Last summer, Jameson Rodgers was on the road opening for Luke Combs. This week he’s singing with the country superstar on a new collaboration, Rodgers’ ode to chilling out “Cold Beer Calling My Name.” It’s a natural fit, considering one of Combs’ signature hits is titled “Beer Never Broke My …
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Florida Georgia Line reaffirm their country credentials and party-friendly reputation in the new song “I Love My Country,” the first release from the duo’s upcoming fifth album. Penned by Corey Crowder (who also takes over the reins as producer), Ernest K Smith, and Charlie Handsome, “I Love My Country” is …
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Born March 18th, 1934, singer Charley Pride, left his birthplace of Sledge, Mississippi, at age 16 and later became one of the most successful country artists of all time. But that wasn’t exactly what he had first planned. The son of a sharecropper, Pride first left his family’s 40-acre cotton …
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Update (3/25): The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has extended its temporary closure through April 30th, citing the ongoing public health concerns over COVID-19. Additionally, the museum will halt programming through May 10th. ## The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville has announced plans to …
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Shelby Lynne offers a taste of vintage Muscle Shoals pop soul in the sparkling and romantic “Don’t Even Believe in Love,” a cut from her forthcoming self-titled album. A quintessential study in contradictions, Lynne proclaims herself incredulous at the notion of romance even as she finds herself powerless against it. …
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New Orleans-based band the Revivalists left their home base in the Big Easy to record their surprise new EP, cutting tracks in another Southern city famous for its musical contributions. Made in Muscle Shoals, recorded at Fame Studios and out now, combines the group’s anthemic, uplifting brand of roots rock …
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Writing songs about polarizing issues can be a fool’s errand. Writers run the risk of coming across as pretentious or, even worse, trite. But that didn’t stop Los Angeles band Dustbowl Revival from addressing some weighty topics on their new album Is It You, Is It Me, out this Friday. …
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Dierks Bentley‘s faux Nineties country group Hot Country Knights dispense some advice on how to make a winning first impression in their new song “Pick Her Up,” which Bentley wrote with Jim Beavers and Brett Beavers. The group’s first official release since signing with Universal’s Nashville wing, “Pick Her Up” …
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CMT’s latest installment of its musical crossover series CMT Crossroads pairs the pop country of singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini with the electronic-pop of the performer Halsey. The mash-up, which was filmed at Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville in October, premieres March 25th. Ahead of the episode’s airing, CMT has released the first …
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Three weeks away from the release of her sophomore LP, Far From Home, Aubrie Sellers showcases the tender, yet tenuous aspects of budding romance with an intimate acoustic performance of “Haven’t Even Kissed Me Yet.” Halting and poignant, the lyrics offer an uneasy, yet brutally frank assessment of where a …
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