Bailey Bryan may have been wearing a Reba T-shirt when she took the stage at CMA Fest in June, but there was little else “country” about her set. And the 21-year-old Washington State native knew it. Since releasing her debut EP So Far in 2017 and its clever single “Own …
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Fifty-one years ago, Johnny Cash was emerging from one of the lowest ebbs in his personal life and in his already-legendary career in country music. With the electrifying live album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and a groundbreaking network TV series on the horizon, Cash was on his way to …
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The timeless country-music hits of Randy Travis will be celebrated on a new tour featuring the Country Music Hall of Fame member and The Voice alum James Dupré. The Music of Randy Travis Tour will get underway October 16th in Indianapolis. At each show, Dupré will front Travis’s touring band …
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When Brandon Stansell was scouting beach locations to film his new video, his manager offered a suggestion: El Matador beach in Malibu, California. They liked the spot, where performer Blair St. Clair (with whom Stansell shares management) had also filmed her latest video, for its natural beauty and because it …
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Shovels & Rope scramble the idea of the concert film with the trailer for their upcoming project Shovels & Rope: The Movie. A mix of live performance and narrative, the film will be released August 2nd directly to fans and includes a download of 10 live songs. Ahead of Shovels …
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It’s been a little over a week since it was announced that supermanager Scooter Braun‘s Ithaca Holdings would be buying Big Machine Label Group —and Taylor Swift‘s masters — thus launching a war of words between Big Machine president Scott Borchetta and the superstar artist that made his label. But …
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Little Big Town performed their single “The Daughters” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, offering an updated musical arrangement for their powerful message about equality. With band members Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Phillip Sweet all dressed in matching tuxedos, the performance of the song …
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Since releasing their most recent studio album Find a Light last year, Blackberry Smoke have been on the road seemingly nonstop, including a stripped-down acoustic run in support of their Southern Ground Sessions EP. With dates scheduled throughout the summer with Tedeschi Trucks Band and Shovels & Rope, the band …
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On Monday, Garth Brooks gave a preview of his new song “Dive Bar,” a duet with fellow Oklahoma native Blake Shelton, saying it “sounds fresh and it sounds like summer.” Earlier this morning, it was sent to terrestrial and satellite radio for airplay. Brooks discussed the collaboration on the latest …
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Paul Cauthen gives himself a drug-fueled pep talk and stares down a mechanical bull in the wild, bleary-eyed music video for his new song “Cocaine Country Dancing,” the first to be premiered from his upcoming LP Room 41. Cowritten with Jason Burt, who shares in production credits on Room 41, …
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