CMT Insider

CMT Insider's premiere episode includes a chat with the incomparable Dolly Parton about her hosting duties for the CMT 2004 Flame Worthy Video Music Awards; a front row seat to the...

Get ready for another star-studded, fun-filled episode of CMT Insider. In this episode host Katie Cook will take fans inside Tim McGraw's recent concert in Houston, Texas, and on t...

It's award time in Nashville, and we have your front row seat and backstage pass to the CMT 2004 Flame Worthy Video Music Awards. On this special episode of CMT Insider, host Katie...

The Flame Worthy awards might be over, but the partying continues. In this episode of CMT Insider host Katie Cook will take viewers inside some recent music row celebrations includ...

Country music can be glitz, glamour and a whole lot of fun. Sometimes, however, there are high prices to pay for fame and fortune. This week, host Katie Cook will sit down with sin...

Superstar Reba McEntire is at the top of her game. With a hit television sitcom, a new album and her first tour since 2001, fiery red head doesn't seem to be slowing down. CMT Insi...

The Academy of Country Music awards will hit Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 26, and CMT Insider will make sure fans are ready for an exciting night in country music. This week's episo...

One of country music's biggest nights will hit Las Vegas in a big way on Wednesday, May 26, and CMT Insider will be there for all the big moments. In this episode, host Katie Cook...

The hottest ticket in country music over Memorial Day Weekend is the super concert in Dallas, Texas, featuring legendary performers Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson and native Texan Geo...

Wow! Is it that time of year again? Yep. It's CMA Festival time in Nashville, and CMT Insider will be on the festival grounds to bring you all the fun and excitement. Host Katie Co...

It's been a wild ride so far for Gretchen Wilson, and her schedule is just getting busier every day. In this episode of CMT Insider, we'll look back at Nashville's biggest week as...

Honoring American troops is a tradition in country music, especially during times of war. Country superstar George Strait recently helped honor the troops at Fort Campbell in Kentu...

With all his recent success and super-stardom, it seems like Kenny Chesney's been at the top of the country charts since he released his first single. Not so. Host Katie Cook will...

He's had a long, successful career singing about beaches and margaritas, but after a hit duet with Alan Jackson last year, Jimmy Buffett is finding a welcome home in country music....

Superstar Alan Jackson has been traveling up and down America's highways for over a decade making some of country's greatest music. Now he has a highway of his own in his home stat...

It's been over 13 hitmaking years for country music's top vocal duo Brooks & Dunn, and their record label sure knows how to throw a party in their honor. Host Katie Cook was on han...

From Louisiana to the top of the charts, superstar Tim McGraw's success commands a lot of respect and attention from fans, and he keeps them dancing in the aisles at each tour stop...

Superstar Toby Keith kicked off his new Big Throwdown last week and CMT Insider gives viewers a front row seat to all the action at his Chicago show. Country star Terri Clark helpe...

After several years of making music in his home country of Austrailia, singer-songwriter Keith Urban moved to the United States joined a group called The Ranch and got his first re...

Superstar Tim McGraw continues to soar with his latest single and the flight doesn't seem to have an end in sight. His new album Live Like You Were Dying hits stores Aug. 24 and we...

It's been a big year for newcomers in country music, and it's not just country fans taking notice. Gretchen Wilson is leading the wave of new stars to the top and finding herself i...

For the first time in the history of the CMA awards, the announcement of the final nominees for the 38th annual CMA awards will be carried live Monday, Aug. 30. Catch the news on n...

It's a big week for country music, and CMT Insider is on the scene. From Chicago to New York, our cameras catch up with country's biggest stars. Superstar Tim McGraw broke sales r...

We've got another jampacked episode of CMT Insider, so buckle up and hold on tight. Country singer Martina McBride is at a great place in her career, and she talks with CMT Inside...

Superstar Kenny Chesney has been busier than ever touring the country singing to thousands of fans. This week he wraps up his latest tour with rocker Uncle Kracker at Nashville's G...

Host Katie Cook is back from her visit with supertstar Shania Twain in beautiful Switzerland, and she'll give a sneak peek at what the star's been up to and get the scoop on her ne...

Tim McGraw is making history of his own with two movies hitting theaters and a new music video. Black Cloud and Friday Night Lights will both hit theaters in the next two weeks and...

It's opening weekend for the new feature film Friday Night Lights starring country star Tim McGraw, and CMT Insider will be at the premieres in both Franklin, Tenn. and Los Angeles...

In a rare interview, country superstar George Strait talks about a career that has spanned an incredible 23 years, charting a record-breaking 50 number one hits. With a new double-...

Keith Urban, one of country's hottest young superstars, has teamed up with CMT for his first headlining tour, and we were on hand for one of the first shows in Peoria, Ill. CMT Ins...

