Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music’s mainstream.

The sun is hot, but the tunes are hotter.

Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Cody Johnson are the leading nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves, the launch of season 20 of “Grey’s Anatomy” and Taylor Swift’s concert film “The Eras Tour” landing on Disney+.

It was an unexpected musical success story last year, one that has only continued to snowball.

It's that time of the year.

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Dove Cameron and Peter Gabriel, Harrison Ford’s last hurrah as Indiana Jones swings onto Disney+ and Elvis will be honored with a starry special “Christmas at Graceland” featuring Post Malone, Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves and Kane Brown.

The Grammys will pay homage to lives of Loretta Lynn, Migos rapper Takeoff and Christine McVie with star-studded performances during Sunday's show.

Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is no overnight success as she heads into the Country Music Association Awards as the leading nominee.

Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories.

Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow are top contenders with seven nominations at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.

This year’s Met Gala earned a record $17.4 million, museum officials said Tuesday.

A group of inter-generational stars from film, TV, sports and music — including Bruce Springsteen, Hugh Jackman, Elton John and Jon Bon Jovi, Jonas Brothers and Billie Eilish — have signed up for a social media campaign to show support for Ukraine.

Hit country duo The Judds are reuniting to perform on the CMT Music Awards, their first major awards show performance together in more than two decades.

When faced with too many choices, what's a Grammy voter to do.

Kane Brown is the leading nominee for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which celebrates the best in country music videos.

This week’s new entertainment releases feature music from Grammy-winning songwriter Natalie Hemby and two pop star documentaries — “Justin Bieber: Our World" and the concert film “Madonna: Madame X.”.

“Saturday Night Live” returns for its 47th season this weekend with a bit of a surprise.

Owen Wilson, Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek and Jason Sudeikis will take turns hosting the first four weeks of ‘Saturday Night Live’ this season.

Lil Nas X won video of the year at Sundays MTV VMAs on a night that Justin Bieber triumphantly returned to the stage as a performer and as winner of the artist of the year.

This week’s new entertainment releases include Mary Elizabeth Winstead starring in the brutal assassin thriller “Kate” on Netflix and a filmed version of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical “Come From Away.”.

This cover image released by Island Records shows "Spell My Name," by Toni Braxton. (Island via AP)NEW YORK – The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the albums can be found here ):1. Toni Braxton, “Spell My Name": I can breathe again, thanks in part to the living legend Toni Braxton. Teyana Taylor, “The Album”: R&B princess Teyana Taylor boldly named her latest release “The Album" and she has reason to. JoJo, “good to know": Vocal beast JoJo pours all of her emotions on “good to know," making a superb album that's good to listen to now, and later.

Heres a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment journalists of whats arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. The film from director Mamouna Doucour is a thoughtful and poignant coming-of-age drama about Amy, an 11-year-old Senegalese immigrant living in Paris. Dont judge Cuties by its cover and give it a chance when it starts streaming Wednesday. Answer: Jeopardy! The quiz show with Alex Trebek at the helm of a COVID-19-conscious season hits screens Monday. Celebrity guest hosts are all the rage these days on late night TV but a documentary airing Thursday sheds light on one who really made history.

Heres a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment journalists of whats arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES Black Is King: Written, directed and executive produced by Beyonc, the pop stars visual album arrives Friday on Disney+. Given that the last time Beyonc made something similar she crafted the dazzling film Lemonade, Black Is King like most things involving Beyonc is a major event. ), Kim Kaydence Krysiuk (Ariana Grande), Akil Fresh King (Beyonc) and others. Morissette also had an anniversary tour planned for her 1995 album, but that was also scraped due to COVID-19.

NEW YORK Grammy-winning country singer Kacey Musgraves and her musician-husband, Ruston Kelly, have filed for divorce. In a joint statement, Musgraves and Kelly said weve made this painful decision together." It won her the best country album Grammy and one of its singles, Merry Go Round, won best country song. Kelly has also written songs for other artists, including Tim McGraw, Hayes Carll, Lucie Silvas and Josh Abbott Band. Musgraves co-wrote Miranda Lamberts 2013 country hit, Mamas Broken Heart, earning herself a Grammy nomination as a songwriter.

The holiday season is finally here, and so of course, we have to watch holiday movies, right? ‘A Christmas Prince’“A Christmas Prince” has been out on Netflix for some time now, and it even has two sequels. ‘Holiday in Handcuffs’Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez in a Christmas movie together? ‘Prancer’More Christmas movies about Santa’s reindeer! ‘Noelle’This is a new Christmas movie that premiered exclusively on Disney+ and it stars Anna and Bill Hader.

The 2019 County Music Association Awards are almost here! ET is your go-to resource for all things CMA Awards, as we'll be on the scene with the biggest stars for the night's biggest moments. : Follow along on ET Live, by downloading the ET Live mobile app from the Google Play store or Apple App Store. Or stream ET Live on your Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV device. RELATED CONTENT:CMA Awards 2019 Nominees: Carrie Underwood, Lil Nas X, Maren Morris and MoreCarrie Underwood Will Host 2019 CMA Awards Alongside Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire

Kacey Musgraves performs at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on February 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Kacey Musgraves is ending her year on a high note: her very own Christmas special. The country singer, who won album of the year at the 2019 Grammy Awards, announced she will have a Christmas special called "The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show," out on Amazon Prime and it comes out Nov. 29. It wouldn't be a proper Christmas special without a slew of guests, and Musgraves has plenty. Musgraves recorded a country Christmas album in 2016, so it's no surprise she wants to have her own special after the incredible year she has had.

Country-music star Kacey Musgraves just turned a struggling mom-and-pop photo shop into an overnight sensation. We were just in LA and needed to find a One Hour Photo place quick. His new Instagram account, which Musgraves and her team created, has gained more than 40,000 followers in just three days. "Kacey posted the Instagram yesterday and my friend sent it to me and was like, You have to go, immediately,'" she said. Tom told Inside Edition that Musgraves promised to help him.

Kacey Musgraves performs onstage during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (CNN) - Kacey Musgraves is helping out a Los Angeles photo shop. The singer, who was there on her "Oh, What a World: Tour," stopped into independently owned Tom's One Hour Photo to have vintage portraits made. "Got my portrait made at this AMAZING little place in Korea Town LA called Tom's One Hour Photo," she tweeted. "We were just in LA and needed to find a One Hour Photo place quick.

The 27-year-old Texas native had a blast on Sunday night at the Kacey Musgraves concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. She attended the show with four girlfriends in a box and even got into the spirit of things by rocking a light-up Kacey Musgraves cowboy hat, an eyewitness tells ET. Gomez was also spotted dancing and singing along to the opening song, Slow Burn.Though the group was sharing cocktails, Gomez was only seen drinking iced tea and bottled water. After the show, Gomez posed with Musgraves backstage, along with her pals. Sometimes I cant express how truly grateful I am, she wrote.

Her emotional speech came after two mass shootings took place over the weekend -- one in Dayton, Ohio, the other in El Paso, Texas -- and killed a total of 29 people. "Maybe somebody will hear us if we all yell together and say, 'Somebody f**king do something!'" "We all need music & each other more than ever right now but how many of us will have to die before SOMEBODY F**KING DOES SOMETHING. Heart broken for El Paso & Dayton." Heart broken for El Paso & Dayton.