Kacey Musgraves’ music video for “Simple Times,” a song off her just released new album Star-Crossed, opens innocently enough — she and her crew even give off Clueless vibes on a wasting-time trip to the mall, emerging from a Jeep similar to that of Cher Horowitz. But from there, things …
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That high lonesome note that Joshua Ray Walker held in his spine-tingling ballad “Voices” hits in an entirely different way in his swaggering new song “Sexy After Dark.” While “Voices,” a breakthrough for the Texas songwriter, was a dark, somber commentary on suicidal ideations, “Sexy After Dark” is a gloriously …
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UPDATE (8/13): More Nashville music venues have joined the original group of clubs requiring proof of Covid vaccination or a negative test for entry. On Friday, the Bluebird Cafe announced its updated policy. “We’re joining local venues in making health & safety our highest priority. Effective 8/20/21, all patrons artists …
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The CDC’s Covid-19 community transmission map is a sea of red along the Missouri and Kansas border, while the percentage of fully vaccinated residents in both states remains under 45%. On Saturday, an expected 70,000 country music fans will gather at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, for a concert …
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“Honest to god,” says Dave Rawlings, “we could talk about this album for a week.” Rawlings and Gillian Welch would be the first to admit that it’s difficult to discuss their landmark third album Time (The Revelator) without launching into a thousand tangents. Every one of its 10 songs, every …
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A decade after being signed to a major label, Mickey Guyton will release her debut album in 2021. Titled Remember Her Name, the project follows Guyton’s 2020 Bridges EP and will be available via Capitol Nashville on September 24th. Remember Her Name spans 16 tracks and includes a handful of …
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Tanya Tucker’s 2020 CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour was only a handful of dates in when shows were postponed indefinitely last March. On Wednesday, Tucker announced rescheduled 2021 dates for the trek, along with other live performances. Tucker’s CMT Next Women dates resume August 6th …
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Joy Oladokun will release her major label debut In Defense of My Own Happiness on Friday, June 4th. The project follows the Nashville singer-songwriter’s identically titled 2020 project, which was released independently, as well as a slew of successful singles. The new In Defense of My Own Happiness just has …
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In 1969, there was no bigger star in country music than Johnny Cash, and although he had scored a few pop hits throughout his career, the peak of his pop-chart success came with the No. 2 smash “A Boy Named Sue,” recorded live at San Quentin Prison. That same year, …
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After being forced to take a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MerleFest will return in Fall 2021. The annual eclectic musical fest will take place September 16th to 19th in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, with a first round of performers that includes Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, and LeAnn Rimes. …
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