CMT Blog: Calvin Gilbert

Calvin Gilbert

Raised in East Texas, Calvin Gilbert worked for daily newspapers in Louisiana before moving to Nashville and writing about music and the entertainment industry for the Nashville Banner, Radio & Records and Westwood One Radio Networks. He has served as CMT.com’s managing editor since 2002.

Posts by Calvin Gilbert

Justin Bieber Sings Alan Jackson in Nashville

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Posted in News, On Tour, Songs | 18 Comments »

Jamey Johnson Gets David Spade's Attention on CMT Music Awards

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Posted in News, Shows, Songs, Videos | 57 Comments »

Chely Wright, Oprah Winfrey and the Closet

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Posted in News, Uncategorized | 35 Comments »

Billy Joe Shaver Cites Poultry in His Defense

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Posted in News | 4 Comments »

Happy Birthday, Merle Haggard

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Posted in Albums, History, News, Recommendations, Songs, Videos | 9 Comments »

Recalling Trace Adkins' First No. 1 Single

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Posted in History, News, Songs, Videos | 7 Comments »

Jimmy Wayne Arriving in Amarillo, Texas, During Walk for Homeless Teens

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Posted in Charity, News, Videos | No Comments »

Taylor Swift Won't Be Joining Kanye West at "We Are the World" Recording Session

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Posted in News | 24 Comments »

Laura Bell Bundy Talks About Her Debut Video

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Posted in News, Songs, Videos | 6 Comments »

Meet Laura Bell Bundy ... and Those Who Know Her

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Posted in Albums, Movies, News, Songs, Videos | 8 Comments »

So ... What Do You Think About the CMA Winners?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Posted in Albums, History, News, Shows, Songs, Videos | 189 Comments »

Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift Among CMA Winners

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Posted in News, Shows, Songs, Videos | 98 Comments »

Taylor Swift Wins Song of the Year at BMI Awards

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Posted in News, Songs, Videos | 14 Comments »

Keni Thomas Rises to the Occasion During World Series Performance

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Posted in News, On Tour, Songs, Videos | 3 Comments »

Garth Brooks Takes Solo Route to Las Vegas

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Posted in News, On Tour | 8 Comments »

Dailey & Vincent, Michael Cleveland, Dan Tyminski Are Top IBMA Winners

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Posted in Albums, Bluegrass, News, On Tour, Songs, Videos | 1 Comment »

Recalling Kanye West's History With Country Music

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Posted in News | 160 Comments »

VH1 Divas Unites Miley Cyrus and Sheryl Crow, Jordin Sparks and Martina McBride

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Posted in Shows, Songs | 32 Comments »

Buddy Miller Is King at 2009 Americana Music Awards

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Posted in News | 4 Comments »

TMZ Has Audio of President Calling Kanye West a "Jackass"

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Posted in News, Shows | 13 Comments »

Did Obama Really Call Kanye West a "Jackass" for Slighting Taylor Swift?

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Posted in News | 71 Comments »

Kanye West Unlikely to Discuss Taylor Swift Incident With Jay Leno

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Posted in News, Recommendations, Shows, Songs, Videos | 23 Comments »

Was Taylor Swift Surprised to Receive Nominations for CMA Awards?

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Posted in Albums, News, Songs, Videos | 119 Comments »

Brooks & Dunn Calling It Quits as a Duo

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Posted in History, News, Songs, Videos | 30 Comments »

Kenny Chesney/Jessica Simpson Chat Offers Another Lesson in the Price of Fame

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Posted in Lifestyle, News | 52 Comments »

George Fullerton Helped Put the Twang in Country Music

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Posted in Albums, History, News, Songs | 3 Comments »

Behind the Scenes at Taylor Swift's "Thug Story" Video Shoot

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Posted in News, Shows, Songs, Videos | 65 Comments »

ZZ Top Hit the Note on VH1 Storytellers

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Posted in History, News, Recommendations, Shows, Songs, Videos | 2 Comments »

Taylor Swift and T-Pain: Behind-the-Scenes Video From "Thug Story" Recording Session

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Posted in Songs, Videos | 83 Comments »

Weather Causes Concert Delays at CMA Music Festival

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Posted in News, Shows, Travel | 11 Comments »

Thursday Morning: Fans Lining Up for Autographs at CMT Music Festival

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Posted in News, Travel | 8 Comments »

Vern Gosdin's Legacy Won't Be Forgotten

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Posted in History, News, Shows, Songs, Videos | 46 Comments »

High School Student Gets Off the Hook, Thanks to Gloriana

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Posted in News, On Tour | 4 Comments »

Video: Toby Keith Speaks His Mind to Reporter in the ACM Pressroom

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Posted in News, Shows, Videos | 51 Comments »

Tim McGraw Pulls Out of ACM Awards

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Posted in News, Shows | 60 Comments »

If the CD Isn't Already Dead, How Long Will It Be on Life Support?

