Blake Shelton is revisiting his very first hit. The singer has shared a new acoustic recording of his debut single “Austin,” along with a live performance video of the track.

“Austin” was one of the tracks on Blake’s 2001 self-titled debut, along with “All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red.”

Lady A has announced a new summer tour. The band announced dates for their “Request Line Tour,” which will give fans a say in what they hear each night. Concertgoers will have a chance at each show to interact with the band in real time  and actually request songs for that night. They’ve already opened a phone line,  615-882-1975, to take requests.

“We’ve been touring for over fifteen years and have played some of the biggest venues in the world but there’s something truly special about being close to your audience and having the flexibility to include the fans in how the show goes,” Dave Haywood shares. “During our Vegas residency our favorite moments allowed the three of us to talk with the fans and play what they wanted to hear. So we’re taking that spirit and making it a regular part of our shows this year.”

The tour kicks off with a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, August 13^th and 14^th, wrapping October 29^th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Check out the first few dates below and click here for the complete schedule. Tickets go on sale April 22^nd local time.

• August 13 & 14: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
• August 19: Atlanta, GA – The Fox Theatre
• August 20: Memphis, TN
• August 25: Charleston, SC – The Charleston Gaillard Center
• August 26: Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
• August 27: Greenville, SC – Peace Center Concert Hall
• September 15: Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
• September 16: Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theatre
• September 22: Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
• September 23: Buffalo, NY – Shea’s PAC

CMT brought back VH1’s classic series “Storytellers” last night, with the first episode centered around Brooks & Dunn.

The pair performed for a small, intimate audience, telling stories about their songs and careers, with the set featuring performances of “Neon Moon,” “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “Only in America,” and more.

During the show they talked about the rise in popularity of “Neon Moon” thanks to Tik Tok.

“Ronnie’s all into social media and TikTok — I had looked at TikTok like once before and swiped a couple of things that — I just hope the memory goes away,” Kix shares. “And he calls from his bus one night and he goes, ‘KB, they’re doing this dance for ‘Neon Moon,’ there’s over three million views on this … and the label just called and they said if we’ll do this dance, this thing could blow wide open.’ ”

But Kix wasn’t so open to the idea telling Ronnie, “That’s awesome Ronnie, I ain’t doing it.”

He eventually gave in and the video went viral, with Kix noting that the fan reaction was “kinda cool.”

Little Big Town starred in the latest edition of “CMT Campfire Sessions,” which, as the title suggests, has them sitting around a campfire singing stripped down versions of some of their biggest hits.

Songs on the episode include “Girl Crush,” “Rich Man” and “Wine Beer Whiskey” and more.

The 2022 CMT Music Awards went down in Nashville last night and it was a very good night for Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, who took home Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year For “If I Didn’t Love You.” With Carrie’s two wins she extends her record for the most CMT Music Award wins with 25. It was also Jason’s first-ever Video of the Year win, and the ninth for Carrie.

“Seventeen years in the game and this is the first time I ever won Video of the Year,” Jason said in his speech, “so this is pretty amazing to me.”

Other big winners include Miranda Lambert, who won Female Video of the Year for “If I Was A Cowboy,” Cody Johnson, who earned two awards, Male Video of the Year for “Til You Can’t” and Digital Performance of the Year for his “CMT Campfire Sessions” performance of “Dear Rodeo,” Maddie & Tae, won Duo/Group Video of the Year for “Woman You Got,” Parker McCollum won Breakthrough Video of the Year for “To Be Loved by You” and George Strait won CMT Performance of the Year for “Is Anyone Goin’ To San Antone,” from “CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride.”

Taylor Swift even won an award, taking home the first-ever Trending Comeback Song of the Year award for “Love Story.”

• The show was supposed to be hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie, but Kelsea was unable to be at the show in person after testing positive for COVID. Kane Brown, who co-hosted last year, stepped in at the last minute to handle hosting duties, with Kelsea still taking part from home. In fact, the whole opening monologue featured jokes about which stars would make a good co-host, before Kelsea joined in from home.

As usual, the CMT Music Awards were filled with a whole bunch of great performances, with many taking place around Nashville, some in the rain. Among the highlights:

