In early March 1978, Willie Nelson was atop Billboard’s country albums and country singles charts with friend and frequent duet partner Waylon Jennings. Their Waylon & Willie LP had spawned a massive hit with “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” which enjoyed a four-week run at …
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Country performer Jimmie Allen and pop singer-songwriter Noah Cyrus combine their talents for the new single ‘This Is Us,’ a soaring power ballad that follows Allen’s Top 10 hit “Make Me Want To.” Written by Cyrus with Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard, Jordan Schmidt, Ilsey Juber, and Dernst “D’Mile” Emile …
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Recorded in Nashville last September, this week’s episode of Walking the Floor captures a 50-minute conversation between podcast host Chris Shiflett and blues belter Delbert McClinton. Both musicians were in town for AmericanaFest, with Shiflett playing a string of solo shows during the weeklong event and McClinton receiving the Americana …
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As the 1980s got underway, Johnny Cash’s recording career was foundering. Since his 1976 Number One hit “One Piece at a Time,” only his 1979 single “Ghost Riders in the Sky” managed to reach the Top Ten. Celebrating his 25th anniversary as an artist, Cash was still a significant concert …
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Sugarland have announced dates for the summertime There Goes the Neighborhood Tour, set to launch June 4th in Toronto, Ontario. This marks a third consecutive year of live performances for Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, who reunited in 2018 to release the album Bigger. With 26 dates currently on the …
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In 2017, Chris Stapleton played a drenched set in the rain at Chicago’s Wrigley Field opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the classic rock band’s 40th anniversary run. This summer, the country singer-songwriter will connect some dots when he returns to the venue with Mike Campbell and the …
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Maddie & Tae have announced plans for their second album The Way It Feels, which is set for release on April 10th. It will mark the “Girl in a Country Song” duo’s first full-length release since their 2015 debut Start Here. Several of the 15 tracks on The Way It …
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Musician, producer, and singer-songwriter Phil Madeira has been a respected member of Nashville’s music community for nearly 40 years, and since 2008 has led Emmylou Harris’ backing band the Red Dirt Boys. He has also played on numerous recordings and penned songs for a wide range of artists, including Alison …
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We’re not exactly in Kentucky, but Kelsey Waldon‘s Bluegrass State DNA is everywhere across the cozy log cabin she lives in with her boyfriend half an hour outside of Nashville — it’s that “DNA” that she sings about in “Kentucky, 1988,” Rolling Stone‘s best country song of the year. You …
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A few years ago, Michaela Anne was at a roadhouse bar outside Joshua Tree, California, where she met a woman named Madeline, who told her she was a stripper. The two got to talking: about their lives, their careers, their mutual love of essential oils. When Anne left the bar …
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