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Epoch Times
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
Keith Urban to Receive Country Music's Triple Crown at the 60th Annual AMC Awards
Keith Urban will receive the coveted Triple Crown Award at the upcoming 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, ACM announced on Monday. 'Congratulations, Keith—we can't wait to celebrate this milestone with you at #ACM60,' the Academy The Triple Crown Award is given only to artists who have previously won in three ACM categories: 'New Artist of the Year,' 'Artist of the Year,' and 'Entertainer of the Year.' Urban garnered 'Top New Male Vocalist' at the 2001 ACM Awards, winning 'Male Vocalist of the Year' in 2005 and 2006. He later earned 'Entertainer of the Year' in 2019. 'I've been nominated nine times, so at some point, I come to terms and accept that the nomination is the award,' the 57-year-old musician Related Stories 4/28/2025 5/1/2025 'I love what I get to do; I put everything into it,' he said. 'For me, it's always about trying to find a new way to connect ... and I love country music, I really do.' Urban has been married to actress Nicole Kidman since 2006. They have two daughters, Sunday Rose, 16, and Faith, 14. The four-time Grammy Award-winner has released a dozen studio albums throughout his decades-long career, starting with his 1991 self-titled debut album, 'Keith Urban.' He put out his most recent work, 'High,' in September 2024. The New Zealand-born, Australian-American singer is the first artist to receive the Triple Crown Award since 2010, when multi-platinum singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood was bestowed the honor at the 45th ACM Awards. The 2025 ACM Awards will be held on May 8 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the world headquarters of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. The ceremony, which will stream live on Prime Video, will be hosted by 16-time ACM Award-winning country singer Reba McEntire. During the prestigious event, Urban will also be honored by performances from fellow country stars Chris Stapleton, Megan Moroney, and Brothers Osborne, who will sing some of his greatest hits. A variety of other entertainers will also take the stage during the awards show, including Wynonna Judd, the Backstreet Boys, Rascal Flatts, Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, and Miranda Lambert.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What Is Alan Jackson's Health Condition? Inside the Country Star's Decade-Plus Journey with a Rare Disease
Alan Jackson announced in 2021 that he had been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease The country singer said his diagnosis affected his balance and ability to perform onstage Jackson returned to the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2025 to perform and accept a lifetime achievement awardAlan Jackson has been open about having Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve condition. The country singer shared the news of his diagnosis on the Today show in 2021 and revealed that he had originally learned about his condition 10 years prior. Jackson decided to go public with the news because it was getting "more obvious" while performing onstage. "It's getting more and more obvious," he said at the time. "And I know I'm stumbling around onstage. And now I'm having a little trouble balancing, even in front of the microphone, and so I just feel very uncomfortable." However, Jackson also clarified, "It's not going to kill me. It's not deadly." Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease affects the motor and sensory nerves that control the muscles primarily in the feet, legs, hands and arms, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. While a cure for the disease has not been discovered, it can be managed with supportive therapy. In May 2025, Jackson took the stage at the 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards to perform and accept a lifetime achievement award named after him. Here's everything to know about Alan Jackson's journey with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and what he's said about his health. The "Gone Country" singer appeared on the Today show in September 2021 and announced that he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 10 years prior. "I've been reluctant to talk about this publicly and to my fans, but it's been a while, and it's starting to affect my performance onstage a little bit where I don't feel comfortable," he explained. "I just wanted the fans and the public to know if they've come to see me in the last few years or if they come to see me in the future if I play anymore, what's going on. I don't want them to think I'm drunk onstage because I'm having problems with mobility and balance." Jackson explained that the disease is hereditary, and he got it from his late father. His paternal grandmother and older sister were also diagnosed with the neurological disease. "I just want people to know that's why I look like I do, if they're wondering," he explained. "I don't want to appear like some whiny celebrity. It's not going to kill me, it's not deadly... It's not fatal — it's just going to disable me eventually." Jackson further reiterated that he was primarily sharing his story in case it would go on to affect his music. "This is not a condition that I would be complaining about typically, but it is going to affect me performance-wise onstage, and I don't know how much I'll continue to tour," he said. Despite his condition, Jackson expressed how "blessed" he had been with his "wonderful, beautiful life" and that he felt a bit of "relief" sharing his diagnosis. "In some ways, it's a relief because I was starting to get so self-conscious up there, about stumbling around," Jackson said. "And it just made me nervous up there trying to keep my balance. And I look pitiful. So I think it'll be good for me now to get it out in the open and so if anybody's curious why I don't walk right, that's why." Less than a year after sharing his diagnosis, Jackson embarked upon a national tour, Last Call: One More for the Road. 'I've always admired my heroes like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride who just played as much as they wanted to, as long as they could,' he said in the March 2022 press release. 