Ahead of this weekend’s ACM Awards, where she’s nominated in the Female Vocalist of the Year category, Maren Morris was profiled by CBS This Morning, in a segment during which she asserted that singing isn’t the only thing she uses her voice to do. Mindful of the ongoing #MeToo conversations …
Read More »Carl Anderson Mixes Heartache With Resilience on New Song 'Roses'
“I ain’t exactly been feeling like myself these days,” sings Carl Anderson on the introspective “Roses,” the lead single from his newly announced EP, YouCan Call Me Carl. Despite the alluring melody, Anderson finds himself stuck in a rut with all of his good luck beginning to run dry. With …
Read More »Justin Moore Depicts War, School Shootings in New 'Make It Back Home' Video
Justin Moore has announced April 26th as the release date for his upcoming fifth studio album, titled Late Nights and Longnecks. Meanwhile, he’s also shared the intense music video for the project’s first single, “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home.” Co-written by Moore with Jeremy Stover, Paul DiGiovanni …
Read More »Hear Country Trio Fairground Saints' Breezy New Song 'California'
Before packing up their acoustic guitars and making the 2,000-mile move to Nashville, Fairground Saints played their earliest shows in California. Formed in Santa Barbara, the trio carved out a sound that nodded to their homeland’s rich musical past, from the layered harmonies echoing throughout the hills of Laurel Canyon …
Read More »Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile Sing 'Hunger Strike' at Chris Cornell Tribute
A diverse array of artists from Miley Cyrus to Metallica honored the memory of Chris Cornell at the I Am the Highway tribute concert in Los Angeles last week. While the show was appropriately heavy on rock artists, it also highlighted two of country and Americana’s most powerful vocalists: Chris …
Read More »Hear Leo 'Bud' Welch's 'I Come to Praise His Name' From Dan Auerbach-Produced Album
Leo “Bud” Welch didn’t reach a wide audience until near the end of his life, and now the late blues singer will add one last LP in March with the help of Dan Auerbach. Titled The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name, the new album features the scuzzy electric …
Read More »Hear the Steel Woods' Roaring Cover of Tom Petty's 'Southern Accents'
The Steel Woods pay tribute to their roots — both geographically and musically — with a new cover of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ “Southern Accents.” Released on next year’s Old News, “Southern Accents” turns Petty’s 1985 original into a Southern rock power ballad. The bridge, which the Heartbreakers treated …
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