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Chlöe Bailey is celebrating the release of her debut album, In Pieces, with a T-shirts, hoodies and a baseball cap that fans can cop right now. The “Pray It Away” singer rocked platform heels from Jennifer Lopez’s shoe collaboration with Revolve to showcase the album merch on Instagram on Saturday (April 1).

“In Pieces merch looks good on me, don’t ya think?” Chlöe captioned the gallery of photos and videos wearing an In Pieces album cover tee with black stiletto, over-the-knee boots. Another photo shows Chlöe in an album-cover hooded sweatshirt, short shorts and Beverly Platform Heels ($180) from the JLo by Jennifer Lopez x Revolve capsule collection.

The JLo by Jennifer Lopez x Revolve Beverly Platform Heel is available in silver and black in sizes ranging from 6-10. The shimmery shoe features a six-inch heel, two-inch platform, faux patent leather and PVC upper with a manmade sole, ankle buckle closure, faux leather lining with a crystal embellished spool heel and platform. Lopez’s 12-piece collection includes sandals, boots, mules and platforms priced at $150 and up.

The Swarm actress has had a busy past few months leading up to the album release. Chlöe attended the launch of Lopez’s shoe collab with Revolve alongside her sister, Hailey Bailey, in Beverly Hills, Calif., last month and in February, Chlöe debuted in a Beats by Dre commercial featuring new colorways of Beats Fit Pro earbuds now available in tidal blue, stone purple and volt yellow.

On the music front, Chlöe revealed that she produced nearly all of the songs on her album during a Twitter Q&A on Monday (April 3) ahead of the premiere of her new movie, Praise This, debuting on Peacock on April 7.

“I executive produced [the album], produced on 12 out of the 14 songs, wrote the lyrics, engineered my own self at times, just like [I] did [with] the [Chlöe x Halle] group records,” she tweeted in response to a fan asking if she had “complete creative freedom” on the album.

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One last ride! The Voice unveiled a hysterical new promo on Monday (April 3) for a fake Blake Shelton biopic starring his fellow coach Niall Horan.

In the clip, the camera pans from the country singer’s signature outfit of boots, jeans and a simple black overshirt only to reveal that the former One Direction-er had stepped into his role as a coach. “This is my last season,” Horan says in a near-perfect imitation of Shelton’s Oklahoma drawl as he re-enacts contestant Grace West’s blind audition. “I’ve got somethin’ to say to Grace: People of America are gon’ love you. I would be honored to have you on the last Team Blake.”

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The faux trailer also features coaches Kelly Clarkson and Chance the Rapper and longtime host Carson Daly as themselves, as well as Horan playing double duty — and switching accents — to play himself. (“It all comes down to this,” a narrator states to close out the trailer. “One last ride… Blake Shelton’s final season.”)

Of course, the parody is all in good fun, and Shelton finally appears to give Horan’s impersonation his stamp of approval, saying, “I do think Niall does a great impression of me, I gotta say. He’s got the accent down pretty good, but he’s got the words down perfectly. I’m kind of enjoying having this mini-me here, it’s flattering.”

The coaches are currently in the midst of overseeing the Battles of season 23 — whittling their teams down to groups of just six singers each to advance to the Knockouts.

Watch Horan’s spot-on take on Shelton in the latest promo for The Voice below.

Director James Gunn got fans hyped for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on Monday (April 3) when he unveiled the official film soundtrack, which features a variety of classic songs from all-time greats.

The Awesome Mix Vol. 3‘s track listing includes an acoustic version of Radiohead‘s “Creep,” Beastie Boys‘ “No Sleep Til Brooklyn,” Bruce Springsteen‘s “Badlands,” Alice Cooper‘s “I’m Always Chasing Rainbow,” The Mowgli’s‘ “San Francisco” and Florence + the Machine‘s “Dog Days Are Over,” among other hits.

The third installment of the popular Marvel Studios series stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff, plus features Vin Diesel as Groot and Bradley Cooper as Rocket. In the upcoming movie, the beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere, before their lives are rattled by Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill rallies his team and heads out on dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life.

See the full Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 track list below, and listen to it here before the film hits theaters on May 5.

