Country star Ronnie McDowell is scheduled to undergo surgery weeks after suffering a stroke during a performance at the Summer Solstice Music Festival. His son, Tyler McDowell, tells Rolling Stone that the 75-year-old singer will have a carotid endarterectomy on July 22 to remove plaque buildup from an artery. “One …
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Robert Earl Keen has revealed a heavy-hitting lineup for his Aug. 28 benefit for central Texas flood relief. Tyler Childers will join Keen and his band to cap a day-long bill of artists including Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Jack Ingram, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cody Jinks, Ryan Bingham, and Randy Rogers …
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Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton have linked up for a dreamy new duet, “A Song to Sing.” With its dreamy disco groove and lovestruck devotion, “A Song to Sing” feels almost like an homage to one of country’s great duets, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ 1983 gem, “Islands in the …
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On Friday, country singer Conner Smith released his first public statement since striking and killing a 77-year-old woman with his pickup truck last month in Nashville. The statement comes just a day after he received a misdemeanor citation for his role in the fatal crash. “Four weeks ago, I was …
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George Strait has announced an intimate concert event in central Texas to benefit those impacted by the devastating floods in the state. The country legend and native Texan will take the stage at Boerne, Texas’ indoor arena on July 27 for the “Strait to the Heart” event, which is capped …
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If you’re looking for patriotic country songs for the Fourth of July, they’re easy to find. But country songs of dissent, that dare to question or call out the nation’s flaws, require some digging — unless you subscribe to Don’t Rock the Inbox, which this week shared an expertly curated …
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Days after Zach Bryan debuted the song “Streets of London” at a concert in London, the singer has shared the studio version of the track along with two more new songs. Performing at London’s Hyde Park this weekend — his “biggest headlining show to date,” he wrote on social media …
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Tyler Childers tries in vain to make a connection with an older woman whose taste in music and movies are before his time in the new song “Oneida.” A fan favorite that Childers has played live for years, the studio version of “Oneida” appears on Snipe Hunter, the Kentucky songwriter’s …
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Keith Urban very understandably cut a radio interview in Australia short after the hosts asked him a question about the intimate scenes Nicole Kidman films for work. Morning hosts Hayley Pearson and Max Buford of Mix 102.3 in Adelaide, Australia, presented the question during their “Wall of Truth,” where they …
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The songs of Toby Keith are getting an update, just in time for the Fourth of July. On Tuesday, Apple Music announced a new collection of six Keith songs, reimagined by some of today’s rising country stars. Apple Music Nashville Sessions: Toby Keith Covered features Megan Moroney, Ella Langley, Riley …
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