Lady A Celebrates Girl Power with Performance Of ‘Like A Lady’ with Carly Pearce & Lindsay Ell at 2021 CMT Music Awards

CMT Duo/Group Video Of The Year nominee Lady A kicked off the 2021 CMT Music Awards with an all-star performance…

Lauren Jo Black

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June 9, 2021

7:29 pm

Lady A, Carly Pearce, Lindsay Ell; Getty Images for CMT

CMT Duo/Group Video Of The Year nominee Lady A kicked off the 2021 CMT Music Awards with an all-star performance on Wednesday, June 9.

Performing their latest single “Like A Lady,” the trio’s performance was all about girl power and included an all-female band in addition to special guests Carly Pearce and Lindsay Ell.

“Like A Lady” is Lady A’s latest single which is set to appear on their upcoming just-announced 7-song collection, What A Song Can Do. The track was co-written by Lady A’s Hillary Scott alongside Dave Barnes, Michelle Buzz, Martin Johnson and Brandon Paddock.

Now THAT's how you kick off a show! 🙌 @ladya @carlypearce @lindsayell just brought the house down with "Like A Lady" at the 2021 #CMTAwards! pic.twitter.com/8x5hFL3q6S

— CMT (@CMT) June 10, 2021

Gabby Barrett was originally slated to join the star-studded performance of “Like A Lady” alongside Lady A but had to pull out due to “personal circumstances.”

Co-hosted by superstars Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, the 2021 CMT Music Awards aired on Wednesday, June 9 and featured performances from Ballerini with Paul Klein from LANY and Brown with Chris Young.

Additionally, the two-hour event included collaborations from BRELAND and Mickey Guyton, Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley, H.E.R. and Chris Stapleton, Ingrid Andress and JP Saxe, Lady A with Carly Pearce and Lindsay Ell, Lauren Alaina and Jon Pardi, Mickey Guyton and Gladys Knight, Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall and NEEDTOBREATHE with Carrie Underwood.

Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett also performed while Blanco Brown, Dylan Scott, Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Niko Moon and Tenille Arts appeared on the Ram Trucks Side Stage.

Presenters included Anthony Mackie, Brett Young, Busy Philipps, Carly Pearce, Dylan Scott, Gladys Knight, Iliza Shlesinger, Little Big Town, Michael Strahan, Mickey Guyton, Restless Road, Tennessee Titans’ Taylor Lewan and Trace Adkins, as well as CMT Hot 20 Countdown hosts Cody Alan, Katie Cook and Ashley ShahAhmadi.

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Lauren Jo Black

Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.