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For the past five years, summers in the Big Apple have come to mean one of New York’s best showcases for country, blues and folk music with AmericanaFest NYC, now an integral part of the annual three-week-long Lincoln Center Out of Doors event. The Roots of American Music Weekend, presented …

When young Mason Ramsey first came to the world’s attention, it was in the form of a viral video where he demonstrated his yodeling skills by singing Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” in an Illinois Walmart. Now the 11-year-old performer has a studio recording of the song, which was released earlier …

Songwriter Lori McKenna, the award-winning tunesmith behind the hits “Girl Crush” and “Humble and Kind,” among many others, has throughout her career written extensively about her mother because she passed away when McKenna was little. But with the recently released “People Get Old,” from McKenna’s upcoming album The Tree, she …

The 2018 CMT Music Awards have added several superstar artists and unique collaborations to the performance lineup for next week’s event. Among them are “Cry Pretty” singer Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, pop quintet Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line and the show’s hosts Little Big Town. In a …

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ “Hey Mama” pays tribute to the resilience and wisdom of mothers, and in the song’s new music video, the band features their own real-life mothers in a touching day-in-the-life montage filled with intimate family photos and home videos. Directed by frequent collaborator and onetime …

Luke Bryan visited Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night in support of the ongoing season of American Idol. The reality-show judge talked about the stresses of sending aspiring singers home and shared an anecdote about having dinner with Katy Perry at Lionel Richie’s house. According to Bryan, who said he …

This year’s ACM Awards have a near-monumental task at hand. Marking the first community-wide gathering of country stars in Las Vegas since the October 1st mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival, those on hand will seek to thread a needle of respectful remembrance for the victims, while also …

On Tuesday night’s episode of The Voice, contestants Dallas Caroline and Spensha Baker went head to head in the Battle Rounds, performing Maren Morris’ chart-topping Hero cut “I Could Use a Love Song.” The two traded verses throughout their performance, as is typical of the show’s battles, capably making their …

Ahead of the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards telecast on April 15th, the winners in the new artist category have been revealed, and their respective victories mark the first-ever ACM wins for all three. Midland are the New Vocal Group of the Year, while Brett Young has been selected …

Kimberly Campbell, the widow of Country Music Hall of Fame member Glen Campbell, has filed a claim against the estate of her late husband, seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred while caring for the country singer while he battled Alzheimer’s disease. Kim Campbell filed the claim on March 8th in Davidson …