When it comes to the lack of gender parity at country radio, there are many forces at play, and many ways to analyze the data, from a casual glance at festival lineups to the recent report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that took a …
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Life changes after you see Pink live in concert. For one thing, every time you hear a new Pink song you can’t help but wonder: “Will this be in the flying portion of the show or is it more of a slow-dance martial arts number?” On her eighth album Hurts …
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Held annually on the eve of CMA Fest in Nashville, Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam has proven to one of the most eclectic events each year. Stuart’s 18th edition of the freewheeling concert, set for Wednesday, June 5th at the Ryman Auditorium, will include performances from rock legend Steve Miller, …
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UPDATE: On Thursday, Anna Delvey, the 28-year-old woman who pretended to be a German heiress and allegedly swindled hotels and restaurants out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, was found guilty of most of the charges against her, including theft of services, second-degree grand larceny, and one count of first-degree …
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Fresh off a quick solo tour through Europe, Chris Shiflett returned to his podcasting duties with a new episode of Walking the Floor with Parker Millsap. Not that their conversation was entirely new: Shiflett says he culled the episode from his “backlog” of recordings, having sat down with the Oklahoma-reared …
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WASHINGTON — Almost six years ago, Elizabeth Warren introduced her first standalone bill as a U.S. senator. The premise was both clever and simple: students could borrow money for their educations at the same interest rate that banks received from the Federal Reserve. At the time, the rate for a …
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As the cannabis market explodes, so has the market for pot products made for those who want to both get high and get off. This could be especially good for women, who on average climax during sex less often than men. Now, some experts believe the growing acceptance of pot …
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A review of “Easter,” this week’s Better Things, coming up just as soon as I tell you what your going rate should be… Late in “Easter,” Sam‘s brother Marion offers the closest thing to a mission statement that Better Things has given us. He’s giving a pep talk to Duke, …
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WASHINGTON — At the end of a half-hour press conference in which Attorney General William Barr parroted White House talking points and acted more like the president’s personal attorney than the head of the Justice Department, a reporter asked the only question that really mattered: Was it wrong for him …
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Mike Rutherford had a lot working against him when he revived Mike and the Mechanics in 2010. Not only had it been 15 years since the band — best known for their songs “The Living Years” and “All I Need Is a Miracle” — scored a hit, but original singer …
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