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Grupo Frontera to Perform at This Year’s RodeoHouston

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Grupo Frontera is heading to Texas’ biggest rodeo…

The Regional Mexican band will perform at this year’s RodeoHouston as it takes over NRG Stadium in the Lone Star State’s biggest city on March 4-23, 2025.

Grupo FronteraGrupo Frontera will perform on Sunday, March 16 as part of Go Tejano Day.

This year’s lineup is packed with both country and Latino performers, with Carín León joining Grupo Frontera on the lineup alongside country music luminaries including Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn, as well as hot-shot newcomers like Zach Top and Warren Zeiders.

Also on the bill is the genre-fluid hitmaker Post Malone, who made an indelible foray into country music in 2024 with his Billboard 200 chart-topping collaborative country album F-1 Trillion, which included the six-week Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen and “Pour Me a Drink” with Blake Shelton.

Beyond music, the longstanding festival will feature an array of activities for RodeoHouston attendees, including light shows, drone shows, a carnival, animal rides, a petting zoo, an array of food and beverage vendors and much more.

Tickets for RodeoHouston will go on sale starting January 16 at rodeohouston.com, in two waves through AXS. Wave 1 tickets for March 4 – March 13 performances go on sale at 10 a.m. (with the waiting room opening at 9:30 a.m.), and Wave 2 tickets for March 14 – 23 performances go on sale at 2 p.m. (with the waiting room opening at 1:30 p.m.).

Here’s the RodeoHouston concert lineup:

March 4: Reba McEntire – Opening Day
March 5: Riley Green  – Armed Forces Appreciation Day
March 6: AJR
March 7: Bun B Birthday Bonanza – Black Heritage Day
March 8: Bailey Zimmerman
March 9: Carín León
March 10: Brad Paisley – First Responders Day
March 11: Zach Top
March 12: Lauren Daigle – Community Day
March 13: Jon Pardi – Volunteer Appreciation Day
March 14: Journey
March 15: Warren Zeiders
March 16: Groupo Frontera – Go Tejano Day
March 17: Charley Crockett
March 18: Post Malone
March 19: Old Dominion
March 20: Cody Jinks
March 21: Parker McCollum
March 22: Brooks & Dunn
March 23: Luke Bryan

Scotty McCreery Wins First-Ever CMT Music Awards Trophy for ““It Matters To Her” Digital-First Performance

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Scotty McCreery is celebrating a special first…

The CMT Music Awards have been doled out, with the 30-year-old part-Puerto Rican country singer earning his first-ever trophy at the awards show.

Scotty McCreeryAhead of the 2024 CMT Awards live show, McCreery – who rose to acclaim after winning the 10th season of American Idol – took home an early win for the CMT Digital-First Performance for his performance of “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages).

Joining from Zoom, McCreery accepted the award from Raleigh, North Carolina, gushing about his wife and mentioning his excitement for his upcoming induction to the Grand Ole Opry on April 20.

“Thank you CMT, the fans. What a nice little surprise. Thank you very much,” McCreery said.

McCreery won out over a roster of top contenders, including Chase Rice‘s Goodnight Nancy, Dylan Scott‘s Don’t Close Your Eyes, Megan Moroney‘s I’m Not Pretty, Nate Smith‘s Whiskey On You, Stephen Wilson Jr.‘s Year to Be Young 1994 and The Castellows‘ I Know It Will Never End.

McCreery’ wrote the song with Lee Thomas Miller and Rhett Akins. It was released on September 12, 2022 as the third single from his fifth studio album Same Truck.

McCreery told Music Mayhem magazine that the song was inspired by a conversation between him and Akins about their relationships with their wives. He also said that he was inspired by the music of Brooks & Dunn when composing it. McCreery’s wife, Gabi, also appears in the corresponding music video.

“It Matters to Her” peaked at number three on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 10, 2023, becoming McCreery’s first single to miss the number one position since “Southern Belle” in 2015.

Here is a full list of CMT Music Awards winners.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”

DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Dan + Shay – “Save Me The Trouble”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore”

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Ashley Cooke – “your place”

BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)

CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages)