Guyton also hit the stage with BRELAND, the Black singer who has mixed country, trap and R&B music and had a country hit with the platinum success “My Truck.”Īnd the night featured more collaborative performances like it. Martell, 86, didn’t attend the awards show but CMT aired photos of the icon holding her award and said she was watching the show from her home in South Carolina. “I would not be standing here today without you, and none of us would be here without you, so thank you!” “Hearing Linda sing makes it very clear that she had all the talent to be a huge star but her career was cut short for one reason: the color of her skin,” said Guyton, who made history this year as the first solo Black woman nominated for a country Grammy Award. Her record label shelved her album and she was prohibited from finding a new deal. She experienced racism while performing onstage and was shunned by the music industry as a mainstream country performer. Martell had a country hit with the song “Color Me Country” 50 years ago, and she had other songs reach the charts, but she dealt with major hardships. and Guyton, who was nominated for two awards and presented the CMT Equal Play Award to Linda Martell, one of the pioneering Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry. Part of the show felt dedicated to Black female voices thanks to the top notch performances by Knight, H.E.R. The legendary Gladys Knight won over audience members - not wearing masks - during a performance of “Friendship Train” with Mickey Guyton.
They joined forces for a smoky, thrilling performance of “Hold On,” coming off like a veteran duo. and fellow guitar slayer Chris Stapleton had the night’s best performance. Though Underwood owned part of the night - she also performed with rock band NEEDTOBREATHE - other female stars, some outside of country music, took over the awards show honoring the year’s best country music videos. “Congratulations on what I think is your first CMT Award.
She also shouted-out Legend, particularly for sending her the song, which appeared on her first holiday album “My Gift.”
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