So, Dierks Bentley might have gotten the song title a little mixed up bit during the opening of Sunday’s (April 3) Academy of Country Music Awards, but there’s no mistaking: It’s huntin’, fi... Read more
Keith Urban on Caboolture’s River Rope Swing
If you watched Keith Urban perform his new song “Wasted Time” –- in a ring of literal fire — at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday (April 3), you probably knew exactly what he was... Read more
Tim McGraw Might Be a Tough Act to Follow
You saw it, right? It was probably the most moving and most talked about four minutes of the three-hour broadcast of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night (April 3). Tim McGraw... Read more
It was an emotional night during the American Idol finale as past winners and finalists came together to celebrate the long run of the singing competition show. Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood... Read more
Photo Gallery: Merle Haggard Through the Years
Although “The Fugitive” is one of the few Merle Haggard hits that he didn’t personally write, much of his life might be captured in the familiar lyrics, “Down every road there’s always one m... Read more
Watch CMT Remembers Merle Haggard
CMT Remembers Merle Haggard, a news special paying tribute to the Country Music Hall of Fame member, premiered Wednesday (April 6) on CMT and is now available to stream online. Haggard died... Read more
Merle Haggard: A Man of Many Hits
Besides his stellar vocal stylings and emotionally perceptive songwriting, Merle Haggard was one of country music’s most durable hitmakers. In a chart life that stretched from 1963, when his... Read more
Editor’s note: This story from CMT.com’s archives details Merle Haggard’s surprise appearance during an April 11, 2012, symposium at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. H... Read more
Trevor Donovan (JL Ranch, Texas Rising, 90210) is set to join the cast of our upcoming scripted drama, inspired by the musical Million Dollar Quartet, as Eddy Arnold, a country music and pop... Read more
Private Funeral Scheduled for Merle Haggard
A private funeral service will be held Saturday (April 9) in Palo Cedro, California, for country music legend Merle Haggard, according to The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville. The Country M... Read more