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Songwriters Jessi Alexander and Brandy Clark return with fresh solo material, Lilly Hiatt cranks the amps up to 11 for some delicious guitar rock, and Texas supergroup the Panhandlers arrive. Jessi Alexander, “Mama Drank” More than a decade after writing Miley Cyrus’ Grammy-nominated mega-hit “The Climb,” Jessi Alexander has whittled …

Steve Martin reunites with the Steep Canyon Rangers for a dual-layered love song. “California” is both a love letter to the state and an attempt to rekindle a romance fallen on hard times. Specifically, the narrator tries to lure his lover out to the coast from Oklahoma. “Took a house …

In early 2000, just as a new year, decade, and millennium were getting underway, a year-old country-pop trio debuted on the charts with their first single for Disney’s Nashville-based label, Lyric Street. The group, made up of singer Gary LeVox, bassist and keyboard player (and LeVox’s second cousin) Jay DeMarcus, …

Since 2014, when Austin City Limits celebrated the 40th anniversary of its pilot episode, the long-running public television series has inducted influential musicians, songwriters, and others into its Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. On Saturday, December 28th, a special episode of the series will take a look at highlights …

Chris Janson keeps a video of himself singing the vocal for his latest single “Done” on his iPhone. It’s a hastily shot clip, filmed in his basement studio, but it documents the Missouri-born country songwriter’s inspired performance, a take so strong that it ended up as the keeper. Rich and …

“Not a lot of people walk the walk,” said Change the Conversation’s Tracy Gershon at the annual CMT Next Women of Country event, which took place Tuesday at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame. “Brandi Carlile runs.” Gershon was there to help present Carlile with the Impact Award, an “honor …

Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton take the literal approach to the video for their duet “Dive Bar,” adding a dash of undersea whimsy to the rowdy country-rock number. The song, from Brooks’ upcoming album Fun, was originally released in June and the two singers performed it live at Brooks’ July …

On September 11th this year, while many artists were sharing a multitude of “never forget” memes to be liked on Instagram, Jesse Dayton was posting hard truths. “15 of the 19 terrorist who attacked America were from Saudi Arabia & we still continue to do multi billion dollar arms/weapons deals …

Randy Houser is tired of chasing temporary trends. “I’m fed up with the bullshit,” he tells Chris Shiflett in this week’s episode of Walking the Floor, whose 52 minutes emphasize Houser’s move away from the poppy whims of the mainstream in favor of a unique, honest sound. “Win, lose or …

Country singer and Voice coach Blake Shelton joins rapper Pitbull on “Get Ready,” a party-friendly track from the Florida-based artist’s newly released album Libertad 548. Built on top of a stomping, four-on-the-floor beat and a hard-rock guitar riff, “Get Ready” features Shelton singing a hook nicked from Ram Jam’s update …