The star delivered a set on the NBC morning show's plaza on Thursday.
As a new honoree for Time's 100 Next initiative, the singer said she and others in the industry are actively "undoing a way that, specifically, country music has done things forever."
"If you don’t go out of your way to work on the relationship, it will fall apart, and you will go separate directions," Smyers says.
Hodges, known for his work in Evanescence and for co-writing hits including Ed Sheeran's "Afterglow," offers up his own two-part album.
The season 17 alum made his return to the "America’s Got Talent" stage.
In this week's Makin' Tracks column, Robb says, "I think it takes heartbreak in this town to prepare you for the really good stuff.”
The new shows will begin in March.
Luke Combs, Kip Moore and Morgan Wallen are vying for the International Artist Achievement Award.
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A release states that the series, also EP'd by Peyton Manning, will examine "the iconic songs and artists that changed the face of country music forever."
