Julia Cole made a sweet gesture to her grandfather at the 2024 . The
Singer joined a host of big names to celebrate the biggest night in country
music on Sunday night. Julia, who cut a stylish figure in her sleek black dress, explained her inspiration behind her look. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Julia, opened up about her bespoke off-the-shoulder outfit. She said: "It's got fabric from my grandfather's old western shirts," as she pointed to the cute customized stripes. Julia, who is excited to go on tour, opened up about the shift in country music, as
Beyonce becomes the first black country music artist to go to number one. When asked about people of color in the industry, she said: "I think it's just a reflection of our country as a whole. She added: "We love America. " The Country Music Television Awards celebrates the best in this year's , and fans were in for an exciting surprise as chart-topping artists Bailey Zimmerman and Sam Hunt are set to release brand . During the highly anticipated award show, a number of star-studded artists are slated to take the stage including singers Bailey Zimmerman, , Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Sam Hunt. And during the show, Bailey and Sam have a special performance for viewers as they both announced they will be dropping two new songs Both artists have been recognized with nominations at the award show with Sam previously up for a whopping nine nominations at the CMT's and bringing home the win for Breakthrough Video of the Year in 2023. As for Bailey, the talented rising star has been nominated for this year's Male Video of the Year and has announced he will be performing his new debut song Where It Ends. Meanwhile fans were convinced she would make a surprise appearance on the night. She has embraced country music in her so fans hoped to see her at an event honouring the genre. The Texas-born singer released her latest album recently, making her the first black artist to reach number one in the
UK with a country album. Fans took to
Social Media to share their thoughts. "Sooooo is
Beyoncé going to the CMT AWARDS tomorrow night? Logically it makes sense for her to go and step even more in her truth in front of their faces! #COWBOYCARTER #beyonce #CMTAwards," one person wrote on
Twitter. "@ you will do a surprise performance at the CMT awards this week or ELSE!" Another added. A third said: "I think Beyonce should show up to the country music awards tomorrow, thoughts?" On her hit album, Beyonce covered the hit country song Jolene. It even had a small cameo from the singer Dolly Parton herself. Her last award show appearance was at the iHearRadio Music Awards earlier this week, accepting the award for Innovator of the Year. At the show she wore a black cowboy hat and black leather ensemble with western-style fringes.