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CMT Music Awards To CBS-TV

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TheBigA

The CMT Music Awards will be seen on CBS-TV in 2022. CBS and CMT-Parent Viacom merged last year. This will be the first time the show will be available on broadcast TV.


A few weeks ago, it was reported that CBS was balking at signing a new deal with the ACM Awards. Now we know why. The ACMs traditionally air in April, and the CMT awards are in June.
 
Not sure why I like this idea. Most of what they call country music these days is garbage in my opinion and these so-called awards shows are mostly performances. But it seems like the music was much better this year on the ACMs.
 
vchimpanzee said:
Not sure why I like this idea. Most of what they call country music these days is garbage in my opinion and these so-called awards shows are mostly performances. But it seems like the music was much better this year on the ACMs.
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Country music died when Garth Brooks became popular.
 
TheBigA said:
Not true. Garth's popularity revived a format that was mired in mushy pop from Kenny Rogers and Crystal Gayle.
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But is the format better for it. Country music was never meant to be mainstream. Now it's no different than pop music.
 
Don CT said:
But is the format better for it. Country music was never meant to be mainstream. Now it's no different than pop music.
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When the format generates more cash, the format is better. The drive towards the mainstreaming of country began with the Countrypolitan sound in the 60s. But truthfully, the widespread popularity of Hank Williams Sr. and the Carter Family in the 40s is no different from what Garth or Shania did in the 90s. Popularity is not a bad thing.
 
TheBigA said:
When the format generates more cash, the format is better. The drive towards the mainstreaming of country began with the Countrypolitan sound in the 60s. But truthfully, the widespread popularity of Hank Williams Sr. and the Carter Family in the 40s is no different from what Garth or Shania did in the 90s. Popularity is not a bad thing.
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Most great music doesn't make any money. That doesn't mean it isn't good.
 
TheBigA said:
Not true. Garth's popularity revived a format that was mired in mushy pop from Kenny Rogers and Crystal Gayle.
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Before Garth, country went back to tradition.

After Garth, well ...

In Garth's defense, he did sing "Friends in Low Places", "Longneck Bottle" and "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House".
 
vchimpanzee said:
In Garth's defense, he did sing "Friends in Low Places", "Longneck Bottle" and "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House".
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And "Unanswered Prayers" "If Tomorrow Never Knows," "The Dance" "Rodeo" and a lot more. Garth is more traditional country than the critics gave him credit for. Most of his hits were based around fiddle & steel. Plus at the same time as Garth, you also had Alan Jackson and Clint Black.
 
TheBigA said:
And "Unanswered Prayers" "If Tomorrow Never Knows," "The Dance" "Rodeo" and a lot more. Garth is more traditional country than the critics gave him credit for. Most of his hits were based around fiddle & steel. Plus at the same time as Garth, you also had Alan Jackson and Clint Black.
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I don't consider those songs to be traditional country. But Alan Jackson and Clint Black were continuing that traditionalist movement.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I don't consider those songs to be traditional country
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What makes them any LESS traditional than Friends in Low Places or Two Of a Kind?

Other traditional Garth songs: Not Counting You, Callin' Baton Rouge, Beer Run (his duet with George Jones), Dive Bar (his duet with Blake Shelton), and American Honky Tonk Bar Association.
 
TheBigA said:
What makes them any LESS traditional than Friends in Low Places or Two Of a Kind?

American Honky Tonk Bar Association.
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I heard most of them on AC radio, and "Rodeo" sounded like rock to me when it was new. Maybe that doesn't mean as much as I thought.

And I'll add that one to the list.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I heard most of them on AC radio
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The duet with George Jones? Really? None of them charted AC. All of them are filled with fiddle & steel.

Garth only had two songs chart AC: "To Make You Feel My Love" (which was in the soundtrack to a movie), and "Lost In You" which was credited to Chris Gaines.
 
TheBigA said:
The duet with George Jones? Really? None of them charted AC. All of them are filled with fiddle & steel.

Garth only had two songs chart AC: "To Make You Feel My Love" (which was in the soundtrack to a movie), and "Lost In You" which was credited to Chris Gaines.
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I'm not familiar with the George Jones duet but it must be good.

Whether they charted or not, I've heard many of those songs on AC or soft AC radio.
 
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