Make sure to tune in to catch Dierks Bentley host  the 2023 NHL Awards on Monday (June 26th), the National Hockey League announced today. The celebration of the League’s best regular-season performances will broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on TNT, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in the U.S. and Canada, at 8pm ET. Fans can also follow the festivities across the NHL’s social media channels via the official hashtag #NHLAwards.

Darius Rucker has been tapped to perform on CNN’s The Fourth In America on July 4th for the 247th anniversary of the United States’ independence. Other musical performances include Alanis Morrisette, The All-American Rejects,  Demi Lovato, Duran Duran, Flo Rida, Leon Bridges, Post Malone, Sheryl Crow, Smash Mouth, Zac Brown Band, The Plain White T’s, and more. The special, which will feature performances and firework shows from around the country (including Nashville, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York City and more), will air live from 7pm ET to 1am ET on CNN.

Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire and many others are featured in the new television special, CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair, airing July 5th on Hulu.  The documentary film traces the story of the world’s largest and longest-running Country Music festival, CMA Fest.

Travis Denning is set to release a new song “Things I’m Going Through” tomorrow (June 23rd).

Out THIS FRIDAY #ThingsImGoingThrough pic.twitter.com/Qv79y9r1bY

— Travis Denning (@Travis_Denning) June 20, 2023

On Wednesday, country music superstar and Resorts World Theatre first resident headliner, Carrie Underwood, kicked off her 2023 run of her ongoing REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World Las Vegas. The first artist to grace the Resorts World Theatre stage when she opened the venue in 2021, Underwood dazzled the opening night crowd during her highly-anticipated, sold-out return to Las Vegas, marking her first of 21 exclusive performances at the venue this year.

On the heels of her highly-successful, 43-city U.S. arena tour, THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR, and the recent launch of her exclusive year-round SiriusXM channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY, Underwood shared her excitement with the sold-out venue as she took over the stage for an unforgettable performance of her greatest hits. Fans cheered and sang along to songs such as “Before He Cheats,” “Blown Away, “Cry Pretty,” and the showstopping finale, “Something in the Water” and more hits from her illustrious career, leaping to their feet throughout the show. As an added bonus, Underwood thrilled fans with an all-new performance of the title track of her “Denim & Rhinestones” album, which has been added to the production.

Exclusively designed for the state-of-the-art venue, Underwoods’ REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency continues to be a must-see show in Las Vegas, selling out a total of 18 performances in the production’s debut run, which ran through May 2022, leading to the recent announcement of added performances for December 2023. Fans can currently experience upcoming performances of REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency live at Resorts World Theatre on:

• June: 23-24, 28, 30 
• July: 1 
• September: 20, 22-23, 27, 29-30
• November: 29
• December: 1-2, 6, 8-9, 13, 15-16

For tickets or more information on REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency, visit www.rwlasvegas.com/entertainment/carrie-underwood-2/.

Carrie Underwood, received a grand welcome at Resorts World Las Vegas to celebrate her June 21st, 2023 return to the stage for REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency. During a private reception, Carrie celebrated the highly-anticipated return of her ongoing residency with a pink champagne waterfall toast in the Crockfords lobby alongside invited guests following her arrival to the property in a signature red Rolls Royce.

Underwood said, “I feel very special right now. It truly was an honor to open the Theatre at Resorts World and to be the first on that stage. [Resorts World] has been our home away from home, and we’re excited for the rest of this year and hopefully, a long time to come.”

Underwood, who also launched her exclusive year-round SiriusXM channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY on June 9, 2023, was joined by Bobby Reynolds (Senior Vice President, AEG Presents Las Vegas) and Scott Sibella (President, Resorts World Las Vegas) who also shared remarks about the excitement surrounding her return to the stage with 21 shows in 2023.

Exclusively designed for the state-of-the-art venue, Underwoods’ REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency continues to be a must-see show in Las Vegas, garnering rave reviews by critics and fans alike and selling out all runs in 2022 – a total of 18 shows.  Underwood will kick off her 2023 run of shows on Wednesday, (June 21st) following the end of her highly-successful, 43-city U.S. arena tour, THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR.

Fans can experience the upcoming performances of REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency live at Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas on June 21, 23-24, 28, 30; July 1; Sept. 20, 22-23, 27, 29-30; Nov. 29; Dec. 1-2, 6, 8-9, 13, 15-16.

For tickets or more information, visit www.rwlasvegas.com/entertainment/carrie-underwood-2/

SiriusXM announced today that eight-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood, will launch her exclusive year-round SiriusXM channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY, on Friday, June 9th at 7:45 pm ET on SiriusXM channel 60 as well as on the SXM App.

