Much of the eternal, vigorous debate around what gets to be called country music and what doesn’t tends to center on what’s happening on the radio charts at any given time, which usually reflect as much appreciation for pop trends as they do country history. That’s certainly true of the …
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Singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter has announced plans for a nationwide tour this summer. The 20-city trek gets underway in mid-June, less than three months after she releases her new LP Sometimes Just the Sky on March 30th. Following a shared show with Chris Hillman, David Crosby and Herb Pedersen on …
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Shelby Lynne, who toured in the latter half of 2017 with her sister, Allison Moorer, returns to the road on a solo trek beginning Friday, February 23rd, in Massachusetts and currently running through mid-April. See the list of dates below. While Lynne’s recorded output stretches back 30 years – her …
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When the Country Artist of the Year is unveiled at the iHeart Radio Music Awards on March 11th, one thing is for sure: a man is going to win. That’s because there isn’t a single woman in contention, a fact that Cam noted Tuesday on Twitter, using the slight as …
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Texas country artist Cody Jinks plans to release his eighth LP, titled Lifers, in 2018. Recently, the thrash metal singer-turned country outlaw debuted the new song “Can’t Quit Enough,” which will appear on the forthcoming album, during his show at the Joy Theater in New Orleans, Louisana. With Jinks strumming …
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UPDATE: Sam Hunt‘s two-day, all-genre Nashional Music Festival has been canceled, according to a statement on the event’s website: “Although disappointed to share this news, we hope to find a future date to continue the prospect of a multi-genre, inclusive festival for the city of Nashville.” Refunds are available at …
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Maybe it was the round of tequilas they just downed, but the Last Bandoleros are fired up. In fact, the four members of the young country-rock band – bassist Diego Navaira and his older brother, drummer Emilio Navaira, and guitarists Jerry Fuentes and Derek James – are nearly causing a …
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Pop superstar Justin Timberlake‘s new albumMan of the Woodsis set to include a collaboration with country titan Chris Stapleton – the pair’s first official recording together and seemingly the long-anticipated sequel to their now-legendary 2015 CMA Awards appearance. According to a release, Man of the Woods will also include top-shelf …
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Just as he did last year, Keith Urban devoted a portion of his headlining set at Nashville’s New Year’s Eve party, Music City Midnight, on Sunday to pay tribute to artists who died in 2017. Fighting off below-zero wind chills, Urban, in a puffy coat and scarf, but no gloves, …
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Ten years ago, on December 29th, 2007, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent had their first paid gig as a duo with a performance on the Grand Ole Opry. The duo became official Opry members last spring, capping a remarkable decade of building an award-winning career that now encompasses an eclectic …
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