It might’ve felt endless but the Grammy Awards broadcast eventually drew to a close. And amid performances good (Alabama Shakes) and bad (that Lionel Richie tribute, good God) and just WTF (the Hollywood Vampires????), they did hand out some awards.
After songwriter-turned-star Chris Stapleton performed a mesmerizing duet with Justin Timberlake at this year’s CMAs, record sales for his debut solo album Traveller jumped 6,000 percent week over week. It was a dead impressive performance, supported—as most all of Stapleton’s performances are—by carefully brilliant…
Last night, at the CMA Awards, rising country star Chris Stapleton and former Mouseketeer Justin Timberlake performed a duet, in which Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” slides into Timberlake’s “Drink You Away.” It’s so good I am feeling actual longing in my heart right now, likely related to my overpowering weakness…
