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2019 CMT Artists of the Year: Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown and More

This year’s 10th Annual CMT Artists of the Year special will highlight the entire year of country music and will honor this year’s artists: Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane…

Carrie Underwood Will Be 2019 CMT Artist of The Year
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This year’s 10th Annual CMT Artists of the Year special will highlight the entire year of country music and will honor this year’s artists: Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett.

The 90-minute special will highlight the five country acts who have collectively ruled the last 12 months in country music.

Carrie's Team posted to Instagram, "Carrie is being honored as one of the 2019 @CMT Artists of the Year! Tune in October 16th at 8/7c as Carrie appears live from her #CryPrettyTour360 in Cleveland. #CMTAOTY."

The 2019 CMT Artists of the Year special will air on October 16 at 8 PM ET on CMT.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.