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Shaboozey and Zach Top will again compete for the Country Music Association’s award for New Artist of the Year, the first category revealed for the 59th annual CMA Awards. The New Artist of the Year nominees were revealed on Good Morning America on Monday. Along with Shaboozey and Top, the …

Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. have teamed up for a new song, “Took a Walk.” The evocative song was written and recorded for Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King‘s The Long Walk, which was directed by Francis Lawrence and hits theaters Sept. 12. The reflective country ballad was written by …

Stephen Wilson Jr. has always infused his country music with a strong element of Nineties grunge and alt-rock — he’s described his sound as “Death Cab for Country” in the past. Now, he fully embraces those early influences on the new EP Blankets, a collection of four cover songs, leading …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With the Kentucky Derby becoming the cultural hotbed that it’s transformed into over the last decade, it’s no surprise that musicians, athletes, and influencers flocked to Louisville, Kentucky, …

Being asked to sing the National Anthem is one of a performer’s greatest honors. Agreeing to it, however, is the biggest risk. That didn’t scare off Stephen Wilson Jr., who delivered an understated but hypnotic version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday in Green Bay, …

Stephen Wilson Jr. was racing home to Indiana to see his dying father when his sister called to tell him he was running out of time. Partway there from Nashville, he pulled over to have one more conversation with the man he was named after. “I said goodbye to my …

Few artists in mainstream country music have their finger on the pulse quite like Dierks Bentley. Just look at the rising artists he’s enlisted for past features: Billy Strings (“High Note”), Hardy and Breland (“Beers on Me”), Brothers Osborne (“Burning Man”), Molly Tuttle and Sierra Hull (a TV performance of …

By the time Megan Moroney sang the words, “Oh, my God, am I okay?” at Rolling Stone’s third-annual Future of Music showcase at SXSW on Wednesday night, it was clear the Georgia country star already had her answer. Moroney was far better than just “okay,” and the fans assembled at …

Stephen Wilson Jr. is on the cusp of his breakthrough. Since releasing his debut album Son of Dad last year, he’s mesmerized audiences at festivals like Stagecoach, on tour with Hardy, and, most recently, via an appearance on the Atlanta-based online series Live at the Print Shop, where he performed …

At the start of every Stephen Wilson Jr. performance, the songwriter announces exactly who he is to his audience: “I am my father’s son.” Those words form the basis of Wilson’s debut album Son of Dad, released last year and still making waves with its personal tales of navigating grief …