• Keith Urban opened the show with his hit “Wild Hearts.”
• Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson took to the CMT stage on Nashville’s Lower Broadway to perform “Never Say Never,” as the rain came pouring down around them.
• Little Big Town treated the crowd to the world premiere of their brand new single “Hell Yeah.”
• Carly Pearce gave fans a fiery performance of the “29” track “Diamondback,” with pyro exploding around her as she walked the catwalk.
• Carrie Underwood, who was in house, gave fans a look at her recent Las Vegas residency at Resorts World, with a pre-recorded performance of “Ghost Story” from the show, which included her joining her dancers in an aerial performance.
• Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams, in a salute to “CMT Crossroads,” reunited on Lower Broadway to perform “Heaven,” which they originally performed in a 2009 episode of the series.
• Mickey Guyton and Black Pumas, who will star in an upcoming episode of “CMT Crossroads,” teamed for a beautiful performance of Black Pumas’ “Colors.”
• Kelsea Ballerini performed the world television premiere of her new song “Heartfirst” from her backyard.
• The Judds reunited to perform their classic “Love Can Build A Bridge” in front the Country Music Hall of Fame, marking their first award show performance in more than 20 years.
• Jimmie Allen, Monica and Little Big Town teamed for their first-ever performance of “Pray.”
• Miranda Lambert, performing on the Lower Broadway stage, performed “If I Was A Cowboy,” complete with fireworks.
• Kenny Chesney wrapped up the whole show with a performance of “Beers in Mexico.”

• And that wasn’t all. Other performances included: Thomas Rhett and Riley Green teamed for  “Half of Me;” Old Dominion performed “No Hard Feelings” from Nashville’s Walk of Fame Park; Gabby Barrett performed “Pick Me Up;” Walker Hayes performed “AA;” Cody Johnson performed “Til You Can’t;” Maren Morris was joined by hubby Ryan Hurd for her “Humble Quest” track “I Can’t Love You Any More;” and Kane Brown performed “One Mississippi.”

• The show also highlighted rising stars on the Ram Truck Stage, with performances from Parker McCollum, who sang “To Be Loved by You,” Priscilla Block, performing “My Bar,” BRELAND, performing “Praise the Lord,” Jessie James Decker sang “Should Have Known Better,” Elvie Shane, performing “My Boy” and Caitlyn Smith, performed “High.”

2022 CMT Music Awards Winners List

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• “If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – WINNER
• “One Mississippi” – Kane Brown
• “Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time”
• Gabby Barrett – “Footprints On The Moon”
• Kacey Musgraves – “justified”
• Maren Morris – “Circles Around This Town”
• Mickey Guyton – “Remember Her Name”
• Miranda Lambert – “If I Was A Cowboy” – WINNER
• Tenille Arts – “Back Then, Right Now”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Cody Johnson – “’Til You Can’t” – WINNER
• Eric Church – “Heart On Fire”
• Kane Brown – “One Mississippi”
• Luke Bryan – “Waves”
• Luke Combs – “Forever After All”
• Thomas Rhett – “Country Again”
• Walker Hayes – “Fancy Like”

GROUP/DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Brothers Osborne – “I’m Not For Everyone”
• Dan + Shay – “Steal My Love”
• Maddie & Tae – “Woman You Got” – WINNER
• Old Dominion – “I Was On a Boat That Day”
• Parmalee – “Take My Name”
• Zac Brown Band – “Same Boat”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by SONIC®

• BRELAND – “Cross Country”
• Caitlyn Smith feat. Old Dominion – “I Can’t”
• Elvie Shane – “My Boy”
• Parker McCollum – “To Be Loved By You” – WINNER
• Priscilla Block – “Just About Over You”
• Tenille Arts – “Back Then, Right Now”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
• Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Thinking ’Bout You”
• Nelly & Florida Georgia Line – “Lil Bit”
• Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – “If I Didn’t Love You” – WINNER
• Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley – “Freedom Was A Highway”
• Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan – “Buy Dirt”
• Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney – “half of my hometown”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

• Brothers Osborne – “Muskrat Greene/Dead Man’s Curve Medley (from CMT Campfire Sessions)”
• George Strait – “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone (from CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride)” – WINNER
• H.E.R. feat. Chris Stapleton – “Hold On (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
• Kane Brown – “Three Wooden Crosses (from 2021 CMT Artists of the Year)”
• Kelsea Ballerini feat. Paul Klein of LANY – “I Quit Drinking (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
• Mickey Guyton feat. Gladys Knight & BRELAND – “Friendship Train (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
• Nelly feat. Kane Brown, Blanco Brown & BRELAND – “Ride Wit Me (from CMT Crossroads: Nelly & Friends)”

CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

• Brittney Spencer “Sober & Skinny” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
• Carly Pearce – “Dear Miss Loretta” (from CMT :60 Songs)
• Cody Johnson – “Dear Rodeo” (from CMT Campfire Sessions) – WINNER
• Jon Pardi “On The Other Hand / Forever and Ever, Amen” (in honor of 2021 CMT Artist of a Lifetime Randy Travis)
• Josh Turner LIVE (from CMT KickBack)
• Lainey Wilson – “Things A Man Oughta Know” (from the CMT Studio)

TRENDING COMEBACK SONG OF THE YEAR

• “Freight Train” – Alan Jackson
• “Neon Moon” – Brooks & Dunn
• “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
• “I’m A Survivor” – Reba McEntire
• “Suds in the Bucket” – Sara Evans
• “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” – Shania Twain
• “Love Story” – Taylor Swift – WINNER