When the Dixie Chicks topped the charts for the final time with 2006’s Taking the Long Way — the trio’s bruised and battered tribute to nonconformity, written in the wake of Natalie Maines’ controversial comments about President George W. Bush — they did so with help from several left-field collaborators. …
Read More »Old Dominion Extend Headlining 2018 Happy Endings World Tour
Fresh off their surprise win for ACM Vocal Group of the Year, country band Old Dominion have added a fresh round of dates to their ongoing Happy Endings World Tour. Beginning October 4th in Knoxville, Tennessee, the band has 22 new shows on tap with dates spread out across the …
Read More »Old Crow Medicine Show on 'Wrecking Ball' Approach to Nashville
Old Crow Medicine Show‘s new album, Volunteer, out April 20th, marks two decades that have taken the string-band sextet from busking on street corners to Grammy success and membership in the Grand Ole Opry. But despite their achievements, founding member Ketch Secor still feels like an outsider to country music …
Read More »Carrie Underwood Announces 'Cry Pretty' Song, Shares Health Update
Carrie Underwood shared a lengthy note with members of her fan club on Tuesday, revealing the title of her upcoming single and offering a glimpse into her recovery from a nasty fall in November that required surgery to her wrist and stitches to her face. “My wrist is almost back …
Read More »See Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Wow the Opry With 'A Little Honey'
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats have been riding high the past month with the success of “You Worry Me,” their second single to reach Number One on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Songs chart. But they also achieved another milestone with their first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, where they …
Read More »Hear Keith Urban Revamp a Merle Haggard Riff in New Song 'Coming Home'
Keith Urban will spend most of his summer months on the road, kicking off a 58-date North American tour in mid-June. Appropriately, his newest single – the processed, pop-inspired “Coming Home” – shines a light on the revitalizing process of heading back to a place you reluctantly left. “I gotta …
Read More »Hear Jason Isbell Guitarist Sadler Vaden's Vicious New Song 'Monster'
Anyone who’s seen Jason Isbell live with his band, the 400 Unit, has likely taken notice of guitarist Sadler Vaden’s effortless command of his instrument, as he peppers the songs with tasteful but thrilling solos and unique voicings that tell their own lyrical tale. But Vaden’s a prolific solo artist, …
Read More »Dwight Yoakam to Program New SiriusXM Channel 'The Bakersfield Beat'
Over Labor Day weekend in 2017, Dwight Yoakam took control of the airwaves of SiriusXM’s Prime Country for a specially curated program he dubbed Dwight Yoakam & the Bakersfield Beat. Starting this spring, Yoakam is bringing back the concept for a brand-new, full-time station on the satellite radio provider. Dwight …
Read More »Caitlin Canty on Move to Nashville, New Song 'Scattershot'
It’s been three years since Americana performer Caitlin Canty released her second album Reckless Skyline, which arrived a short two months before she relocated from New York City to Nashville. Since then, the Vermont native has spent the majority of her time touring the country and dealing with the drudgery …
Read More »Watch Cam Make Peace With 'Diane' in Emotional New Video
Cam has released the music video for her current single, “Diane,” which was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Daniel Carberry. The tune, in which she reveals to an unsuspecting wife that she has been having an affair with her husband because she didn’t know he was married, is …
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