NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 8, 2017) -- CMT's “Next Women of Country” celebration announced nine newcomers to its elite roster on Tuesday, adding both signed and unsigned female artists Kalie Shorr, Abby Anderson, Ashley McBryde, Bailey Bryan, Erin Enderlin, Hannah Ellis, Jo Smith, Kassi Ashton and The Sisterhood Band. Nashville Mayor Megan Barry was on-hand to announce CMT’s Next Women Class of 2018.
“The team at CMT has been a constant support and safe place for me since I first moved to Nashville four years ago. This was the fourth CMT’s Next Women of Country event I’ve attended, so getting to be in the Class of 2018 was such an honor and a cool perspective moment for me,” said Kalie Shorr. “I am surrounded by many talented women who I’ve admired and looked up to for a long time. I am very thankful for the people of Nashville who champion women relentlessly, and CMT is at the forefront of that.”
Kalie Shorr, Kelleigh Bannen and Lindsay Ell kicked off the event with a surprise cover of Taylor Swift’s pop hit “Look What You Made Me Do,” which was filmed for an exclusive music video that will air on CMT later in November.
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| CMT’s Next Women Class of 2018 Karlie Shorr & Lindsay Ell | Credit Rick Diamond Getty |
CMT launched its “Next Women of Country” campaign in 2013 as a way to give more attention and airplay to emerging female country artists across all screens.
The fifth
annual Next Women of Country celebration at Nashville’s City Winery was the
place to be during a hectic CMA Awards week 2017. Alumna RaeLynn and CMT senior vice president of music strategy and talent Leslie Fram (Instagram | June 2017: CMT) Mco-hosted
the event.
Abby Anderson,
Ashton, Bryan, Ellis, McBryde, Carly Pearce, Danielle Bradbery, Jillian
Jacqueline, Natalie Stovall, Post Monroe and Runaway June each entertained the
packed audience with their original songs and stories during an intimate
writers round concert.
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CMT’s Next Women Class of 2018 at Nashville’s City Winery (Credit: Rick Diamond-Getty) 7 Nov 2017 |Top Row (L-R): Erin Enderlin, Bailey Bryan, Hannah Ellis, Leslie Fram, Kassi Ashton, Jo Smith |Bottom Row (L-R): Abby Anderson, Kalie Shorr, The Sisterhood Band, Ashley McBryde
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Hitmaker and mentor for the 2018 class, Nicolle Galyon, surprised alumna Kelsea Ballerini with CMT Next Women of Country’s Impact Award for her numerous accomplishments in music. Since joining the program in 2014, Ballerini has charted three No. 1s on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart, her debut album The First Time has gone gold, and she was nominated for best new artist at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in 2016. She also co-headlined the first Next Women of Country Tour in 2015 with Jana Kramer, and she received the breakthrough award at the 2016 CMT Artists of the Year show. Her sophomore album Unapologetically was released on Friday (Nov. 3).
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Photo Credit: John Shearer Entertainment and Advertising Photographer Based in Nashville, TN. Instagram |
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| Photo Credit: Instagram | Kalie Shorr by John Shearer Entertainment and Advertising Photographer Based in Nashville, TN. Instagram |
We had the BEST time honoring our #CMTNextWomen today. Read about the event + the new inductees > https://t.co/nhxD02KsOV pic.twitter.com/1AhH2vn4Zr— CMT (@CMT) 7 November 2017
We 💛 @FramLeslie & @CMT Next Women of Country! Congrats to all the Song Suffragettes in the Class of 2018! #LetTheGirlsPlay pic.twitter.com/fO3nuAJYif— Song Suffragettes (@songsuffragette) 7 November 2017
About Kalie Shorr
Kalie Shorr burst onto the Nashville music scene in 2016 with her self-penned hit “Fight Like A Girl”. The Portland, Maine singer-songwriter became a Sirius XM Highway Find and was praised by Spotify, CMT, Radio Disney Country, Taste of Country, and even Billboard magazine.
In 2017, Kalie
released her SLINGSHOT EP to rave
reviews and was named a “New Artist You Need To Know” by Rolling Stone, “The New Nashville” by Teen Vogue, and one of “2017’s Hottest Artists Under 25” by Taste of Country.
Her new single
“Two
Hands” just premiered on Radio
Disney Country and will be followed by a new EP in late 2017. Playing
over 100 shows a year, Kalie’s message of female-empowerment has led to her
being called the “next ‘Women of Country’ generation” [CMChat].
Continued streaming support has played a huge part in Shorr’s success and continuing to grow her fan base exponentially. Currently #1 on Breaking Country and added on Cool Country playlists on Apple Music.
Continued streaming support has played a huge part in Shorr’s success and continuing to grow her fan base exponentially. Currently #1 on Breaking Country and added on Cool Country playlists on Apple Music.
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Raise “Two Hands” for Highly-Anticipated New Music from Kalie Shorr
Raise “Two Hands” for Highly-Anticipated New Music from Kalie Shorr
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