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Posted in News, Recommendations, Songs | 13 Comments »

Merle Haggard Is Still Willing to Speak His Mind

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Posted in History, News, On Tour, Recommendations, Songs | 7 Comments »

It's Country Radio Seminar Time in Nashville

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Posted in News, On Tour | 4 Comments »

Playboy Interview">"Gay Rumors" Addressed in Kenny Chesney's Playboy Interview

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Posted in Lifestyle, News | 176 Comments »

What's Up With Heidi Newfield's Five ACM Nominations?

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Posted in Albums, News, Songs, Videos | 30 Comments »

ACM Nominations Announced -- and Brad Paisley Leads the Pack

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Posted in Albums, News, Songs, Videos | 64 Comments »

George Strait Wins His First-Ever Grammy

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments »

Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough, Jewel, Ty Murray Are Dancing With the Stars

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Posted in News, Shows | 23 Comments »

Paisley, Plant and Krauss Already Have Two Grammys at Sunday's Show

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Posted in Albums, Bluegrass, History, News, Shows, Songs, Videos | 38 Comments »

Jessica Simpson Gets More Attention in Grand Rapids

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Posted in News, On Tour, Recommendations | 56 Comments »

Roy Clark's Humor Often Obscures His Musical Excellence

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Posted in Albums, History, News, Recommendations, Shows, Songs | 7 Comments »

Country Music Hall of Fame to Induct Mandrell, Clark and McCoy

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Posted in History, News | 9 Comments »

Remembering Delaney Bramlett

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Posted in History, News | 6 Comments »

Fans Become Part of New Lady Antebellum Video

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Posted in News, Shows, Videos | 3 Comments »

Toby Keith Brings a Funny Gift to A Colbert Christmas

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Posted in News, Recommendations, Shows, Songs, Videos | 16 Comments »

Graceland Holiday Lighting Being Streamed Live

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Posted in Charity, History, News, Videos | No Comments »

Nashville Gets Success Story With Taylor Swift's No. 1 Debut

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Posted in Albums, History, News | 76 Comments »

George Strait Now Tops CMA's Overall List of Winners

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Posted in Albums, History, News, Songs | 33 Comments »

Buckling Down for Our CMA Awards Coverage

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Posted in News, Shows | 68 Comments »

Kevin Costner and Modern West Play Nashville

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Posted in News, On Tour | 8 Comments »

What Do You Think of the New Gone Country Cast?

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Posted in News, Shows | 32 Comments »

Michael Jackson Attends Dixie Chick's Halloween Party

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Posted in Lifestyle, News | 31 Comments »

Joe the Plumber Hires a Nashville Publicist

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Posted in News | 25 Comments »

Johnny Cash Documentary Honors a True American Hero

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Posted in History, Shows | 6 Comments »

Did John Rich Punch a Metal Musician?

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Posted in News | 10 Comments »

ASCAP Awards Prove That Real Country Music Is Still Thriving

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Posted in History, News, Songs | 35 Comments »

Alan Jackson, Dave Berg, “Good Directions” Top ASCAP Country Awards

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Posted in News, Songs | 7 Comments »

Wayne & Oates Sing Hall & Oates

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Posted in Albums, History, News, Recommendations, Songs | 4 Comments »

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant Are Top Winners at Americana Awards

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Posted in Albums, History, News, On Tour, Songs | 13 Comments »

Levon Helm Helps Create "Nashville Moment" at Americana Conference

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Posted in Bluegrass, History, News, Recommendations, Songs | 7 Comments »

What Is the CMA's Entertainer of the Year, Anyway?

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Posted in History, News | 63 Comments »

CMA Award Nominations: Some Initial Observations

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Posted in News, Uncategorized | 40 Comments »

What Do You Think of Jessica Simpson's Country Album?

