Hunter Kelly
Rolling Stone
Gardendale, AL, United States
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Past articles by Hunter:
Naomi Judd's Battle With Depression and Lasting Musical Legacy
Journalist and radio host Hunter Kelly reflects on Naomi’s legacy and one final conversation with the legend, who died just a day before her induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame → Read More
How Barbara Mandrell's 1978 Hit 'Sleeping Single in a Double Bed' Got a Dance Remix
"The arrangement and the beat really throw down, and that's what makes me happy," Mandrell says of Dave Aude's new version → Read More
'Tiger King': Why Joe Exotic's Country Songs Are Just Right for the Times
An openly gay polygamist tiger wrangler-turned-felon sounds like he emerged from country music’s less-polished past → Read More
2019 CMA Awards: 5 Things You Didn’t See on TV
From Jennifer Nettles’ crystal-clear fashion statement to selfies with Lil Nas X → Read More
2019 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony: 7 Best Moments
Yola sings a Dolly classic, Brothers Osborne rip through Nineties favorite, at event inducting Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens, and Jerry Bradley → Read More
2019 CMT Music Awards: 10 Best, Worst and WTF Moments
From Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile’s all-star collab to — please, god, no — the return of the mullet → Read More
Trisha Yearwood on Frank Sinatra Tribute Album, Writing With Garth Brooks
Yearwood’s standards collection ‘Let’s Be Frank,’ produced by Don Was, arrives February 15th → Read More
Wynonna Releases Cover of ‘Feeling Good,’ Talks Creative Renaissance
Grammy-winning performer signs to Anti for new music → Read More
Josh Turner on Hank Williams, Alan Jackson and Country Gospel
Singer breathes new life into traditional hymns and spiritual country songs on ‘I Serve a Savior’ → Read More
CMA Awards 2018: Five Things You Didn’t See on TV
From classic country sing-alongs to a message from Donald Trump, here are five things you missed if you were watching at home → Read More
Shawn Mendes on Working With Zac Brown Band, Country-Pop Fusion
Pop singer and country group team up in the latest episode of ‘CMT Crossroads’ → Read More
2018 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony: 10 Best Moments
Ricky Skaggs gets his hands on Bill Monroe’s mandolin, Chris Stapleton recalls his Kentucky roots and the War and Treaty get funky → Read More
K.D. Lang on ‘Ingenue’ Tour, Recording ‘Shadowland’ in Nashville
Canadian singer-songwriter will receive the Trailblazer Award during the 2018 Americana Honors and Awards on Wednesday, September 12th → Read More
Review: Shania Twain Seizes the Moment, Pays Tribute to Past on Now Tour –
Country superstar delivers hits in Nashville, but makes room for the empowering songs of her second act → Read More
Hear David Nail and the Well Ravens' Sweeping New Song 'Heavy'
"Whatever She's Got" singer returns with first new music since parting ways with Universal → Read More
Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild on 'Summer Fever,' Touring With Miranda Lambert
Country singer talks about why LBT's new song is important in a time of "turmoil and chaos," and previews the Bandwagon Tour → Read More
Kacey Musgraves Proves Ideal Opener for Harry Styles Tour Stop in Nashville
Leaning heavily on songs from her superb 'Golden Hour' LP, Nashville songwriter introduces a new generation of fans to country music → Read More
2018 CMT Music Awards: 10 Best, Worst and WTF Moments
Things went off the rails at the very top of the CMT Awards with an out-there pre-taped spoof of the recent Royal Wedding. Hosts Little Big Town served as anchors of a fake news report claiming the W → Read More
2018 CMT Music Awards: 10 Best, Worst and WTF Moments
From the royal silliness of the pre-taped opening to Kelsea Ballerini's marvelous back-to-basics performance → Read More
2018 CMT Music Awards: 10 Best, Worst and WTF Moments
Country fans have been waiting for Sam Hunt’s follow-up to "Body Like a Back Road" for over a year now, so it's fitting he took his performance of new track "Downtown's Dead" straight to them. Hunt k → Read More