CMT is supposed to be about country music but the CMT Music awards have fans of the genre scratching their heads because the show went FULL WOKE.
This editor has stated in previous stories, we do not have issues with drag queens for ADULTS and we still do not have any issues with that, but we do think that CMT should have thought about the adults in their audience before including gun rants and drag shows in the program.
How did we get from canceling the @VictoriasSecret fashion show to a drag show at the @CMT Music Awards? pic.twitter.com/D8d9dfSvEn
— Montgomery Granger (@mjgranger1) April 3, 2023
There were so many people confused about these choices we had to write about them.
Kelsea Ballerini used the CMT Music Awards to lecture Americans about guns and do a drag show performance for viewers at home.
Two classic hits with country music fans: Gun control and drag shows.
When will awards shows stop being woke?https://t.co/HNFixiWOSv
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) April 3, 2023
RIGHT!?!? We are not saying that some people who listen to country music may not appreciate those ideas, but if CMT took even a millisecond to look at their base they would know that was not going to be a popular road to go down.
Country music star Kelsea Ballerini used the CMT Music Awards to lecture Americans about guns and perform a drag show for viewers.
Is this really what people are tuning in for? When will awards shows return to just being fun and not political?https://t.co/mMSOF8gH8O
— OutKick (@Outkick) April 3, 2023
Our guess on this question is NEVER. Nashville is just as much a Lefty bubble as Hollywood and they really do not understand that the people who listen to the music and watch the movies do not want everything in their lives to be political. Country music in particular is supposed to be about storytelling and relating to the people listening to the song. CMT forgot all about that.
She must not have learned from the Dixie Chicks. Too bad.
— Jennifer Smith (@jbs5665) April 3, 2023
That was a blast from the past. The Dixie Chicks changed their name to ‘The Chicks’ in order to appeal to the political ideas they were spouting at the time and their popularity plummeted.
CMT seemed to be oblivious to the fact that the show might not be most of their base’s cup of tea.
WHAT👏 A 👏 NIGHT 👏
We had so much fun celebrating country music at the 2023 #CMTAwards🥳🎶✨ pic.twitter.com/6H58Twf6Hb
— CMT (@CMT) April 3, 2023
The fans spoke up and made it known in the Twitter comments.
Not sure what you were celebrating, because it certainly wasn’t country music. pic.twitter.com/kwZY20caHt
— Cornelius Maximus (@13corneliusmax) April 3, 2023
They were celebrating themselves. 🙂
Who at CMT thought this was a good idea?
— Greg Casey (@GregCaseyMA) April 3, 2023
The same people who think making everything in our lives political is a good idea.
Absolutely awful show. I turned it off. CMT appears to be done with country music
— Your Friend David (@NPC934020246) April 3, 2023
This editor is not a huge fan of country music, but we are guessing CMT is going the way of MTV and will be more concerned about running political agenda infomercials and reality TV 24/7 rather than playing music.
1) Hire me to produce your next show. I’ll bring your credibility back. We’ll hold it at Talladega. Invite REAL kickers there to fill the crowd. Because it’s in AL we’ll definitely have alabama. Beg Alan Jackson to be a part of it again. Invite George Strait, Garth, and
— ✝️MAGA Kev. ultra/extreme (respect my adjectives) (@KevinCaspa1) April 3, 2023
Welp, we do not think Kevin could do any worse than the producers of this award show did so, without seeing a resume or knowing Kevin at all we support it. It could not go any worse!
#GoWokeGoBroke CMT!
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