"Women are the cornerstone of country music." Leslie Fram, CMT's award-winning senior vice president of music strategy, stated this in January 2013 upon announcing the music network and country ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CMT’s Next Women of Country franchise, launched in 2013, has selected its class of 2025, naming seven burgeoning female country ...

CMT has announced the Next Women of Country class of 2024 as part of its 11-year initiative to support women in the country music industry and fight gender disparity. This year’s class consists of ...

CMT's Leslie Fram was joined by Next Women of Country mentors Kimberly Perry and Colbie Caillat, as well as various alumni, to celebrate the franchise with the latest members on Tuesday in Nashville.