Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. For the first time in Grammy history, country albums will be separated into two categories: Contemporary …
Read More »Zach Top Will Likely Live Up to His Surname in Best Traditional Country Album Grammy Race
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. The addition of two new country categories — Best Traditional Country Album and Best Contemporary Country …
Read More »The 2026 Grammys' Best Country Song Nominees Will Rebuff AI
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. When it comes to country music, the Grammys tend to skew toward the traditional and musically …
Read More »Eric Church Recalls Being Gifted Taylor Swift's First Gold Record: 'Just an Artist'
During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Eric Church reflected on owning Taylor Swift‘s first gold record, which she gave him after replacing him on tour in 2006. “My first major arena tour, I was invited to no longer be a part of,” Church told Jimmy Fallon of the Rascal …
Read More »Eric Church Sold Out Red Rocks: Here's How to Watch All Three Shows Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Eric Church sold out all three of his July concerts at the famed Red Rocks Ampitheatre, which kick off tonight in Morrison, Colorado. The good news: Fans who …
Read More »Eric Church: 'I Enjoy the Antagonistic'
E ric Church has a story he wants to tell me. It’s mid-May, a month since the country superstar first sat down for what will become his Rolling Stone Interview, and a lot has happened in that time. For one thing: Bruce Springsteen heard Church’s new album, Evangeline vs. the …
Read More »Eric Church Says He Was Once Pulled into Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Legal Case Over a Lyric
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Eric Church says he was once roped into a Taylor Swift copyright lawsuit after the superstar mentioned his song during a deposition. Back in 2017, Swift was sued by the songwriters behind 3LW’s “Playas Gon’ Play” for using the lyrics “players gonna play, …
Read More »Eric Church Performs Live Debut of 'Hands of Time' at 2025 ACM Awards
Eric Church gave the live debut of his new single “Hands of Time” at the 2025 ACM Awards, delivering a performance that included a pair of horn players, five back-up vocalists, and his own band. Church kept it cool in his signature sunglasses on the ACM stage. He performed in …
Read More »Eric Church's 'Evangeline vs. the Machine' Is Dazzling, Challenging, and a Masterwork
“Play your own fucking songs!” a bearded man yelled at Eric Church during the country singer’s headlining performance at 2024’s Stagecoach festival. Church, seated on a stool with his guitar in his hands and a gospel choir behind him, was midway through a freewheeling set — of hymns, covers of …
Read More »Eric Church's New Song Reimagines 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' for Darker Times
Last year in Nashville, over 23 performances, Eric Church used the then-unreleased song “Johnny” as the climax of his one-man show To Beat the Devil, pairing it with one of the most viscerally moving and well-kept live surprises ever seen in Music City. We’re still hesitant to spoil it here, …
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