CMT announced Wednesday that it has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for “Skyville Live,” an all-star concert series bringing together artists from the rock and pop worlds as well as the country and America that are the cable channel’s bread-and-butter.
The Viacom network will premiere the series with the Jan. 19 broadcast of “Skyville Live: Kris Kristofferson & Friends,” which has the venerable singer-actor joined by Jason Isbell, Brandy Clark, Lady A and Raul Malo of the Mavericks. Second up on the agenda Feb. 17 will be “Midnight Train to Georgia: Gladys Knight & Guests,” with the R&b-pop legend bringing in Martina McBride and Estelle.
Among the hour-long specials coming up down the pike as part of the series is a salute to Gregg Allman, including the late frontman of the Allman Brothers Band himself. Allman died in May 2017, so that is a bit of a tipoff to the vintage of the shows,...
The Viacom network will premiere the series with the Jan. 19 broadcast of “Skyville Live: Kris Kristofferson & Friends,” which has the venerable singer-actor joined by Jason Isbell, Brandy Clark, Lady A and Raul Malo of the Mavericks. Second up on the agenda Feb. 17 will be “Midnight Train to Georgia: Gladys Knight & Guests,” with the R&b-pop legend bringing in Martina McBride and Estelle.
Among the hour-long specials coming up down the pike as part of the series is a salute to Gregg Allman, including the late frontman of the Allman Brothers Band himself. Allman died in May 2017, so that is a bit of a tipoff to the vintage of the shows,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
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