Organizers of the Astroworld music festival have not provided investigators with clear records about private security personnel working the grounds when a massive crowd surge during headliner Travis Scott’s set led to at least eight deaths, Houston’s police chief said Wednesday. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner also forcefully defended his department’s ability to handle the […]

After the pandemic caused last-minute changes at the CMA Awards last November, with artists testing positive for COVID-19 and dropping out right up to show time, Wednesday night’s celebration, the  55th annual CMA Awards, felt blessedly normal. The Nov. 10 awards returned to Nashville’s full-capacity Bridgestone Arena after a scaled-down show at the Music City

Morgan Wallen may have lost in the album of the year race at Wednesday night’s (Nov. 10) 55th annual CMA Awards, but he took to Twitter to express nothing but gratitude just minutes after the show concluded. “I wake up every morning and thank the Lord for my blessings,” Wallen tweeted. “Tomorrow morning will be

The 2021 Premios de la Radio took place Wednesday night (Nov. 10) at Mexico City’s Foro Expo Santa Fe with a star-studded lineup of presenters, performers and nominees, who came together to recognize the best of Regional Mexican music. During the nearly four-hour ceremony, 16 awards — voted on by fans — were presented live, with

Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and Jimmie Allen made history at the 55th annual CMA Awards on Wednesday (Nov. 10). Combs won entertainer of the year, three years after winning new artist of the year. Combs is the seventh artist to make the steep climb from winning new artist of the year (formerly the horizon award)

From tributes to some of Mexico’s greatest artists to heartfelt speeches, the 2021 Premios de la Radio ceremony was filled with head-turning moments. Taking place Wednesday night (Nov. 10) at Mexico City’s Foro Expo Santa Fe with a star-studded lineup of presenters, performers and nominees, regional Mexican music exponents reunited to recognize and honor the

Chris Stapleton shredded his guitar in an impressive solo during his performance of “Cold” at the 2021 CMA Awards on Wednesday night (Nov. 10) from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The singer/songwriter was introduced by his friend and host Luke Bryan, for whom Stapleton co-wrote the hit single “Drink a Beer” in 2013 with James Beavers. With

Following her acclaimed performance as Aretha Franklin in the recent biopic Respect, Jennifer Hudson graced the 2021 CMA Awards with her presence at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday (Nov. 10) night. With an Oscar, Grammy and Emmy, Jennifer Hudson certainly needs no justification, but Trisha Yearwood introduced the vocal powerhouse to explain why

Dan + Shay made their CMA Awards return Wednesday night (Nov. 10) to perform their hit single “I Should Probably Go to Bed,” ascending to the rafters of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The duo performed in the center of a large X-shaped platform, with Dan taking to the piano and Shay belting the lyrics: “I should probably

Travis Scott’s lawyer is pointing out inconsistencies in the Houston police chief’s statements around the tragic deaths at Astroworld on Friday night, while calling for an end to “finger-pointing” and a focus on investigating what went wrong. In a statement sent out Wednesday night (Nov. 10), attorney Edwin F. McPherson of McPherson LLP said, “There