![]() On Saturday, February 2nd, Rolling Stone hosts Rolling Stone Live: Atlanta at Goat Farm Arts Center, which features performances by Ludacris and Young Thug, as well as Gunna and Lil Keed. Several other music events are scheduled leading up to the Big Game. Scott’s appearance was reportedly contingent on the NFL making a joint $500,000 charitable donation to Van Jones’ social justice organization, Dream Corps. Some controversy has surrounded this year’s Super Bowl performance lineup, with several artists boycotting events related to the game, including Rihanna and Cardi B turning down the halftime show in support of Colin Kaepernick. Knight joins Big Boi, who will perform during the halftime show alongside Maroon 5 and Travis Scott, in representing their hometown during the Super Bowl events. “The NFL recently announced their new social justice platform Inspire Change, and I am honored to be a part of its inaugural year.” The Inspire Change initiative is intended to highlight players, owners and the NFL’s collaborative efforts to “create positive change in communities across the country.” “I am proud to use my voice to unite and represent our country and my hometown of Atlanta,” the songstress said in a statement. Gladys Knight has been tapped to perform the National Anthem during the Super Bowl LIII pregame festivities on February 3rd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta, Georgia, the NFL announced. Read Knight’s full statement via Variety. She also tied in her longtime activism and called for unity: “I am here today and on Sunday, February 3rd to give the Anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good - I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s Anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII.” ![]() “It is unfortunate that our National Anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the National Anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone.” ![]() Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice,” Knight said in her statement to Variety. “I know you like drinking songs," Karen Fairchild added.UPDATE: Gladys Knight has released a statement addressing her “stance on the NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick,” Variety reports. First of all, we're back and making music people," Kimberly Schlapman yelled, referring to the pandemic. Little Big Town's “Wine, Beer, Whiskey" won the night's first award - duo/group video of the year. Gabby Barrett, who was originally supposed to perform at the show but backed out, won female video of the year and the best family feature award went to Taylor Swift's “The Best Day (Taylor’s Version)," which was re-released this year and featured home movies starring the pop star, her brother and parents. CMT performance of the year went to Ballerini and Halsey's “The Other Girl” from the 2020 CMT Music Awards. ![]() Hosts Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini also performed onstage and won awards.īrown won male video of the year for “Worship You” and collaborative video of the year for “Famous Friends” with Chris Young. Lady A kicked off the show with Carly Pearce and Lindsay Ell, Ingrid Andress sang with pop singer-songwriter JP Saxe, while Miranda Lambert performed with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. Guyton also hit the stage with BRELAND, the Black singer who has mixed country, trap and R&B music and had a country hit with the platinum success “My Truck."Īnd the night featured more collaborative performances like it. ![]() Martell, 86, didn't attend the awards show but CMT aired photos of the icon holding her award and said she was watching the show from her home in South Carolina. “I would not be standing here today without you, and none of us would be here without you, so thank you!" “Hearing Linda sing makes it very clear that she had all the talent to be a huge star but her career was cut short for one reason: the color of her skin," said Guyton, who made history this year as the first solo Black woman nominated for a country Grammy Award. Her record label shelved her album and she was prohibited from finding a new deal. She experienced racism while performing onstage and was shunned by the music industry as a mainstream country performer. Martell had a country hit with the song “Color Me Country" 50 years ago, and she had other songs reach the charts, but she dealt with major hardships. This device is unable to display framed content. ![]()
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