Oliver Anthony is coming out of the woods. The viral songwriter who got his start in a field railing against big government and snack cakes bought with tax dollars has announced his first official tour, dubbed the Out of the Woods Tour (no, it’s not a Taylor Swift allusion). The …
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One of Lainey Wilson’s early jobs was performing as a Hannah Montana impersonator at birthday parties and county fairs. The native of tiny Baskin, Louisiana, would travel all around the Deep South and run through the musical repertoire of Miley Cyrus’ breakout TV role. Wilson would sometimes “open” for Hannah …
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Tim McGraw has announced a series of dates for a U.S. tour set to launch next spring. Dubbed McGraw Tour 2022, the trek will kick off April 29 at Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas. Running 17 dates in total, McGraw’s tour will stick largely to the eastern half of the …
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Brandi Carlile won three Grammy Awards in 2019 on the strength of her album By the Way, I Forgive You, a collection that earned the prize for Best Americana Album as well as Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song for “The Joke.” Her 2021 album In These …
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Days after announcing her new album Star-Crossed and premiering its title track, Kacey Musgraves has dropped another new song, “Justified.” The video opens with Musgraves driving through the desert, listening to an advertisement on love counseling (“Are you unlucky in love?”) before breaking out into the country-pop track. She navigates …
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Garth Brooks has canceled the remaining dates on his 2021 Stadium Tour. The country star cited the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for his decision in a statement released on Wednesday. “In July, I sincerely thought the pandemic was falling behind us. Now, watching this new wave, I realize …
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The final Nashville recording sessions of Elvis Presley make up a new box set slated for release this November. Elvis: Back in Nashville collects 82 original recordings made by Presley during a May-June 1971 visit to Music City and strips them of all overdubs. “I’m Leavin’,” the first song to …
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Last Friday, Morgan Wallen made an appearance on Good Morning America, talking to host Michael Strahan about what he’s learned since video of the country singer using a racial slur appeared online in February. A week later, Wallen was onstage at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, surprising an audience gathered to see …
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Billy Strings has announced plans for a new solo album this fall. The rising bluegrass star’s Renewal will be released September 24th via Rounder Records and includes the new song “Fire Line,” which is out now. Produced by Jonathan Wilson and recorded in Nashville, Renewal does not include the previously …
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Under Friday evening’s full moon at FloydFest, rock icons Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew stood on the festival’s main stage with funk/soul act Turkuaz and launched into a 40th-anniversary ode to the Talking Heads’ groundbreaking album Remain in Light. As the two men tore into the classic “Once in a …
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