“Creep” (Acoustic Version) – Performed by Radiohead
“Crazy On You” – Performed by Heart
“Since You Been Gone” – Performed by Rainbow
“In the Meantime” – Performed by Spacehog
“Reasons” – Performed by Earth, Wind and Fire
“Do You Realize??” – Performed by The Flaming Lips
“We Care a Lot” – Performed by Faith No More
“Koinu no Carnival” (From “Minute Waltz”) – Performed by EHAMIC
“I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” – Performed by Alice Cooper
“San Francisco” – Performed by The Mowgli’s
“Poor Girl” – Performed by X
“This Is the Day” – Performed by The The
“No Sleep Till Brooklyn” – Performed by Beastie Boys
“Dog Days Are Over” – Performed by Florence + The Machine
“Badlands” – Performed by Bruce Springsteen
“I Will Dare” – Performed by The Replacements
“Come and Get Your Love” – Performed by Redbone

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Carrie Underwood delivered her highly anticipated CMT Music Awards performance on Sunday night (April 2) when she unleashed her Denim & Rhinestones hit “Hate My Heart” onstage in front of the capitol building in Austin.

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Fittingly dressed in a Queen of Hearts-inspired blazer, corset and shorts — and holding a heart-encrusted microphone — the country superstar delivered the track as fireworks blasted off behind her. “Hate My Heart” was up for video of the year at this year’s ceremony, though it ultimately lost to Kane and Katelyn Brown’s “Thank God.”

Underwood’s “Ghost Story” was also nominated for female video of the year.

The singer is no stranger to the CMT Music Awards, as she’s taken home 25 total trophies throughout her career. She also has the most video of the year wins and female video of the year wins of any artist.

“I wanted to have fun from the get-go,” the 40-year-old star previously told Billboard of Denim & Rhinestones, which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard‘s Top Country Albums chart. “That was definitely mission No. 1. With some other albums, it took me writing for a while before I figured out where the album’s gonna go. It’s got a lot of vintage sparkle. It’s not solidly throwback, but we have a couple of songs that are a little more ’70s feel and some that are in the ’80s pop world and some ’90s rock stuff, and obviously country. But we wanted to have music that was fun and felt good.”

Honoring ten years of CMT’s “Next Women of Country” series, a quintet of female singer-songwriters delivered Alanis Morissette‘s star-making 1995 post-breakup anthem “You Oughta Know” at the 2023 CMT Music Awards. Morissette was joined by previous honorees Lainey Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade for the performance.

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Wearing a sequined shirt over a white tee, Alanis led the All-Star vocal group in a performance of the incendiary Jagged Little Pill classic — with, appropriately enough, an actual blaze going on behind them. The performance was a mostly faithful rendition, albeit with some more complex harmonies added to the chorus, befitting the vocal talents of the singers assembled, and Alanis still stole the show with her piercing “ohhhhhh“s on the song’s wordless bridge.

The performance was the second ’90s alt-rock crossover event of the evening, following Gwen Stefani and Carly Pearce teaming up for a run through “Just a Girl,” originally by the former’s best-selling band No Doubt. Lainey Wilson had previous taken the stage for her ballad “Heart Like a Truck,” and also picked up a pair of awards earlier in the evening: female video of the year (for “Heart Like a Truck”) and collaborative video of the year (for “Wait in the Truck,” along with HARDY).

“You Oughta Know” served as Morissette’s breakout hit in 1995, as the first single pulled from her Jagged Little Pill album, and made her a phenomenon with its furious (and much-debated) lyrics and impassioned delivery. Jagged Little Pill would ultimately go on to be certified diamond by the RIAA, and ranks at No. 7 on Billboard‘s Greatest of All-Time Billboard 200 chart.

When it came time for her performance at the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday night (April 2), Kelsea Ballerini decided to bring a quartet of fabulous drag queens out to help her deliver a poignant message.

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Performing her single “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” Ballerini was joined by RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport and Olivia Lux. All dressed in their best 1950s southern drag, Ballerini and the queens strutted around the stage — which was decorated like a white picket-fenced front yard — singing about their ride-or-die friendship with one another.

Eventually, the quintet of performers found its way from the stage to a massive catwalk stretching through the audience. As confetti rained down from above, Ballerini cuddled up with the four queens, belting out the final words to the song: “Our bodies are buried and they’re in the same ditch/ So even if I wanted to, I can’t snitch,” she sang. “Thirty to life would go quicker with you/ So if you go down, I’m goin’ down too.”

The performance came as something of a political statement from the country star, especially as drag has become a target for right-wing legislatures around the country. Most recently, after Tennessee passed its widely criticized public-drag ban, a federal judge blocked the law from taking effect for 14 days on Friday (March 31), claiming that the state failed to make a compelling argument as to why the new law was warranted.

Ballerini wasn’t only performing on Sunday night — the singer served as one of the evening’s hosts alongside Kane Brown. Stars including Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani and Tyler Hubbard also shared performances during the event, while Lainey Wilson led nominees at the event with four nominations. Brown, Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson followed with three each.

Check out the full performance below:

The fan-voted CMT Music Awards have come and gone for 2023! This year, the event was held at Austin’s Moody Center, and aired live on CBS, while streaming live on Paramount+ on Sunday, April 2.

