CMT’s ‘Smashing Glass’ Honors Tanya Tucker, Patti LaBelle, and More Groundbreaking Women In Music

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Lorie Liebig
November 15, 2023
American Songwriter
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Two influential artists who broke barriers for women in music took the spotlight for a star-studded television special. Smashing Glass: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music, which premiered tonight (November 15) on CMT, honored the lives and careers of Tanya Tucker and Patti LaBelle.

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