CMT Music Awards sticks the landing of Austin’s first major televised awards ceremony with locals making notable contributions.
also slayed behind Lainey Wilson performing “Heart Like a Truck” and in the blowout celebration of Alanis Morissette accompanied by Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards, and Morgan Wade on “You Oughta Know.”
If Stevie Ray Vaughan and Alanis Morissette being fêted pushed genre expectations for a country music awards show, your parents probably equally shook their heads at Gwen Stafani and Carly Pearce teaming up for No Doubt’s “Just a Girl” or breakout star of the evening Jelly Roll’s face tattoos. The audience loved every moment of it though, which speaks to the efforts of CMT to expand country beyond its often narrow confines.
While the Austin music scene has traditionally set itself in opposition to the big business and mainstream entertainment emphasis of Nashville, as the Texas capital continues to grow, a closer link to the opportunities between the two cities could be beneficial to both.
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