Underwood will kick off the new channel live and in person from SiriusXM’s Music Row Happy Hour at the Margaritaville Cafe in Nashville with SiriusXM host Buzz Brainard. To celebrate the launch, CARRIE’S COUNTRY will additionally simulcast on SiriusXM’s The Highway (channel 56) on Friday, June 9 from 8:00 pm ET until midnight ET.

Special CARRIE’S COUNTRY launch day programming will feature an exclusive Town Hall special with Underwood recorded at the SiriusXM Miami Studios. SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Carrie Underwood will feature Carrie discussing her new channel, answering fan questions as well as new performances of some of her hit songs including “Before He Cheats,” “Church Bells,” and her newest single, “Out Of That Truck.” The special will air on Friday, June 9 at 9:00 pm ET, rebroadcast throughout the weekend, and will be available to stream anytime on the SXM App.

Select videos and photos from SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Carrie Underwood below: 

Carrie Underwood performs “Out Of That Truck” live on SiriusXM’s CARRIE’S COUNTRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVMy_iv9_ik

Carrie Underwood performs “Before He Cheats” live on SiriusXM’s CARRIE’S COUNTRYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPyDSxB6Cns

Photos from SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Carrie Underwood HERE

Following the Town Hall broadcast, at 10:00 pm ET, CARRIE’S COUNTRY will air Underwood’s June 6th performance from the Grand Ole Opry.

CARRIE’S COUNTRY, curated and presented by Underwood, is SiriusXM’s newest 24/7 channel that will be available to subscribers across North America in their cars or anywhere they go with the SXM App. The new channel will be a musical journey hand-crafted by country’s iconic rhinestoned superstar. Carrie Underwood will highlight her friends, favorites, and influences – new and classic country, workout hits, gospel, and beyond. Listeners will also hear high-octane favorites from classic to hard rock for your morning exercise or your late-night jam sessions. The stories behind her music, record-breaking career, and life on the road will be shared, and much more. In addition to Underwood’s own extensive hit-filled catalog, SiriusXM subscribers will hear music from Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert to AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, and The Rolling Stones.

Carrie will relaunch her ongoing REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency on June 21st, after recently wrapping her 43-city U.S. arena tour, THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR. She will also join Guns N’ Roses’ World Tour on select North American stadium dates this August including Croix-Bieue Medavie Stadium in Moncton, NB, Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal QE, and GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN.

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Carrie Underwood has hit the airwaves with her latest single, “Out Of That Truck,” which she co-wrote with David Garcia and Lydia Vaughan. She had already finished her album, Denim & Rhinestones, and says she had so much fun that they kept writing and came up with “Out Of That Truck.”

“We had a lot of fun the day we wrote ‘Out Of That Truck,’” recalls Carrie. “That day I was writing with David Garcia and Lydia Vaughan, and we had kind of wrapped up the Denim & Rhinestones album and I was just kind of loving life so much that I just wanted to keep on writing, so we did. That one kind of came out of just having a fun day and love that it’s kind of got a little rockin’ beat to it, and yeah, it’s fun to sing, for sure.”

Carrie returns to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for two shows on June 6th before heading back to Las Vegas for her Reflections residency at Resorts World June 21st.

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Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban are among the artists participating in the new documentary, “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair,” which tells the story of country music’s longest-running festival. Premiering June 5th on Hulu, the 75-minute special features exclusive one-on-one interviews, never-before-seen archival content and CMA Fest Performances from the last 50 years. “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair” will also feature Bill Anderson, Kelsea Ballerini, BRELAND, Brooks & Dunn, Shy Carter, Luke Combs, Wynonna Judd, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown, Craig Morgan, Lorrie Morgan, Dolly Parton, Carly Pearce, Jeannie Seely, Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson, Trisha Yearwood and Chris Young, among others. CMA Fest will celebrate its milestone 50th anniversary June 8-11, 2023, in downtown Nashville, featuring hundreds of artists performing across multiple stages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwLK5aJNrc

Brad Paisley will perform at the second annual Beachlife Ranch festival, taking place in Redondo Beach, California, September 22nd – 24th. The Doobie Brothers, Jack Johnson, Wynonna Judd, Midland and Shooter Jennings will also perform.

Mickey Guyton, Trisha Yearwood and CMT’s Leslie Fram will be honored by Save The Music and SongFarm.org for their contributions to the music industry and music education at Nashville’s 4th annual “Hometown to Hometown” event June 5th at City Winery. Caylee Hammack, Kelsea Ballerini, Brittney Spencer and more will perform. All proceeds will benefit music technology programs in Nashville, Georgia and Texas.

Carrie Underwood has released her song, “Out Of That Truck,” to radio. She co-wrote the tune with David Garcia and Lydia Vaughan, and she says it’s about memories that pop up in familiar places.

