Who the fuck is Johnny Blue Skies? Fans may get the answer when Sturgill Simpson kicks off his 2025 headlining tour of that name in April. Simpson released his first album in three years, Passage du Desir, under the “Johnny Blue Skies” moniker in the summer of 2024. Set to …
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If you’re feeling particularly single this Valentine’s Day, you might want to steer clear of Riley Green‘s music video for his single, “Worst Way.” His 50 Shades of Country act — with its broken walls and tabletop antics — isn’t for the touch-starved or faint of heart. “That your skin …
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Luck Reunion, the bucket-list music festival held each March at Willie Nelson’s ranch in Spicewood, Texas, has announced its 2025 lineup. Along with a set by perennial headliner Nelson and his Family Band, the daylong fest will include performances by Charley Crockett, Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Shane Smith and the …
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George Strait and Chris Stapleton will once again spend the summer filling up stadiums on a co-headlining tour that kicks off this May. The five-date trek will mainly focus on the Northeast, with dates set at football stadiums in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Foxboro, Massachusetts, with Parker McCollum serving as …
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Kentucky country artists Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson will headline the Oregon-based FairWell Festival. More than 30 artists will descend on Redmond for the two-day music event, including Sierra Ferrell, Dwight Yoakam, Koe Wetzel, Cody Jinks, Flatland Cavalry, Ludacris, Tanya Tucker, Treaty Oak Revival, Wyatt Flores, and Charles Wesley Godwin. …
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Country rocker Hardy has announced a massive tour that will keep him on the road from the spring through the early fall. The “Jim Bob World Tour” will find Hardy playing a mix of headlining shows and festival dates around North America, as well as his first headlining shows in …
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Paul Cauthen, the Texas country singer known for songs like “Country As Fuck,” “Cocaine Country Dancing,” and “Fuck You Money,” and an outsized personality to match, has canceled his current tour to “take care of his mental and physical health.” A statement attributed to “Team Paul Cauthen” posted on Cauthen’s …
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Kacey Musgraves wasn’t making a face or reacting negatively to Beyoncé‘s win for Best Country Album at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. After fans misinterpreted a clip of Musgraves clapping for Beyoncé’s win, a rep for Musgraves set the record straight on Tuesday. “It’s a sensationalistic false narrative meant to pit two …
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Kelsea Ballerini thinks Beyoncé‘s country music Grammy nods are more than deserved. While visiting SiriusXM’s Fierce: Women in Music, the country star stood behind Cowboy Carter‘s industry recognition in country music categories alongside dedicated country stars. “That category, to me, represents what countrymusichas been this year, and that’s what the …
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Faster Horses, the country music festival held at Michigan International Speedway since 2013, will not return this summer. A message on the festival’s website announced what it described as a “pause” for 2025. “Dear fans,” the letter read, “we have made the decision to pause Faster Horses Festival in 2025. …
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