in 2001 Ethan Hawke and Jeff Tweedy on set for Chelsea Walls (Squire Fox) Jeff Tweedy has announced that his soundtrack for Chelsea Walls, Ethan Hawke’s 2001 directorial debut, will be reissued on January 14. The collection includes two previously unreleased songs from those recording sessions: a cover...

Ryan Michael Reavis plans to reverse his previous plea of “not guilty” Mac Miller in 2013 (Steve Jennings/WireImage) A second defendant has agreed to plead guilty in the federal case involving the 2018 death of Mac Miller, Rolling Stone reports and Pitchfork can confirm via court documents. Ryan Michael Reavis, who previously pleaded not guilty,...

Houston Chief of Police Troy Finner on Wednesday (Nov. 10) said that an Astroworld security guard wasn’t actually pricked by a needle and knocked unconscious during the deadly festival last weekend, correcting an earlier statement to note the guard was actually “struck in the head.” “He woke up in the security tent,” Finner said during a Houston Police...

“Profiting from this event feels completely off and I’d like to encourage other performers to consider helping in someway as well” Toro y Moi at Astroworld Festival 2021 (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images). Chaz Bear, aka Toro y Moi, is donating all profits from his performance at Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival to the families...