Lainey Wilson performed “Country’s Cool Again,” her new single that arrived on Friday, and also her first new release since her 2022 albumBell Bottom CountrywonBest Country Albumat the Grammy Awards earlier this month. This year, she’s nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Female Country Artist of the Year; …
Read More »Lainey Wilson Says What We All Know in New Song 'Country's Cool Again'
Back in 1981, Barbara Mandrell proudly professed her country music roots in her hit “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Forty-three years later, Lainey Wilson shares a similar sentiment in her new song “Country’s Cool Again.” Released at midnight on Friday, the funky, slippery back-porch number is the Louisiana …
Read More »Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Lainey Wilson and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weeklyrundownof the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.The takeaway from this week’s new releases can be summed up by Lainey Wilson‘s new one “Country’s Cool Again,” which Queen Bey reaffirmed with her rodeo-ready new single. Beyond the country …
Read More »Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Valerie June Demand Healthcare Reforms: 'Hospitals and Insurers Are Robbing Us'
Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and Valerie June combined forces to call for a more transparent and equitable healthcare system in a new PSA set to air this Sunday during Super Bowl LVIII. Organized by the nonprofit group Power to the Patients, the spot specifically highlights the way hospitals and insurance …
Read More »Lainey Wilson to Guest on the Black Crowes' New Album
Lainey Wilson has recorded a new song with the Black Crowes that’s set to appear on Happiness Bastards, the rock group’s first album in 15 years. Wilson harmonizes with vocalist Chris Robinson on “Wilted Rose,” a gospel-tinged number. According to Rich Robinson, the group’s guitarist, the seed for Wilson’s guest …
Read More »How The Black Crowes Recorded Their First New Album in 15 Years
It was hard to imagine in the years when Chris and Rich Robinson weren’t even on speaking terms, but the Black Crowes have managed to write and record their first studio album of new material in 15 years. Happiness Bastards is due March 15, with a hard-riffing, big-chorused first single, …
Read More »Lainey Wilson Performs a Cinematic 'Wildflowers and Wild Horses' at 2023 CMAs
Lainey Wilson delivered a triumphant performance of “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” during Wednesday night’s CMA Awards in Nashville. A track off her Album of the Year-contending Bell Bottom Country, the cinematic song was written by Wilson with Trannie Anderson and Paul Sikes and delivers a message of perseverance and freedom …
Read More »2023 CMA Awards: The Complete Winners List
Jelly Roll was named New Artist of the Year at the 57th annual CMA Awards. “Most importantly there is something poetic about a 39-year-old man winning New Artist of the Year,” Jelly Roll hollered from the stage. “Keep going, baby! Success is on the other side of it.” But the …
Read More »Is a Tracy Chapman Cover the Favorite for the Best Country Solo Performance Grammy?
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. The category is about the vocal performance, not the lyrics — which is what makes …
Read More »The Grammys' Best Country Album Category Is Going to Be Competitive AF
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Lainey Wilson won Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year at the …
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