A group of black musicians and music-industry professionals are set to have a public discussion about race in the world of Americana music. The panel, titled “Black Equity in Americana: A Conversation,” will take place over Zoom on Thursday, August 20th, at 4 p.m. ET. Participating in the conversation will …
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Hank Williams Jr., Marty Stuart, and songwriter Dean Dillon are the 2020 class of inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association made the announcement on Wednesday morning. Williams will fill the “Veterans Era Artist” slot, Stuart will be inducted as the “Modern Era Artist,” and …
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In a decidedly non-traditional year, superstar Carrie Underwood has joined countless fellow country artists to keep one musical tradition going. With six studio LPs to her credit and a string of sold-out tours, Underwood will releases her first Christmas album this fall. Titled My Gift, the Yuletide collection arrives September …
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I am a proud, sixth-generation, born-and-raised Mississippian. I’ve traveled around the world singing songs, and though I hang my hat in Tennessee, I tell people I’m from Mississippi. And for all the pride I feel as a Mississippian, I also feel a twinge of anxiety when the word Mississippi leaves …
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After transitioning from country queen to pop crossover success, Dolly Partonset her sights on the silver screen. The one-two box-office punch of 1980’s 9 to 5 and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in ’82 earned Parton a pair of Golden Globe nominations, and both films were solid hits with …
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Colter Wall, the Canadian cowboy singer who has made a career out of folky, old-timey Western songs, will release his third album late this summer. Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs arrives August 28th as the follow-up to 2018’s Songs of the Plains. Ahead of the album’s release, …
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John Prine‘s family has unveiled his final recorded song, “I Remember Everything.” The track’s release followed a livestream tribute to the late icon that streamed on Thursday night featuring Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Kacey Musgraves, Bill Murray and other artists and celebrities. Prine died in April from complications related to …
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Norah Jones has unveiled her melancholic video for “Tryin’ to Keep It Together,” a bonus song from her upcoming album, Pick Me Up Off the Floor, which will be released on June 12th via Blue Note. The clip reflects the pensive lyrics, which hauntingly repeat the song title’s of-the-times sentiment …
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The Mavericks find a unique, eye-popping way to appear together in a music video during quarantine — the animated clip for “Blame It on Your Heart” casts the band members as interstellar explorers traveling through space, time, and under the sea. The band covered the Harlan Howard and Kostas composition, …
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Brad Paisley looks to cold longnecks and cans as a way to heal wounds and bridge deep divisions with his new single, “No I in Beer.” It’s the first new music Paisley has released in 2020. Set to a party-friendly outlaw groove, “No I in Beer” features plenty of Paisley’s …
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