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Chris Stapleton performed the country waltz “When I’m With You” on Wednesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The song, a solo composition by Stapleton, appears on the singer’s latest album, Starting Over. Joined by his wife and singing partner Morgane in a darkened rehearsal space, Stapleton …

Two years after supergroup quartet Our Native Daughters released their stunning debut album, Songs of Our Native Daughters, the collective of Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah, and Leyla McCalla are releasing a documentary that chronicles the band’s story. Reclaiming History: Our Native Daughters,a 47-minute film detailing the group’s first …

Since 1974, Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam concerts have been a regular fixture on the Music City event calendar for country and Southern rock fans. That was until 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down large events and the concert’s namesake died in July at the age of 83, rendering its …

Dierks Bentley was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, giving the television debut performance of his heartbroken latest single “Gone.” Bentley released “Gone,” his new music under his own name since 2018’s full-length album The Mountain, in October. Written by Nicolle Galyon, Ben Johnson, …

Mickey Guyton, Travis Denning, and Dustin Lynch are among the artists performing as part of the upcoming Farm Rescue benefit concert in Nashville. The virtual event, held in partnership between Farm Rescue and John Deere, takes place December 9th at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville with proceeds benefiting farmers affected by Covid-19. …

Country superstar Kenny Chesney paid tribute to the life and work of Eddie Van Halen on Tuesday, writing that he was “devastated” over the legendary guitarist’s death at the age of 65. He also recalled the time he got to share a stage with Eddie and his drummer brother Alex …

Willie Nelson has paired his political anthem “Vote ‘Em Out” — which the country legend premiered ahead of the 2018 midterms election — with a new animated video to spread its message before Election Day 2020. Nelson first performed the track at a 2018 rally in support of Beto O’Rourke …

Carrie Underwood performed a medley of hits by iconic women artists in country music at the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards, including Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Martina McBride. The Entertainer of the Year nominee took the stage at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry …

In late July, Garth Brooks held a superfluous press conference to make a proclamation. Having successfully set the record for most CMA Entertainer of the Year wins with seven, Brooks, at his humblebraggiest, was stepping away to allow someone else a shot at the title. He caught a lot of …

When Old 97’s singer Rhett Miller was a kid in the Seventies, he worshipped Roger Staubach, the quick-on-his-feet quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. Staubach was so much of a figure in Miller’s life that he even haunted his subconscious. He remembers vividly a surreal dream he had one humid day …