During this program highlighting members of the CMT Next Women of Country 2025 class, Dasha, Lanie Gardner, Alexandra Kay, Kat Luna, and Mōriah perform during a guitar pull in the Museum’s CMA Theater. The program was recorded on June 6, 2025, during CMA Fest 2025.

During this show, all five singers perform and share the personal stories behind their songs. Dasha—who released her first country album, What Happens Now, in February 2024—performs her songs “Not at This Party,” “Oh, Anna!” and “Austin (Boot’s Stop Workin’),” which is featured in the 2024 installment of the Museum exhibition American Currents: State of the Music. Gardner—whose music appears on the soundtracks for the 2024 films Twisters and Queen of the Ring and who released her debut album, A Songwriter’s Diary, in 2023—performs her songs “Taking the Slow Ride,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” and “Cry.” Kay—also featured on the Twisters soundtrack and who has opened for Jelly Roll and Brad Paisley—performs “Everleave” and “Painted Him Perfect.” Luna—who was a contestant on the eighteenth season of American Idol and released her solo EP, That Girl, in March 2025—performs her songs “That Girl,” “Two Boots,” and “Happiest I’ve Ever Been.” Mōriah—who released her single “Sombrero” in 2025 and has roles in the 2023 film Bethlehem, the 2024 film Reagan, and the series The Chosen—performs her songs “Hasta Maňana,” “Whiskey’s His Wife,” and “Sombrero.”

CMT launched its Next Women of Country franchise, which highlights up-and-coming women country artists, in 2013.

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