{"id":1307973,"date":"2019-04-07T14:53:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T20:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1804900"},"modified":"2019-04-07T14:53:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T20:53:55","slug":"ready-or-not-here-come-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/ready-or-not-here-come-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready or Not, Here Come the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:671332?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/bonaguroa\/\" title=\"Posts by Alison Bonaguro\" rel=\"author\">Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">35m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Right this second, some country stars are deep into their glam sessions, some are still in rehearsals, some might be doing a little pre-gaming, and some might even be stuck in Las Vegas traffic jams on their way to tonight\u2019s (April 7) ACM Awards. But whatever the country artists are up to before they step foot on the red carpet, we are bringing them to you in real time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maddie &amp; Tae Are the OG CoJo Fans<\/strong>:<br \/>When country artists truly love country music, the story checks out. Like when Cody Johnson was in the middle of a radio interview and Maddie Marlow casually popped over to sing a little of his \u201cDiamond In My Pocket\u201d with him, and told him she was an OG fan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv7G3ldB7FY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Carrie Underwood in Her Not-Quite-Full Show Wardrobe<\/strong>:<br \/>This is how you rehearse: in faded, distressed jeans, a GNR t-shirt, and the sky high heels you\u2019ll actually be wearing during the big show. That\u2019s how Underwood did it, and it\u2019s pretty genius. What a pro.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv8Mdz3ljV9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Keith Urban Explaining Himself in Rehearsals<\/strong>:<br \/>Urban is in last-minute rehearsals working on a song (not a new single, just a song that really spoke to him) with a cool little band he put together for the show.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv9mydYlNzB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><br \/>Miranda Lambert and the Best of Her Glam Jams<\/strong>:<br \/>In honor of the ACMs, Lambert put together a video medley of her very best singalongs featuring her and her glam team. And in some cases, Little Big Town, Maren Morris and Lambert\u2019s all-girl trio Pistol Annies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv7MgTWgQ5W\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Dierks Bentley Only Has Eyes for Brandi Carlile<\/strong>:<br \/>In every picture in the entire photo gallery Bentley \u2014 already an ACM Award winner \u2014 posted from his rehearsals, he looks like he cannot take his eyes off of Carlile. That can only mean good things for their collab later tonight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv9o9znFBzO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Reba McEntire Is Not Having These Glam Suggestions<\/strong>:<br \/>When the artist\u2019s artist Brett Freedman gave McEntire his vision for her eye make-up at the ACM Awards tonight, the show\u2019s host was not all about it. At all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bv9unyvF3Bm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Alison makes her living loving country music. She&#8217;s based in Chicago, but she&#8217;s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1804900\/ready-or-not-here-come-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alison Bonaguro 35m ago Right this second, some country stars are deep into their glam sessions, some are still in rehearsals, some might be doing a little pre-gaming, and some might even be stuck in Las Vegas traffic jams on their way to tonight\u2019s (April 7) ACM Awards. 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