Last week (11/9), Country Music Association hosted an award show on TV. I find it interesting to see what happens after a major televised event: record sales, new music, and YouTube clicks.
Some of these performances were uploaded multiple times. The Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce, video was on their individual channels, and the CMA and ABC accounts. It could have been the most YouTube’d performance but the Alan Jackson Tribute Performance by Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood and Lainey Wilson brought in 608K views. The Loretta Lynn Opening Tribute with Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood brought in 579K views.
Other than the tributes, the Chris Stapleton with Patty Loveless tune “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” stole the show with 455K views. Yet, if I were to add all the views from the Kelsea, Kelly, and Carly song, it would be in that range too.
. . . after the Stapleton/Timberlake performance back in 2016(?), the CMAs have turned into the Staple-tonies. Amazing he brought out Patty Loveless. I hope the CMAs let Stapleton do whatever he wants.
The lowest views went to Luke Bryan “Country On” at 39K.
The lowest views for a special collaboration went to Brothers Osborne with The War And Treaty on “It’s Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)” with 55K views.
. . . I would think the Stones would be a hit and Bros Oz would be great but not a lot of love.
Cole Swindell got 207K views with “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” and he brought out Jo Dee Messina! Another number one hit “You Proof” by Morgan Wallen got 52K views. Huge difference! Actually most of the tunes that are proven hits didn’t get a lot of views. Meanwhile, the new stuff from Carrie and Carly did well.
. . . don’t be surprised if “Hate My Heart” and “Dear Miss Loretta” are number ones soon. Miranda’s Geraldine? Maybe not so soon.
With current duets HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson “wait in the truck” got 283K views and then a drop in views (197K) with Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry “Where We Started”
. . . probably not going to be a single anytime soon?
But for a song that didn’t have any special guests and no surprises was Cody Johnson “‘Til You Can’t” at 118K views.
. . .we’ll be hearing that song for the rest of our lives. Well deserved!
For another perspective, the opening monologue for hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning hit 158K views.
Alan Jackson Tribute Performance By Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood and Lainey Wilson
608K views
Loretta Lynn Opening Tribute Performance By Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood
579K views
Special Collaborations By
Chris Stapleton with Patty Loveless
“You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”
455K views
Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce
“YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME”
416K views
HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson
“wait in the truck”
283K views
Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry
“Where We Started”
197K views
Elle King with The Black Keys
“Great Balls of Fire”
128K views
Ashley McBryde joined by Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti and John Osborne
“When Will I Be Loved”
62K views
Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmie Allen and Marcus King
“Out In The Middle”
58K views
Brothers Osborne with
The War And Treaty
“It’s Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)”
55K views
Performances By
Cole Swindell
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina”
207K views
Cody Johnson
“‘Til You Can’t”
118K views
Carrie Underwood
“Hate My Heart”
103K views
Carly Pearce
“Dear Miss Loretta”
82K views
Luke Combs
“The Kind of Love We Make”
68K views
Morgan Wallen
“You Proof”
52K views
Miranda Lambert
“Geraldene”
49K views
Luke Bryan
“Country On”
39K views