By the time Megan Moroney sang the words, “Oh, my God, am I okay?” at Rolling Stone’s third-annual Future of Music showcase at SXSW on Wednesday night, it was clear the Georgia country star already had her answer. Moroney was far better than just “okay,” and the fans assembled at …
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Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter reimagined country music through her own musical lens. Now, other Black musicians in the genre — from Brittney Spencer and Tanner Adell to Joy Oladokun, BRELAND, and more — are painting selections from throughout her catalogue with their own rustic palettes for Apple Music’s Nashville Sessions: Beyoncé …
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During Brittney Spencer‘s NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut, the Baltimore-born musician delivered the first-ever live performance of “The Last Time,” a deep cut from her debut album My Stupid Life. As she explained mid-way through her six-song set, the song emerged from a conversation about the rarity of love songs …
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Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer delivered the hard-hearted breakup anthem “Burn It Down” to the 2024 CMT Music Awards stage on Sunday. The “Compassion” singer appeared in an embellished red dress, while McCollum took the stage in a fitted black t-shirt and cap as the pair performed against a backdrop …
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Among the guests appearances on Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter are a few newer names country fans may recognize. Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, and Reyna Roberts pop in to sing with Beyoncé on “Blackbiird,” a reimagining of the Beatles 1968 song “Blackbird” (the “ii” signifies the LP is the second …
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Rising country singer Brittney Spencer showcased songs from her 2023 debut album My Stupid Life on CBS Saturday Morning’s latest Saturday Sessions. For the performance, the Baltimore-born singer delivered “My First Rodeo,” “I Got Time,” and “If You Say So” from her must-hear LP released earlier this month. “Spencer traverses …
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Like most singers new in town, Brittney Spencer spent the bulk of her first decade in Nashville paying dues. She busked to passersby, sang backup for Carrie Underwood, and carved out a space for provocative songwriting in the city’s Christian worship-music community. Then, in 2020, in the wake of country …
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Maren Morris stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday to perform “The Tree” with fellow artists Mickey Guyton and Brittney Spencer. The single is one of two new tracks from her EP The Bridge. “Do you feel that?/Heart letting go of the weight it’s been holding,” sings …
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Brittney Spencer was stoned and chilling at home in Nashville the night her life changed. She had posted an acoustic cover of “Crowded Table,” a song of radical inclusion by the all-star country quartet the Highwomen, after seeing them sing it on TV. “It was so beautiful watching this supergroup …
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