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John Moreland finishes a song he began writing three years ago with the release of “When My Fever Breaks,” a love ballad that originated in the early days of his relationship with his now wife. “Star-crossed eyes and cross-eyed stars, no use hiding age-old scars/When you’re not here I can’t …

Brent Cobb released his first record on a major label, Shine On Rainy Day (Low Country Sound/Elektra), in 2016, but his debut album actually arrived 10 years earlier, the independently released No Place Left to Leave. On February 7th, the Georgia singer-songwriter will reissue the album on his own label, …

Consider them a West Texas supergroup: the new band the Panhandlers assembles the talents of four Red Dirt scene artists to shine a light on a musically unique region of the Lone Star State. Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Clark Green, and Cleto Cordero play country music, yes, but with …

How to watch on TV: The granddaddy of New Year’s Eve specials Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest marks its 48th year in Times Square. Beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC and running into the wee hours, the party includes reports from four cities: Miami, New …

Kristian Bush takes a turn toward jam-band rock with Dark Water, a new trio he formed with his brother Brandon and guitarist Benji Shanks. Brandon Bush is a multi-instrumentalist and former member of Train, while Shanks is a popular jam scene guitarist who has been touring with Blackberry Smoke. The …

Andrew Combs has released the new video for “Dry Eyes,” one of the highlights from the singer’s fourth album, Ideal Man. The clip, shot in black and white and featuring an impressionistic, dissociative narrative, was directed by the Texas-based filmmaker Austin Leih. “‘Dry Eyes’ is the only classic ‘you did …

Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker and singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez come together to sing the new song “Whiskey in Your Water” for Bruce Robison’s Next Waltz. A video shows the pair performing the track in the studio with Robison’s Next Waltz house band. With dusty rock & roll charm to spare, …

Mumford & Sons, the Lone Bellow, and Lady Antebellum are among the bands represented on this week’s list of the best country and Americana songs. Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, “Devil Got My Woman” With help from producer Dan Auerbach, the owner of Mississippi’s oldest juke joint gives a nod to Skip …

Country singer Katie Armiger, who detailed her experiences with sexual harassment in the country music industry, has reached a settlement with Pete O’Heeron, the president and founder of her former label Cold River Records. Armiger and O’Heeron had been engaged in numerous lawsuits since 2016, when O’Heeron sued the singer-songwriter …

Sam Hunt plays a man smitten in his new song “Kinfolks,” released on Thursday afternoon. It’s the Georgia native’s first release since “Downtown’s Dead” came out in May 2018. Hunt wrote the song with his frequent collaborators Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, and Josh Osborne, imagining a man who falls hard …