Duets have always been a part of country music and superstars Tim McGraw and Toby Keith continue the tradition. R artist Nelly recently had McGraw join him in the studio for his si...

Host Katie Cook is taking a little time off this week, so singing sensation LeAnn Rimes is stepping in as our first-ever celebrity guest host. With a hot new single flying up the c...

Katie Cook goes to Switzerland near Shania's home to interview her. They talk about the upcoming Greatest Hits, previous albums and songs, and the new video ""Party For Two"".

The 38th annual CMA Awards will take over Music City USA on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004, and CMT Insider will make sure fans are ready for an exciting night in country music. Our special...

Country music's most prestigious award show hits Nashville Tuesday, Nov. 9, and CMT Insider will be there to bring fans a front row seat, a backstage pass and a chance to see count...

Well the CMA awards are complete, but the awards keep on coming for country's biggest stars. This week we'll rundown the list of big winners at the American Music Awards. We'll als...

In the first of a three-part series, superstar Alan Jackson welcomes host Katie Cook to his home for a rare look into his life away from the stage. The Georgia native talks about h...

This time on Insider, the show will deal with the lost on the Country Icon, Buck Owens. All about his life, and his becoming to an industry star progress; Kenny Chesney will tell a...

This time, Insider will review all the nominees for the 2006 CMT Music Awards, the fan-voted ceremony awards; We will join Rascal Flatts on tour in Orlando, Fla, and Little Big Tow...

<b>Taking you just like a VIP to the CMA 2006!</b> The big night of the CMT music awards, the only Country music awards that are fan-voted, as all the stars come to Nashville . Wh...

As it is the 100th episode of Insider, this week there is a celebration. Katie Cook will review all the interesting interviews, tours and moments that made Isider what it is today....

After the 100th episode celebration, and with a new and improved logo, CMT Insider is back on track. First, into the TV hit show Las Vegas with Sugarland; Little Big Town with the...

Since Mother's Day is approaching, Lee Ann Womack and her daughters are going to make the families in the Nashville's Ronald McDonald House feel better; Inside the Country Hall of...

Brand new week on Insider: ACM nominee Brad Paisley about his 6 nominations and the upcoming ceremony; John Carter Cash about his father's, Johnny Cash, lost recordings; Jewel find...

This is the big week of the 41st Academy of Coutry Music Awards in Las Vegas. Lisa Lee will bring all the winners, performers and looks, straight from the red carpet; Brooks & Dunn...

The big story of this week belongs to the Dixie chicks, a band that used to love the Country genre, and now they are no longer part of it. A trip down the road of Dixie Chicks' goo...

This week Insider goes deep into the world of festivals, with the CMA Music Fesitval, where every performance will be documented in the magazine; The old boys from the Hazzard coun...

Insider gives you a once-in-a-lifetime glance to the 2006 CMA Music Festival, with parties of Dierks Bentley, Sara Evans, and Montogmery Gentry, and Martina McBride's charity act....

First off, the entertainment world is news about an upcoming wedding of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, and Insider is here to inform you with the latest rumors; Reba McEntire in Ve...

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have married this week, and Insider has the latest news about the new couple from Australia; Ron White's new book, with the interesting name: I Had th...

Katie Cook meets with Kenny Chesney in his tour in Nashville to hear about his success and his anger for bigger and better shows from year to year. Other artists on the way will be...

Toby Keith introduces the new talent that he has discovered: Lindsey Haun. She co-stars on his upcoming film, Building Bridges, and even signed on his record company; Jake Owen, kn...

Insider celebrates with LeAnn Rimes on her successful hit Something's Gotta Give, her latest release; The secret wedding of half of the duo Little Big Town; All about the new duo T...

After a few cancellations due to injury, country superstar Kenny Chesney has kicked off his long-awaited tour of 2005. L.A. correspondent Lisa Lee was on hand for opening night. Sh...

Nashville will be in the spotlight Monday, April 11 as the 2005 CMT Music Awards take center stage. Country music's only fan-voted awards show, and the only country awards being he...

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is currently hotter than ever with a popular new T.V. show, cable specials, and two Blue Collar Comedy Tour movies. Soon Jeff will be the host of the 2005 C...

CMT will take over downtown Nashville for the 2005 CMT Music Awards, and CMT Insider will be everywhere to bring fans complete coverage of the big night. From the red carpet styles...

It has been 10 years since the bombing in Oklahoma City and country stars performed for a special concert memorial Superstars Toby Keith, Vince Gill and others join together for a...

Superstar Alan Jackson is back on the road and keeping his fans very happy. We were on hand for his recent stop in Southern California and we'll give fans a front row seat and back...