A whole bunch of people are about to hear Ryan Bingham play his new song this weekend when the Texas musician opens for Zach Bryan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. Known as “The Big House,” it’s reportedly the third largest stadium in the world. But ahead of that live performance, …
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Kenny Chesney shared a tribute to the Grammy-winning country songwriter, Brett James, who worked on many of his biggest hits, including “Out Last Night.” “I can’t believe I’m saying it but adios Brett James,” the country star wrote. “Thank you for being a lifer, for being a shirtless, sunburned troubadour, …
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The box-office numbers have arrived for the documentary In Whose Name? from filmmaker Nico Ballesteros, who was granted unvarnished access to Kanye West — now known as just Ye — in the six tumultuous years following his public embrace of conservative politics. The film opened to a limited release, screening …
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Following the reissue of Lindsey BuckinghamandStevie Nicks‘ 1973 album,Buckingham Nicks,last week, Nicks shared some insight into her delightful notions while recording the LP more than five decades ago. Taking to Instagram on Monday evening, Nicks posted images of the penned letter alongside the caption, “I wanted to share this letter …
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Sean Combs made a plea for “fairness” ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing, arguing in a new brief that he deserves no more than 14 months in prison for his two felony convictions for transportation to engage in prostitution. Such a sentence would be well below the federal probation department’s …
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Eight years ago, “Drinking Problem” had dropped seemingly out of nowhere and the smooth vocal trio Midland were riding a growing wave of a country music resurgence.One night around that same time, I was on the patio of Justine’s French brasserie in Austin, Texas, talking with one of my favorite …
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Drake’s upcoming ninth studio album, Iceman, is his first solo project since his now infamous (and litigious) war of words with Kendrick Lamar last spring. In a move that isn’t terribly surprising for Drake circa 2025, he’s turned the album’s rollout into a multipart livestream that looks and feels as …
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Carlos Vives brought his catalog of hits to NPR’s Tiny Desk. The Colombian vallenato leader previously appeared on the Tiny Desk (At Home) series, but made a proper debut with an ambitious performance. Backed by a 12-piece band, Vives ran through seven songs in just under half an hour. Vives …
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The Spirit Tunnel is The Jennifer Hudson Show‘s signature segment. As guests make their way to the stage for their interview, they’re greeted with a hallway full of crew members cheering them on with a custom song. Clips from the tunnel typically go viral more than any actual footage from …
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Hardy’s tough to pin down. He’s the Woodstock ’99 of country hitmakers, someone who screams as many choruses as he sings, someone who is as likely to collaborate with Fred Durst as Lainey Wilson, someone Nickelback and boygenius agree on. He’s headlining Madison Square Garden even though most of his …
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