Margo Price is honoring Kris Kristofferson with a poignant tribute. On Monday, following news of the country music star’s death at age 88, Price shared a set of photos with the musician over the years as she reminisced about performing with the late songwriter. “l’m lighting a candle for Kris …
Read More »Willie Nelson, Margo Price Tell Texas and Tennessee Fans to Vote Democrats Into the Senate
Willie Nelson and Margo Price encouraged their fans in Texas and Tennessee to register to vote and cast a ballot in favor of the states’ respective Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. In Texas, Colin Allred is trying to unseat Republican Ted Cruz, while Gloria Johnson — one of the Tennessee …
Read More »'I Hope You Enjoy This Sad Ass Country Song': Margo Price Drops Billy Strings Duet 'Too Stoned to Cry'
Margo Price marks her return to country music on “Too Stoned to Cry,” a stunning ballad featuring Billy Strings. The track features the two musicians trading lines, supported by Russ Pahl’s gorgeous pedal steel. On her Substack, Price wrote, “I’d like to send out a special thanks to everyone who …
Read More »Margo Price Opens Up About Nose Operation in Personal Essay
In a lengthy personal essay, Margo Price wrote about her decision to get septoplasty and rhinoplasty, and the depression she felt before and after the operation this past March. “I didn’t recognize the person staring back at me,” she wrote in the Substack missive, “As Plain as the Nose on …
Read More »How Great Was Tom Petty's Influence on Country? Even Dolly Parton and George Strait Sing His Songs
When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell heard about plans for country greats like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, and Dierks Bentley to honor the band’s music on the covers collection Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, he felt it made perfect …
Read More »Margo Price Makes a Poignant Statement With 'Lydia' on 'The Daily Show'
Margo Price appeared on The Daily Show last night to showcase her emotive single “Lydia” and to chat with guest host Sarah Silverman about her music. Price performed the song, a moving track about bodily autonomy and women’s rights, solo with an acoustic guitar. “Lydia” was written years ago after …
Read More »Margo Price Goes Down the Psychedelic Rabbit Hole With 'Strays II'
Margo Price continues to embark on her own evolution with Strays II, an extension of her original 2023 opus with nine new songs that will arrive in the form of three distinct acts. The Nashville singer-songwriter announced that the double album will arrive on Oct. 13, and shared Act I: …
Read More »Jessi Colter Returns With First Single in Six Years, 'Standing on the Edge of Forever'
The First Lady of Outlaw Country has returned. In an exclusive premiere withRolling Stone on Wednesday, Jessi Colter debuted her first new single in six years, “Standing on the Edge of Forever.” The song opens her new album, Edge of Forever, the next chapter of her storied career, out Oct. …
Read More »Margo Price Ponders the Afterlife on Cover of Leon Russell's 'Stranger In a Strange Land'
Margo Price is leading off a new all-star tribute album to Leon Russell, A Song for Leon, with her take on the great singer-songwriter’s 1971 tune, “Stranger in a Strange Land.” Price’s rendition of the Leon Russell and the Shelter People opener is rich and booming, a glorious country rocker …
Read More »Margo Price on Gun Violence, Protests, and Privilege
On that dreadful Monday, March 27th, when six souls lost their lives in the Covenant shooting, my father-in-law called me to break the news. “There’s been a shooting at a school in Green Hills,” he started, and I dropped to the ground. I couldn’t breathe, my head was spinning. I …
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