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Despite More Successful Nominees Cole Swindell and Kelsea Ballerini, CMA Voters Got It Right With Maren Morris as New Artist of the Year

Despite More Successful Nominees Cole Swindell and Kelsea Ballerini, CMA Voters Got It Right With Maren Morris as New Artist of the Year

The CMA New Artist of the Year award is a tricky one. According to the criteria, it’s awarded to an individual or a group that has for the first time demonstrated the most significant creative growth and development in overall chart and sales activity, live performance professionalism and critical media recognition. Here’s where it gets…MORE

Vote Now: Who Should Win the CMA New Artist of the Year Award

Vote Now: Who Should Win the CMA New Artist of the Year Award

In the lead-up to the CMA Awards on Nov. 2, Nash Country Daily will be conducting its own election to let you—the readers—decide who should win each of the 12 categories at this year’s show. We’re taking politics out of the equation and letting the popular vote speak for itself. The good news is there…MORE

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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025

SNL this Saturday — Jack Black – Elton John – Brandi Carlisle O.G. country fans aren’t happy after Morgan Wallen revealed he turned Keith Whitley’s “Miami, My Amy” into a RAP song. People figured out he was doing something with it after a track called “Miami” popped up on a screen behind him on “SNL”.…

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025

Lainey Wilson sat down for a long interview and was asked if she had any words for people that have body-shamed her in the past. Here’s what she said, “Kiss my fat [butt].  I’m playing, I’m playing.  Well, first of all, my butt went viral on Tiktok, and at first, I kinda thought it was…