"CMT SMASHING GLASS honors Tanya Tucker & Patti LaBelle Wednesday, November 15th, at 9p/8c.

Photo: Derrek Kupish

November 14, 2023

Nashville, TN (November 14, 2023) – CMT revealed the star-studded line-up of performers, presenters and special guests for its newest genre-bending televised music event, "CMT SMASHING GLASS: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music."

The special honors Patti LaBelle and Tanya Tucker with performances and presentations from Billie Jean King, Chris Janson, Clint Black, Fancy Hagood, Ledisi and The War & Treaty. The icons also participate in a roundtable discussion with Sheryl Crow before each taking the stage for their jaw-dropping performances.

"CMT SMASHING GLASS" will air Wednesday, November 15th, at 9p/8c.

Amber Riley, Lucie Silvas and Mickey Guyton will recognize a trio of late female superstars of music - Aretha Franklin, Sinead O'Connor and Tina Turner - with 'Moments of Respect' and tribute medleys.

Born in Seminole, Texas, Tanya had her first country hit, the classic “Delta Dawn,” at the age of 13 in 1972. Since that auspicious beginning, she has become one of the most admired and influential artists in country music history, amassing 23 Top 40 albums and a stellar string of 56 Top 40 singles, ten of which reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard country charts. Tanya’s indelible songs include some of country music’s biggest hits such as the aforementioned “Delta Dawn,” “Soon,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane,” “It’s a Little Too Late,” “Trouble,” “Texas (When I Die),” “If It Don’t Come Easy” and “Strong Enough To Bend.” Tanya is also the recipient of numerous awards, including two CMAs, two ACMs and three CMT awards. In 2020, Tanya received two GRAMMY® Awards for Best Country Album: While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song: “Bring My Flowers Now.” In October 2022 “The Return of Tanya Tucker, Featuring Brandi Carlile,” a documentary that chronicles the resurgence in Tucker’s career following the success of her aforementioned 2019 album While I’m Livin’, hit theaters globally via Sony Pictures Classics. Lauded by The New York Times, the documentary raves that Tanya “hasn’t lost a step in terms of phrasing. The teardrop in her voice, strategically used in heartache songs, remains credible. [The doc] interweaves the contemporary sessions…better-than-competent piece of fan service.” In December 2022, Tanya made her acting debut in a lead role in Paramount’s “A Nashville Country Christmas,” starring alongside Academy Award® winner Keith Carradine. On the spirits side, the country icon’s signature tequila, Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila, is now available in 14 U.S. states and Canada, with additional stores carrying the tequila every day. To order Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila, visit CosaSalvajeTequila.com. To keep up with Tanya Tucker, go to TanyaTucker.com.