The annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards aired on ABC on November 19, 2025. The awards show recognizes the top songs, albums, and artists in the past year of Country music. In a snippet of the pre-show red carpet posted to social media by The Upload podcast host Brooke Taylor, you’ll see her ask Country music’s biggest artists “what they are praying for.” The question was well-received and met with both some poignant and some humorous answers. To mention a few
Tierra Kennedy “peace.”
Tyler Hubbard “direction and discernment.”
Ashley Cooke “open the doors You want to open and close the doors You want to close.”
Chase Matthew “that I get my racecar finished for this race in December.”
Shenandoah “that I finish strong.”
It was a refreshing take on a red carpet interview question, a reminder to fans that artists are human too, and an encouragement[…]
