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At the start of every Stephen Wilson Jr. performance, the songwriter announces exactly who he is to his audience: “I am my father’s son.” Those words form the basis of Wilson’s debut album Son of Dad, released last year and still making waves with its personal tales of navigating grief …

Margo Price marks her return to country music on “Too Stoned to Cry,” a stunning ballad featuring Billy Strings. The track features the two musicians trading lines, supported by Russ Pahl’s gorgeous pedal steel. On her Substack, Price wrote, “I’d like to send out a special thanks to everyone who …

Brothers Osborne have never hidden their support for political causes or even for candidates. The country music duo have actively supported gun control reform and LGBTQ rights, and in 2018, they headlined a fundraiser for the Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor. But on Thursday, they’ll make arguably their most high-profile …

Texas country artist Joshua Ray Walker, known for songs like “Voices” and “Lot Lizard,” has launched a GoFundMe upon revealing that his 2023 cancer diagnosis had unexpectedly spread. Walker told fans late last year that he’d been diagnosed with colon cancer; he subsequently underwent surgery in January before beginning chemotherapy. …

Zack Bryan’s ballad of brotherly love and strife, “Oak Island,” has received a new music video starring Casey Affleck. The visual matches the song’s story of two brothers on divergent paths, one trying to save the other from a potentially devastating mistake. The video opens with Affleck repeatedly calling his …

Darius Rucker has pleaded no contest to drug-related misdemeanor charges of simple possession, casual exchange, and violation of registration law. The musician received a probation sentence of 11 months and 29 days from a judge in Williamson County in Tennessee. In a statement to WKRN, legal representation for Rucker, attorneys …

It’s been 12 seasons, and Carrie Underwood is still waiting for the end of the weekend. The country star kicked off the 2024 season of Sunday Night Football on NBC with a revamped opening that put new emphasis on the chorus of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” the NFL’s …

The nominations have been announced for the 2024 CMA Awards and this year’s crop of nominees include a number of familiar faces, a few new names, and the return of a past winner. Morgan Wallen is the top nominee with seven total nods, mostly on the strength of his chart-topping …

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini will celebrate the release of her new album Patterns with an Oct. 29 performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Patterns, set to release Oct. 25, marks Ballerini’s latest project since 2023’s Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, a 16-minute EP that earned her aBest Country Album …

During his lifetime, David Bowie managed to score Number One hits in two different genres: the sleazy glam of “Fame” reached the top in 1975, followed by the dance-pop of “Let’s Dance” eight years later. One thing he never attained, though, was a chart-topping country hit. But now, eight years …