Little Big Town Kicks Off ‘CMT Celebrates Our Heroes’ with Amazing Performance of ‘Bluebird’
Little Big Town kicked off the two-hour CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special on Wednesday (June…
Little Big Town; Photo Courtesy of CMT
Little Big Town kicked off the two-hour CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special on Wednesday (June 3) with a performance of “Bluebird,” a track from their latest album, Nightfall.
“It’s an honor to be apart of this show tonight for CMT for all the frontlines heroes or workers for our communities and our neighborhoods that have stuck together and that are cheering each other on, we’re gonna sing this song as a dedication for you tonight,” said Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild before their performance. “We sure hope it brings you Peace and joy and we can’t wait to be together with you soon.”
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“Bluebird” offers a message of hope within the lyrics and was co-written by Karen Fairchild alongside Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk.
CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special recognized COVID-19 heroes in the following categories: Healthcare, Education, Business, Community Leaders, Food Industry, Infrastructure, First Responders, US Military, and more. The TV special was executive produced by CMT’s Margaret Comeaux, Switched On Entertainment’s John Hamlin and Amy Lin Johnson; the Executives in Charge of Production are Jackie Barba and Heather D. Graffagnino.
The show also included appearances from Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Sam Hunt, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town Florida Georgia Line, Luke Combs, Jake Owen, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Lee Brice, Reba McEntire, Zac Brown, Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown and Lady Antebellum.
The star-studded event aired on CMT at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a three-network simulcast on Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land.
Viewers were encouraged to visit CMTOneCountry.com to find out how to give back to those who need it most and see how artists themselves are making an impact during this difficult time.
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