Chauntee Ross and Monique Ross of SistaStrings, Ledisi, Fancy Hagood, Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter of The War and Treaty, Mickey Guyton, Lucie Silvas, Amber Riley, (Front Row L-R) Patti LaBelle, Billie Jean King and Tanya Tucker on stage at CMT Smashing Glass: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 26, 2023 in Nashville.Photo:Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT
Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT
Mickey Guytonalready proved herTina Turner-esque chops with a high-voltage tribute at Turner’s 2021 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. So of course Guyton got the call again to honor Turner for a new CMT special. Still, Guyton confesses, it’s a nerve-wracking assignment.
How does she channel the rock queen?
“I don’t know,” the 40-year-old artist admitted, chatting last week with PEOPLE on the CMA Awards red carpet. “I’m just like, ‘Lord, take me, Tina! Take me away, spirit of Tina!”
Mickey Guyton in Nashville on Oct. 26, 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
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Tanya Tucker and Patti LaBelle in Nashville on Oct. 26, 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
The spotlight especially shines on the decades-long careers ofnewly inducted Country Music Hall of FamememberTanya Tuckerand pop-and-soul legendPatti LaBelle. Both are there to lap up the celebration, as well as to take the stage. Besides Turner, other idols who receive posthumous tributes include queen of soulAretha Franklinand Irish firebrandSinead O’Connor.
Tennis greatBillie Jean King, herself another illustrious glass smasher, is on hand to host the show, which was filmed last month before a live audience at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Nashville’s Belmont University.
Clint Black and Tanya Tucker (with her two dogs) in Nashville on Oct. 26, 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
Chris Janson in Nashville on Oct. 26. 2023.Catherine Powell/Getty
Catherine Powell/Getty
Then the 65-year-old country legend takes her turn for a transcendent rendition of “Bring My Flowers Now,” the 2019 Grammy-winning single from her 2019 Grammy-winning albumWhile I’m Livin'.
Ledisi in Nashville on Oct. 26, 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
LaBelle enjoys a blazing “New Attitude” from Grammy-winning R&B artistLedisi,and country duo sensationThe War and Treatytorch their way through LaBelle’s “On My Own.” (Husband and wifeMichael and Tanya Trotterjust received their firstGrammy nominations, including for all-genre best new artists.)
Michael and Tanya Trotter of The War and Treaty in Nashville on Oct 26, 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
LaBelle, 79, shows off her agelessness with a powerhouse performance of “2 Steps Away,” a single from her popular 2004 album,Timeless Journey.
Amber Riley in Nashville on Oct. 26, 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
Lucie Silvas in Nashville on Oct. 26, 2023.Catherine Powell/Getty
Offstage, Rock & Roll Hall of FamerSheryl Crowsits down with LeBelle and Tucker in front of cameras to discuss the challenges and rewards of their boundary-breaking careers.
Sheryl Crow in Nashville on Oct. 26, 2023.Catherine Powell/Getty
source: people.com