'I've always thought I'd like to do that, and I'd like to as long as my health will allow. I'll try to do as much as I can, but if I'm comin' your way, come see me." Jackson acknowledged his disease by donating $1 from every ticket sold to the CMT Research Foundation. The "Livin' on Love" singer went on to perform at over a dozen venues across the United States, but he had to postpone the final two October 2022 shows because of his health, per Taste of Country. "I hoped I'd be able to be there," he said in a statement at the time. "I hate to disappoint my fans. I tried as much as I could to play this show at this time." Jackson, who released his album Where Have You Gone in 2021, said two years later that he "would hope" he could continue making and sharing music. "Well, yes. I would hope so," he said when his daughter Mattie Jackson asked him about the possibility of new music during a February 2023 episode of her podcast In Joy Life. "The creative part jumps out every now and then. I'm always scribbling down ideas and thinking about melodies and I feel like there'll be some more music to come, yes." The Grammy winner said songwriting is "more fulfilling than anything" to him. "It's like, you can be a singer and go out and tour, but it's kind of like you're just doing the same thing over and over," he explained. "When you make an album, or especially when you write a lot of the songs, that's creating something. It's a challenge, so it keeps you interested a little more. If I didn't write, I think I would've gotten bored just singing a long time ago." Two years after pausing his 2022 tour, Jackson announced that he'd be resuming the Last Call: One More for the Road tour in 2024 and 2025. However, he also explained that each stop would be "marking the last time he'll ever perform his more-than-30 years of hits in that city and surrounding areas." 'I've been touring for over 30 years, you know, played everywhere in the country and parts of the world,' Jackson said in a video posted on X in June 2024. 'I have had a wonderful career, and I'm getting into my twilight years, and all my daughters are grown, and I got one grandchild and one on the way. I enjoy spending more time at home, and don't want to be away like I had to be in my younger days, and I don't tour as much now as I did 10 years ago." The "Chattahoochee" singer said that for those reasons and his health, it's "getting time to start thinking about hanging it up full-time." 'Most of my fans know I have a degenerative health condition that affects my legs and arms and my mobility that I got from my daddy and it's getting worse,' he added. 'So, it makes me more uncomfortable onstage, and I just have a hard time, and I just want to think about maybe calling it quits before I'm unable to do the job like I want to.' The final leg of the tour kicked off in Boston, Mass., in August 2024 and will conclude in Milwaukee, Wisc., in May 2025. In the midst of his tour and ongoing health journey, Jackson returned to the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 8. He performed an emotional version of his 2003 song "Remember When" before taking the stage to receive the first annual Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award. "Usually one of my fans tells me they named their dog after me, and I thought that was really something," he said while accepting his award. "I came to Nashville with a paper sack full of songs and a crazy dream and that all these years later I'm standing here receiving such an honor is mind-blowing." Jackson added, "I thank God all the time for all the people that have been a part of my life and career and maintain this all this time." The singer specifically thanked his high school sweetheart and wife, Denise Jackson, "who's been my best friend since I was 17 years old." "She's loved me through the good and the bad, the happy and the sad," Jackson said. "Influenced me, gave me three beautiful daughters, and she's helped me keep my feet on the ground all these years. I would not be here without her.' Read the original article on People
New York Post
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Country singer Morgan Wallen ditches ACM Awards seemingly to hangout with Tom Brady
Are you thinkin' 'bout me? Country superstar Morgan Wallen seemingly skipped the 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday night to hang out with former NFL quarterback Tom Brady. The 'Last Night' singer appeared to ditch the star-studded event in Frisco, Texas — just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area — to toss a football around with the seven-time Super Bowl champion on a vibrant green golf course, according to his Instagram stories. 5 Morgan Wallen seemingly skipped the 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards to hang out with Tom Brady. @morganwallen/Instagram 'Had a little mustard on it @tombrady,' Wallen captioned alongside a photo of him and Brady playing catch. The image was posted to social media around when the ACM Awards were supposed to start at Ford Center. The Post contacted Morgan Wallen's team for comment. The 31-year-old was among the most-nominated artists on Thursday night alongside Ella Langley, Cody Johnson and Lainey Wilson. The 'You Proof' performer was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Event of the Year and 'Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Wallen wound up losing in every category. 5 Brady posted a series of golfing photos on his Instagram on Thursday. @tombrady/Instagram 5 Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl champion. Getty Images Instead, country music newcomer Langley and 'Yellowstone's' Wilson won the most awards. This isn't the first time the 'Cowgirls' star avoided a glamorous award show. The Tennessee native did not attend the 2025 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, even though he was a first-time nominee with the song 'I Had Some Help,' which was up for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group. Just like the ACMs, Wallen was denied a Grammy that night. 5 Wallen did not win any 2025 ACM Awards. @PGATOUR/X The singer also skipped the 2024 CMA Awards, but won Entertainer of the Year. Actor Jeff Bridges accepted the award on Wallen's behalf at the 2024 CMA Awards, even though he mispronounced his name when he revealed that Wallen had won. The win came years after the CMAs banned the artist from attending their ceremony following a racial slur scandal. 5 Wallen made headlines in late March when he walked off the set of 'Saturday Night Live' before the show's credits finished. Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images Much like the awards show circuit, the musician found himself embroiled in controversy in front of a national live audience in late March when he walked off the 'Saturday Night Live' set on as cameras were still rolling. The late-night sketch show usually has cast members, hosts, and musical guests stay on stage to chat as the credits roll, but right after host and Oscar-winning actress Mikey Madison closed the show, he gave her a hug and took off. The country music performer seemingly didn't even go to the after-party and posted a photo of his private jet soon after his headline-making exit. 'Get me to God's country,' Wallen captioned on the story. 'SNL' recalled the unusual moment the following week and roasted Wallen twice.
