# After Online Uproar, Sammy Kershaw and His Wife Will Walk CMA Awards Red Carpet

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/after-online-uproar-sammy-kershaw-and-his-wife-will-walk-cma-awards-red-carpet/
- Published: 2026-11-11T00:37:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T07:06:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/sammy-kershaw-cma-red-carpet-1235655585/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Kershaw and his wife will walk the CMA red carpet.
- CMA leaders apologised after online criticism.
- Kershaw said the issue was recognition of artists’ contributions.

## Summary

After online backlash, Sammy Kershaw and his wife have been invited to walk the CMA Awards red carpet, following a private conversation with the Country Music Association’s leadership. Kershaw had accused the organisation of excluding them from the media red carpet after months of discussions, prompting artists and fans to criticise the decision.

Kershaw, 68, was still able to attend the ceremony as a ticketed guest, though he was not nominated. He said CMA leaders acknowledged how the situation was handled and apologised, an apology he accepted; several artists, including Riley Green, Carly Pearce and Jake Owen, had publicly supported him, and some online creators called for a boycott. Kershaw said the dispute was about recognising artists’ contributions to country music, while the article notes wider concerns about the CMA remain.

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