CMT Smashing Glass: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music – See the Best Looks from the Red Carpet

The hottest women in music are coming together tonight to celebrate some of the most groundbreaking women in music at CMT Smashing Glass: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music.

Taking place at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Belmont University’s campus in Nashville, Tennessee tonight (November 15), the official kick-off event for the inaugural event has a star-studded lineup of honorees, performers, presenters and special guests who are posing for photos and chatting with press in killer looks before the big show.

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CMT Smashing Glass: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music honorees Patti LaBelle and Tanya Tucker walked the red carpet; along with performers Amber Riley, Clint Black, Chris Janson, Ledisi, Lucie Silvas, Mickey Guyton and The War & Treaty; presenters Billie Jean King, Brenda Lee and Fancy Hagood; and special guests Angie K, Ashland Craft, Chapel Hart, Clare Dunn, Danielle Bradbery, Emily Hackett, Harper Grae, Julia Cole, Leah Turner, MacKenzie Porter, MaRynn Taylor, O.N.E. The Duo, Roberta Lea, Rose Falconwith her husband Rodney Atkins, Tiera Kennedy, Twinnie, Wendy Moten, Alex Evelyn, Camille Parker, Denitia, and Valerie Ponzio.

For those who don’t know, CMT SMASHING GLASS: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music, is an all-new, genre-defying musical salute to the incomparable women who smashed stereotypes, broke records and defiantly blazed trails for future generations of female artists. This year, CMT will honor the exceptional careers of prolific icons LaBelle and Tucker, two barrier-breaking legends who challenged the status quo and paved the foundation for their fellow women in music. Fusing once-in-a-lifetime performances with documentary storytelling, each icon will be recognized with a pair of tributes by artists they’ve inspired before both taking the stage for their own unforgettable performance.