Scotty McCreery didn’t have any idea he was playing the Ryman Auditorium’s last pre-pandemic show. For the most part, his March 11th performance at the historic Nashville venue was business as usual, with the country singer turning in a full set of hits for a lively, enthusiastic audience out front. …
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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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Blake Shelton‘s swampy ode to rural living, Alice Wallace’s examination of life on the road and Sam Outlaw‘s laid-back Don Williams cover make up the list of must-hear country and Americana songs this week. Matt Stell, “Prayed for You” A God-fearing epic about faith, love and the salvation provided by …
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