Author: Andrew Wigdor, Nashville Tennessean

Darius Rucker has raised over $2 million for St. Jude through his concert, “Darius and Friends.” It is known as the unofficial kickoff to CMA Fest.

A mostly nonverbal 4-year-old boy with autism had a speaking breakthrough after hearing Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” on repeat.

Country singer Granger Smith announced on Twitter on Thursday that his youngest son, River Kelly Smith, had died. The boy was 3.

Country star Carrie Underwood extended her lead as the winner of the most awards in CMT history with her 19th and 20th wins at the 2019 CMT Awards.

Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band let loose an F-bomb after winning the group video of the year award at the 2019 CMT Awards.

The Bonnaroo arch was intentionally destroyed due to structural issues, officials said. “We look forward to surprising folks with something new…”