Mickey Guyton delivers a hovering tribute to Tina Turner as a part of CMT’s brand-new annual particular, Smashing Glass: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Ladies of Music. The present airs on Wednesday evening (Nov. 15), however earlier than you tune in, you possibly can catch a sneak peek of Guyton’s efficiency proper now completely at Style of Nation.
Carrying a gold, fringed gown, Guyton shimmies her means onto the stage as the enduring opening bars of Turner’s 1989 hit “The Greatest” begins to play.
The singer prowls across the stage, partaking the viewers from each nook, as she delivers a devoted rendition of Turner’s dance-pop anthem. The gang dances alongside, and even a few of the night’s honorees can not help however transfer to the music: Hold your eyes peeled for Tanya Tucker on her ft!
It is not the primary time that Guyton has paid tribute to Turner in tune: On the 2021 Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony, she carried out her spin on Turner’s “What’s Love Acquired to Do With It.”
Guyton’s Turner tribute is a part of a portion of the present referred to as “Moments of Respect,” which put the highlight on musical legends who’ve died. Along with Turner, different honorees embody Aretha Franklin and Sinead O’Connor; Amber Riley and Lucie Silvas are set to carry out in tribute to these late artists, respectively.
The opposite honorees for the inaugural CMT Smashing Glass occasion are R&B legend Patti LaBelle and nation stalwart Tanya Tucker. The occasion will function tribute performances and shows from Billie Jean King, Chris Janson, Clint Black, Fancy Hagood, Ledisi and The War & Treaty.
Tucker and LaBelle will carry out as effectively, they usually’ll additionally be part of Sheryl Crow for a roundtable dialog the place they focus on their profession paths, what lies forward and extra.
CMT Smashing Glass airs Wednesday evening (Nov. 15) at 9PM ET on CMT.
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