Crow, McBride to honor Loretta Lynn
The coal miner’s daughter will be serenaded by some spiritual daughters and also a son on CMT’s “Artists of the Year” program Wednesday night. The network has announced that the evening’s all-star tribute to Loretta Lynn, who’ll be receiving the Artist of a Lifetime reward, will feature Sheryl Crow, Martina McBride and Dierks Bentley.
The country music-based network also announced additional presenters Tuesday after previously naming Sissy Spacek as introducing Lynn. Besides Lynn, the artists being honored on the telecast are Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott and Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman.
In scheduling Crow and McBride for the Lynn tribute, CMT picked two performers with a wellestablished history of celebrating Lynn. Last year, McBride sang “You Ain’t Woman Enough (to Take My Man)” with Lynn at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for an 85th birthday concert. (McBride also covered the song on her 2005 “Timeless” album.) Crow sang “Coal Miner’s Daughter” with Lynn and Lambert on a 2010 tribute album, and the trio reprised it live on that year’s CMA Awards.
“CMT Artists of the Year” airs live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center and on tape delay at the same hour on the West Coast.