“The inspiration behind ‘Out Of That Truck’ is basically just about the physical markers that somebody can leave behind in your life, and I feel like we’ve all got those to some extent.” says Carrie. “Whether you’re like walking through the house that you grew up in and you see things of your parents or some book or piece of jewelry or something that it’s like, those things remind you of somebody and feel like if you grew up in a small town like I did, you spend a lot of time in your vehicle. When I think back to friends or people that I dated or whatever, it’s kind of like you remember being with them in vehicles, and if you have something that you’ve had for a long time, you can definitely kind of look over to the seat next to you and almost see the other person there. So, that’s kind of what it’s all about, you know, a love that is no more, but you’ve kind of left your mark everywhere.”

Carrie returns to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for two shows on June 6th before heading back to Las Vegas for her Reflections residency at Resorts World June 21st.

Carrie Underwood celebrated her 15th Anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry with a two-show performance this past Saturday (May 13th). While she says it’s unbelievable she’s been a member for a decade and a half, it’s something that has always meant so much to her.

Carrie made her Grand Ole Opry performance debut on June 10th, 2005, just two weeks after winning American Idol. Underwood’s love for the Opry started as a child as she grew up watching and listening to the show, dreaming of one day performing there and even becoming a member herself. The multi-GRAMMY®/CMA/ACM award winner was officially inducted in to the Opry family on May 8th, 2008 by fellow Oklahoman, Opry member Garth Brooks.

“It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years that I have been a member of the Grand Ole Opry, but it has always been just something that’s meant so much to me. I feel like I’ve been very blessed to take a part in a lot of awards shows and things like that over the years, but kind of having THIS thing in my career that I feel like I was able to accomplish is just one of the most important things that I think I have ever done,” says Carrie. “I love the Opry. I love the family. I love that it signifies being a part of country music, and we all it the Mother Church and we do so for very good reason. It is like going to church and you can pay your respects to those that came before, those that are playing now and whoever’s going to come later on. So, it’s just a really cool thing just being able to be a part of that family. I always love going to the shows, and you never know who’s going to be on stage and you hear a lot of people doing what they love. It’s like singing in your living room. It’s very comfortable and relaxed and very sweet.”

The Oklahoma native will return to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for two shows on June 6th before heading back to Las Vegas to continue her residency at Resorts World June 21st.

Carrie Underwood celebrated her 15th Anniversary as a proud Grand Ole Opry member on Saturday (May 13th) with a two-show performance. The Opry presented her backstage with a special commemorative print and a specially-designed cake, by IveyCake, to commemorate the milestone. Carrie made her unforgettable Grand Ole Opry performance debut on June 10th, 2005, just two weeks after winning American Idol. Her love for the Opry started as a child as she grew up watching and listening to the show, dreaming of one day performing there and even becoming a member herself. The multi-GRAMMY® /CMA/ACM award winner was officially inducted into the Opry family on May 10th, 2008 by fellow Oklahoman and fellow Opry member Garth Brooks. Cute note: She also got to meet the iconic daytime star Susan Lucci backstage. Carrie will return to the Grand Ole Opry for a special two-show Tuesday night Opry on June 6 (7 pm and 9:30 pm), which “unofficially” kicks off the milestone 50^th CMA Fest week.

Happy anniversary to me!!! It’s been a magical 15 years of being an @opry member! It remains one of the greatest accomplishments of my career!!! Thanks to all who came out to celebrate! I truly feel honored…and loved!

Also, I met Susan Lucci tonight!!! What a sweet and… pic.twitter.com/cUXIdYi0Td

— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) May 14, 2023

Don’t forget to tune in to CMT Crossroads on Tuesday (May 16th) to catch Darius Rucker and The Black Crowes swap vocals on each other’s songs.  “CMT Crossroads: The Black Crowes & Darius Rucker” premieres with a special one-hour presentation on Tuesday at 10p/9c, with an immediate encore at 11p/10c, and on Friday (May 19th) at 12a/11c. It will also go live on Wednesday (May 17th) on CMT.com, CMT VOD and the MTV app (CMT Crossroads), with subsequent premieres on CMT MUSIC and MTV LIVE.

Luke Bryan will perform his new single, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” live on ABC’s American Idol finale on Sunday (May 21st). The three-hour finale episode is set to air live from coast to coast starting at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

Your new summer anthem has arrived. This town doesn’t stand a chance with this one. “But I Got A Beer In My Hand” is out now! https://t.co/WcBc52N0pN pic.twitter.com/qeW4WDfT6L

— Luke Bryan (@lukebryan) May 5, 2023

Keith Urban will return to the season finale of ABC’s American Idol on Sunday (May 21st) to mentor the Top 3 finalists. Keith, who was a judge on the talent show between seasons 12 and 15, will also take the stage to perform as well.

https://twitter.com/AmericanIdol/status/1657053379703754753

In a new promo for the Tennessee Titans 2023-2024 schedule release, Keith Urban appears at the very end on stage at Nashville’s famed Robert’s Western World.

https://twitter.com/KeithUrban/status/1657182924507164672