A lot of lore surrounds the brief but colorful career of Townes Van Zandt, the gifted songwriter who died in 1997 from a heart attack at age 52, with much of it dedicated to his unbridled substance abuse. His biographies invariably note the heroin overdose he survived in the early …
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When Jake Smith went to the studio to record his latest LP under the auspices of his musical alter ego, White Buffalo, he did something he’d never done before: He decided to record with barely any music written. For a man whose songwriting and distinctive baritone voice are his hallmarks, …
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In country music, the lack of female representation on the radio is often a palpable undertone, particularly during otherwise celebratory occasions like the CMA Awards – but today, Keith Urban showed how he’s not afraid to tackle that elephant head-on with his new song, “Female.” A tender ballad he’ll be …
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With less than two weeks before the 51st annual CMA Awards on ABC, the lineup of performers continues to grow, with Pink, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and Keith Urban among those announced via the Country Music Association’s Twitter early Friday morning. Also set to perform during the live telecast …
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In 2005, Marty Stuart and his band the Fabulous Superlatives released Badlands, a concept LP subtitled Ballads of the Lakota. That LP was inspired and guided by – and deeply connected to – members of the Lakota Sioux tribe, as is “Time Don’t Wait,” the latest music video from Stuart …
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A previously unreleased live recording by Hank Williams is just one of the highlights in a startling treasure trove of country music, comprising 20 discs with a total running time of more than 25 hours. At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight, available from Germany’s Bear Family Records on October 20th, consists …
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Singer Luke Combs offered a solemn tribute to victims of the Las Vegas shooting on Monday night, performing his song “Used to You” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The song, originally recorded for Combs’ 2016 EP This One’s for You, deals with the loss of a loved one and the physical …
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You can’t deny Miley Cyrus‘ country roots. Nor can she. Especially when the singer-songwriter is embracing those roots by knocking dead a crowd of uber-hyped Instagram documentarians by duetting with dad Billy Ray Cyrus on a spirited performance of his 1992 mega-hit “Achy Breaky Heart.” That was the scene in …
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Inching ever closer to the November 3rd release of her second LPUnapologetically, Kelsea Ballerini has made a third cut available from the highly anticipated album. “High School” is a nostalgic, deeply personal track, as it was penned by Ballerini on her own. Reminiscent of the confessional breakthrough songs that made …
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Little Big Town have been busy this year bringing plenty of their country music friends out to join them for their residency at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Now they’ll be bringing friends Kacey Musgraves and Midland on the road with them in 2018 for the newly announced The Breaker …
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