Yearwood was also honored with the ceremony's Carter Cash Humanitarian Award
Trisha Yearwood debuted her new song “Put It in a Song” during the 2024 CMT Music Awards in Austin on Sunday, marking the country vet's first new single since 2020.
The Grammy winner took the stage under the spotlight as she delivered the heartbreaking lyrics: “If it's too hard to admit/If it's a memory that won't stop/If it makes you want to cry all night/Put it on song.” The track's lush melody and devastating chorus — “All the pain and all the pain, when it's too hard to just say the words/I find my pen and drop it on the page/Grab a guitar and just play along/ No matter who was right or wrong/Just put it in a song” — made Yearwood's latest offering an instant classic.
“Put It In a Song” was co-written with Erin Enderlin and Jim “Moose” Brown and is the lead single from Yearwood's untitled upcoming 16th album, the follow-up to her 2019 LP. Every girl. In her more than 30-year career as a recording artist, the upcoming project marks the first time Yearwood has co-written every track on the album.
Yearwood was also honored as the inaugural recipient of CMT's June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award at this year's ceremony, the singer's first appearance on the telecast since 2019 when she performed “Delta Dawn” alongside Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlisle.
Yearwood was recognized for her philanthropic work with Habitat For Humanity, the Stanford Women's Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society and the Humane Society among many other groups. She and her husband Garth Brooks were recognized as Habitat Humanitarians in 2016.
The Humanitarian Award was created to recognize musicians “who demonstrate exceptional commitment to their community and fellow artists, embodying June's spirit as a passionate advocate and inspiration in promoting themselves, helping others find their voice, and using their platform to inspire and uplift others. ”
During Yearwood's acceptance speech, the artist said it was an honor to have her name “in the same sentence as June Carter Cash.”
“She found ways to keep her own light shining,” he said, adding, “and she had no bigger fan than her husband, Johnny Cash.” Yearwood continued, “I just hope so [award] to be as much a part of my community and as good a friend to fellow artists as she is. It can be very difficult to stand up for what is right and what you believe in. June just did it.”.
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