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Cole Chaney sees up-close just how critical his home state of Kentucky has been to the country music landscape over the past two decades. He has watched Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, and Sturgill Simpson grind their way from bar acts to stadium headliners, largely on the strength of original songwriting …

Yusuf/Cat Stevens warned fans in the United States that his upcoming tour — scheduled to start in early October — is in “serious jeopardy” due to ongoing visa issues. A post shared on the singer-songwriter’s Instagram noted there have been “significant delays in U.S. immigration processing.” And despite “exhaustive efforts,” …

Producer/songwriter Andrew Watt‘s started off his wild year with Lady Gaga‘s smash Mayhem, co-producing and co-writing with Gaga, Cirkut, and others, and earning an executive producer credit alongside Gaga and Michael Polansky. A month later came Brandi Carlile and Elton John’s first album together, Who Believes in Angels?, produced and …

The Life of a Showgirl release-day preparations have begun — and Swifties will now have a place to listen to Taylor Swift‘s music 24 hours a day before it comes out. Today, SiriusXM announced the Saturday launch of Taylor’s Channel 13, a station that will play Swift’s music nonstop for …

After Keith Richards‘ son Marlon let slip that the Rolling Stones are working on what he believes to be a follow-up to 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, that album’s producer, Andrew Watt, confirms he’s been back in the studio with the band.  ”I’ve said it before, but it’s like working for Batman,” …

As music memoirs go, Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Cat on the Road to Findout couldn’t have been more aptly titled. Over the last nearly 60 years, few in pop have traveled such a twisty path, as the bearded pop troubadour went from Cat Stevens, teen idol, to Cat Stevens, becalmed balladeer, to …

It’s a new era for Clairo. The singer-songwriter, a.k.a. Claire Cottrill, has signed with Atlantic Records. “I’m so thrilled to begin this next chapter of my musical journey with Atlantic,” Cottrill said in a statement. “From our first meeting, they immediately understood my vision, and it feels good to know …

Ed Sheeran will bring his latest album, Play, to North America on the Loop Tour. The singer-songwriter unveiled an extensive list of tour dates, scheduled for next summer and fall, that see him make a grand return to stadiums across the U.S. and Canada. The Loop Tour kicks off in …

The BBC is moving forward with the release of its documentary Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home. The hour-long feature was initially scheduled to premiere in August. but was delayed at the request of the Osbourne family following the musician’s death in July. Coming Home will span the final three years of …

2026 Coachella will make history as the first year to feature a Latina headliner — but it will also be the first edition in eight years without a música mexicana act on the bill. The absence is a surprising shift given the genre’s rapid rise in recent years, and seems …