Parker McCollum and his wife Hallie Ray Light welcomed the birth of their first child, a son named Major, back in August. During the red carpet festivities for the CMA Awards on Thursday (November 20), the country star shared just how much his new son means to him, while also praising his wife Hallie and how she is adjusting to her new role as a mom. The 31-year-old singer revealed that the highlight of his entire year was "certainly Major being born," before the proud dad began showering his wife with compliments. "She’s the greatest mom in the world," McCollum said. "We just had our first kid, Major, three and a half months ago, and he and I are learning at the same pace. But she already knows everything, so thank god for her." (People)

During LeAnn Rimes' performance at The Lodge at Blue Sky in Park City, Utah, on Friday (November 15), the 42-year-old country singer played a series of her classic hits for the small crowd.  The set was part of the Auberge Second Annual Concert Series, and featured the two-time Grammy winner performing stripped down versions of fan favorites "How Do I Live," "Spaceship" and "Can't Fight the Moonlight" from the 2000 cult classic film, Coyote Ugly. Rimes’ track was the film’s theme song, which was written by the movie's main character, Violet Sanford, played by Piper Perabo. As the movie finishes, “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” becomes Violet's big break into the music industry after Rimes – who was playing herself in the film – records a version of it. (People)

While Megan Moroney was celebrating her New Artist of the Year win at the 2024 CMA Awards on Wednesday (November 20), haters on social media were making disparaging comments about her hair extensions. In a TikTok video that has since gone viral, someone watching the ceremony at home took issue with her hair coloring. "I swear the hairstylist brain never shuts off. Who matched her extensions???" the user wrote over a clip showing Moroney on TV accepting her award. "She's golden on the top and ashy ends," they captioned their post. Moroney apparently saw the video, and took time out while she was celebrating her CMA win to sarcastically comment, "Very nice of u!" on the clip. During the ceremony, Moroney gave an emotional performance of her breakout country hit, "Am I Okay?,” while dedicating her award to her supporters during her acceptance speech. "This is for my fans. I would say they're a large reason why I'm up here right now." (People)

Cody Johnson won Album of the Year at the CMA Awards on Wednesday (November 20) for his recent record, Leather. But it was the moment when CoJo let his producer Trent Willmon say a few words during his acceptance speech that made some big headlines. “It takes an army of people to make a great record, but I gotta tell ya, this is for this cowboy who’s been kicking shaboozey for a lot of years, y’all,” Willmon said in his curious speech. Fans on social media immediately assumed he was throwing shade at Shaboozey, the chart-topping, breakout country star who was nominated for New Artist of the Year and Single of the Year at the CMAs but went home empty handed. Shaboozey performed his 18-weeks and running No. 1 hit, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” during the ceremony, and was clearly unfazed by Willmon’s remark. “Ain’t nobody kicking me!” he tweeted later, along with a smiling photo of himself, clearly unbothered by the incident. (Billboard)