Lainey Wilson led in nominations with four, while Kane Brown, Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson are right behind her with three. (Jelly Roll was victorious in all of his categories.) In the days heading into the ceremony, Shania Twain was announced as the recipient of the CMT Equal Pay Award, which celebrates artists who are advocates for “elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in country music,” according to the CMTs. She is the third artist to receive the honor, whose previous winners were Jennifer Nettles and Linda Martell.

Brown and Kelsea Ballerini co-hosted the event, which featured performances from Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and many more. Presenters included Megan Thee Stallion, HARDY, Noah Schnapp, Travis Kelce and others.

See the full list of 2023 CMT Music Awards winners below:

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Video of the year

Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart”
HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
WINNER: Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”

Female video of the year

Carly Pearce – “What He Didn’t Do”
Carrie Underwood – “Ghost Story”
Gabby Barrett – “Pick Me Up”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Heartfirst”
WINNER: Lainey Wilson – “Heart Like A Truck”
Maren Morris – “Humble Quest”
Miranda Lambert – “Actin’ Up”

Male video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and A Hard Place”
Cody Johnson – “Human”
Cole Swindell – “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”
WINNER: Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”
Kane Brown – “Like I Love Country Music”
Luke Combs – “The Kind Of Love We Make”
Morgan Wallen – “Wasted On You”

Group/duo video of the year

Dan + Shay – “You (Performance Video)”
Lady A – “Summer State Of Mind”
Little Big Town – “Hell Yeah”
Parmalee – “Take My Name”
The War And Treaty – “That’s How Love Is Made”
WINNER: Zac Brown Band – “Out In The Middle”

Breakthrough female video of the year

Avery Anna – “Narcissist”
Kylie Morgan – “If He Wanted To He Would”
MacKenzie Porter – “Pickup”
WINNER: Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange”
Morgan Wade – “Wilder Days”
Tiera Kennedy – “Found It In You”

Breakthrough male video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman – “Fall In Love”
Corey Kent – “Wild as Her”
Drake Milligan – “Sounds Like Something I’d Do”
Jackson Dean – “Don’t Come Lookin’”
WINNER: Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”
Nate Smith – “Whiskey On You”

Collaborative video of the year

Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth A Shot”
WINNER: HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt – “Wishful Drinking”
Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
Midland feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Way To Go”
Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott – “She Likes It”
Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry – “Where We Started”

CMT performance of the year

Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton – “Colors” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Chris Stapleton – “Whenever You Come Around” (from CMT Giants: Vince Gill)
WINNER: Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Darius Rucker – “Let Her Cry” (from CMT Storytellers)
Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson – “Lay Me Down” (from Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn)
Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce – “One Way Ticket” (from CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends)
The Judds – “Love Can Build A Bridge” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile – “The Rose” (from Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration)

CMT digital-first performance of the year

Charley Crockett – “Time of the Cottonwood Trees“ (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
Chris Young – “Gettin’ You Home” (from CMT Stages)
Ingrid Andress – “Wishful Drinking” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
WINNER: Jelly Roll – “Son of A Sinner” (from CMT All Access)
Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange” (from CMT Viral To Verified)
Scotty McCreery – “Damn Strait” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)

CMT equal play

WINNER: Shania Twain

Jelly Roll rocked the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday night (April 2) with a performance of his genre-bending hit, “Need a Favor.”

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Backed by a full gospel choir, the 38-year-old delivered his sermon for the sinners as church signs featuring the track’s lyrics flashed behind him. “I only talk to God, when I need a favor/ And I only pray, when I ain’t got a prayer,” he belted in the chorus.

Jelly Roll (born Jason DeFord) snagged his first CMT Music Award this year, as he won all three awards he was nominated for. “Son of a Sinner” won digital-first performance of the year, breakthrough male video of the year and male video of the year.

The rising country star made history earlier this year after he surpassed NLE Choppa for most weeks atop Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart, as “Need a Favor” peaked at No. 37 on Hot Country Songs and his most popular track to date, “Son of a Sinner,” peaked at No. 8.

“I think what I think I represent is just a beacon of hope,” the singer previously told Billboard of his success. “I don’t look like the guy that you would’ve assumed would’ve made it [in the music industry]. Sam Hunt’s a really dear friend of mine, and Sam is just a big striking, handsome guy. When you see him, you’re like, ‘Oh, I get it.’ When you see me, you don’t get it initially — then you meet me, and hear the story and hear the music. I just feel like I represent the guy who looks at himself in the mirror every day and goes, ‘Yeah, guys like me don’t make it.’”

Watch his performance below.

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