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Posted in Albums, News, Recommendations, Songs | 263 Comments »

GOP's Song Selections Please John Rich, Anger Heart

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Posted in History, News, Songs | 59 Comments »

Jerry Reed Was One of Country Music's Most Colorful Characters

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Posted in History, Movies, News, Songs | 50 Comments »

Obama Uses Brooks & Dunn's "Only in America" to Close Convention Speech

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Posted in History, News, Songs, Videos | 130 Comments »

Kate and Kacey Coppola Start Their Big Machine

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Posted in News, Shows, Songs, Videos | 12 Comments »

Rascal Flatts Go Silver and Neon for New Album Cover

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Posted in Albums, News, Songs | 6 Comments »

Dolly Parton Isn't Dead Yet

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Posted in News | 25 Comments »

Taylor Swift Reveals Fearless Cover Art

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Posted in Albums, News | 165 Comments »

Don Henley Returns to Hometown to See Merle Haggard

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Posted in History, News, On Tour, Travel | 1 Comment »

Tim McGraw Copyright Infringement Suit Grabbing Attention

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Posted in History, News, Songs | 7 Comments »

Did Country Festival Encourage Pregnancies?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Posted in News | 3 Comments »

Tim McGraw's Concert Incident Becomes International News

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Posted in News, Videos | 168 Comments »

Brad Paisley Featured in Snoop Dogg Video

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Posted in Videos | 31 Comments »

Kenny Chesney Deserves Fairness From Media

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Posted in News | 40 Comments »

ACM Awards: Some Fairly Safe Predictions

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Posted in News | 54 Comments »

In Praise of Randy Owen's ACM Awards Prelude

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Posted in News, On Tour | 16 Comments »

Eddy Arnold Set the Standard for Humility

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Posted in News | 17 Comments »

Rascal Flatts Deliver Another Poignant Video

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Posted in Songs, Videos | 3 Comments »

God Bless Kellie Pickler

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Posted in News | 26 Comments »

Trace Adkins Dispels Southern Stereotypes

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized | 124 Comments »

Craig Morgan, Richie McDonald Make a Move

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Posted in Albums, News | 9 Comments »

CMT Music Awards Nominate Rock Acts

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Posted in News, Videos | 7 Comments »

Jewel Joining Brad Paisley on Upcoming Tour

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Posted in News, On Tour | 5 Comments »

Garth Brooks’ Wednesday Morning Visit to CRS

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Posted in Albums, News, On Tour, Songs | 2 Comments »

Are Major Record Labels Sitting on Great Music?

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Posted in Albums | 3 Comments »

Craig Morgan Breaks With Broken Bow

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Posted in News | 4 Comments »

How Much Would You Pay for a Concert Ticket?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Posted in On Tour | 5 Comments »

John Stewart's Music Rang True

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Posted in Albums, History, News, Songs | 1 Comment »

New Orleans Still Welcoming Its Visitors

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Recollections of Not Meeting Ike Turner, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Posted in History | 1 Comment »

Taylor Swift, Vince Gill Keep Us Optimistic

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Posted in Albums | 4 Comments »

The Eagles' New Music Outsells Garth's Hits

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Posted in Albums | 4 Comments »

Johnson’s Redemption and Sugarland’s Oversight

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Posted in News | 6 Comments »

Who Should Step Aside for Hall of Fame Inductees?

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Posted in News | 19 Comments »

When I Stopped Underestimating Rascal Flatts

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Posted in Albums, News, Videos | 6 Comments »

Was Bob McLean Country Music's Guardian Angel?

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Posted in Bluegrass, News | 2 Comments »

Do the Dixie Chicks Deserve a CMA Nomination?

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Posted in News | 190 Comments »

Prediction: Brooks & Dunn Will Get Vocal Duo Nomination

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Faith Hill Reacts to Tim McGraw's High-Five

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Posted in News, On Tour | 264 Comments »

The Hard Scrabble Life of Mindy McCready

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Posted in News | 6 Comments »

Rumors: They Heard It Through the Grapevine

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Posted in News, On Tour | 3 Comments »

Finding the Right Thing to Do

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Posted in News | 8 Comments »

Recalling a Marshall Tucker Band Classic

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Posted in Songs | 3 Comments »

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