It’s been a full 16 months since Charley Crockett has released a record. It’s barely a fraction of a typical album release cycle for most artists, but not Crockett: The Texas singer-songwriter released a whopping nine records over the five year span between 2018 and 2022. The marathon wait is …
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The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday on Jan. 19 with a night of performances at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Friday. While the country legend herself wasn’t present for the Opry Goes Dolly event, other musicians took the stage to perform her hits in tribute — or at …
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Today marks Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday, and to celebrate, the country singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has shared a deluxe digital version of her latest LP Rockstar, with nine additional songs and covers. “It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!,” Parton wrote …
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Fresh off landing at Number One on Rolling Stone’s 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2023 list, Megan Moroney is back with her new single “No Caller ID,” the Douglasville, Georgia, singer’s first new music since releasing her debut album Lucky. For the post-breakup ballad, Moroney reteams with Lucky …
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have scrapped their sold-out concert slated for Thursday night at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, citing a vocal cord issue affecting the frontman. The gig is the second consecutive show Isbell canceled after postponing last night’s appearance in Springfield, Missouri. Both shows have been …
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Mainstream country music singers will once again gather under the iHeartMedia banner when the broadcasting giant stages its annual iHeartCountry Festival this spring in Austin. Set for May 4 at the Moody Center in the Texas capital, the festival features a lineup of radio mainstays and those on the uptick. …
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Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs was born 100 years ago this week, and the tributes to the banjo picker have been many. On Friday, Tony Trischka, himself a banjo disciple of Scruggs, released a rollicking version of “Brown’s Ferry Blues,” a song dating back to the Thirties, that features an array …
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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 …
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Hardy will spend the early summer months on the road as the Nashville country rocker has announced his “Quit!!” Tour. In addition to mapping out the trek’s 15 dates, Hardy has also shared a new spoken word track also called “Quit!!” that harkens back to his 2022 ACM Honors speech, …
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Killers of the Flower Moon had a remarkable amount of musician cameos: Jason Isbell, Randy Houser, Sturgill Simpson, and even Jack White all turned up. But Pete Yorn’s role may be the most literally explosive — the New Jersey singer-songwriter plays a mysterious hitman hired to blow up a house. …
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