Kelsea Ballerini took the stage at the 2023 CMA Awards to perform her vulnerable breakup song “Leave Me Again.” With just her voice and her acoustic guitar, she delivered one of the highlight performances of the evening, an understated gem that further proved Ballerini is gliding into her superstar era. …
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Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band, and Mac MacAnally all took the stage at the 2023 CMA Awards to celebrate the music of Jimmy Buffett, who died earlier this year. Chesney and MacAnally, a longtime member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, kicked things off with a faithful acoustic rendition …
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Post Malone made his CMA Awards performance debut alongside Morgan Wallen and Hardy. The musicians showcased a medley of Nineties country songs by Joe Diffie, including “John Deere Green” and “Pickup Man.” Diffie, a pillar of traditional country music, died in 2020 at 61 from complications related to Covid-19. The …
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When Jimmy Buffett died on September 1, he left a finished album in the can ready for release. Equal Strain on All Parts, his 32nd LP, is every bit the laidback, eclectic, inviting set of tunes you’d expect from the beloved singer-songwriter, bridging pop, country, and rock & roll, mixing …
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Post Malone’s long, slow march toward a country music career continues. The tattooed rapper will make his 2023 CMA Awards performance debut when the Country Music Association hosts its centerpiece awards show in Nashville next week. Malone is slated to perform a medley of classic country songs alongside Morgan Wallen …
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Having performed with Jimmy Buffett at varying intervals over the course of the past five decades, the Coral Reefer Band members know that the man behind “Margaritaville” was no quitter — and neither are they. Nearly two months have passed since the musician died at the age of 76, and …
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Before his death, Jimmy Buffett put his distinct spin on one of the most Buffett-esque songs Bob Dylan ever wrote, “Mozambique,” even enlisting Emmylou Harris — who sang backup on the original — to reprise her role. The cover will appear on the upcoming posthumous Buffett album, Equal Strain on …
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Jimmy Buffett’s wife penned a message Saturday to the Parrotheads thanking them for their support following his death. “As Jimmy said a few months ago, ‘growing old is not for sissies.’ These last few years have been unimaginably challenging for Jimmy and me, and we’re definitely not sissies,” Jane Slagsvol …
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Although he’d been coping with health issues during the last few years of his life, Jimmy Buffett remained productive, working on his first record of new music since 2020. That album, Equal Strain on All Parts, due Nov. 3, was completed shortly before his death of skin cancer at 76 …
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Last night at Madison Square Garden in New York, the opening night of their farewell tour, the Eagles took a sobering pause in their usual airtight set of hits. Hushing the crowd, Don Henley began talking about longtime band friend Jimmy Buffett, who had died six days before, at 76, …
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