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Maren Morris appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday night to both perform and chat with the talk-show host. For the latter, Morris opened up about the audition process for singing-competition TV shows, including her experience at an American Idol cattle call at Cowboys Stadium in her native …

With the romantic new track “The Bones,” Maren Morris imagines the sturdy structure of a building as a metaphor for the makings of a solid relationship. But instead of being confined indoors surrounded by four walls and a roof, the song’s official video, directed by Alex Ferrari, captures Morris and …

CMA Fest has already announced its dates for 2020 — June 4th through 7th, if you’re curious — but country-music fans can relive this past June’s massive festival in Nashville with ABC’s three-hour concert special, hosted by Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini. Premiering, Sunday, August 4th, at 8:00 p.m. ET, …

Devin Dawson is enjoying his first Number One as a songwriter this week, as Blake Shelton‘s recording of “God’s Country” currently sits atop the country airplay charts. In celebration, Dawson —who wrote the song with Michael Hardy and Jordan Schmidt —has released his own acoustic performance of the song. “God’s …

From the Forties through the mid-Seventies Nashville was staking its claim as Music City, developing the hybrid of country and pop known as the Nashville Sound. At the same time, on the West Coast, the thriving California honky-tonks gave birth to what would be termed the Bakersfield Sound, so named …

Rayland Baxter never met Mac Miller, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t inspired by the late rapper’s body of music. Now Baxter is paying tribute to Miller with an EP of covers called good mmornin, which he’s previewing with the release of two tracks, “Objects in the Mirror” and “2009.” …

If there’s a universal suggestion in songwriting, it’s to “write what you know,” since discerning listeners will quickly poke holes in disingenuous songs. Singer-songwriter Ian Noe doesn’t have that problem. His first full-length album, Between the Country, due May 31st, personifies the real, rural and sometimes downtrodden communities of Kentucky …

Spotify has announced the talent lineup for its second annual Spotify House during CMA Fest in Nashville. Like last year, the streaming-music service will overtake the Ole Red bar and restaurant (with its Blake Shelton theme) on Broadway to stage a series of free performances over four days. Old Dominion, …

Luke Combs mixes two of his favorite things — Nineties country and drinking beer — into a new song, “One Too Many.” The North Carolina hitmaker has been testing out the upbeat sing-along on his current Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour, including at his show at Red Rocks Amphitheater …

Robert Earl Keen‘s songs like “Amarillo Highway” and “The Road Goes on Forever” have helped define Americana music before the term itself ever caught fire. Now the Texas songwriter is making it his mission to introduce the genre to a broader audience with a new podcast. Dubbed Americana Podcast: The …