Miranda Lambert performed her hit song “Bluebird” at its namesake, the Bluebird Cafe, in Nashville, for the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards. Like other award ceremonies held during the Covid-19 pandemic, the ACMs this year were conducted without an audience, featuring the night’s performers at different historic venues throughout …
Read More »Jeremy Ivey Braves Nashville in a Hazmat Suit in 'Things Could Get Much Worse' Video
Singer-songwriter Jeremy Ivey braves downtown Nashville in a hazmat suit in the riotous new video for “Things Could Get Much Worse.” The song appears on Ivey’s upcoming album Waiting Out the Storm, which was produced by Ivey’s collaborator and wife, Margo Price. Directed by Houston Mathews, the clip was shot …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Announces Stripped Album 'Ballerini'
Kelsea Ballerini has rerecorded the songs on her March release Kelsea for a new stripped-down album. Ballerini removes the polish and production of the original versions to center the focus on the songwriter’s lyrics and voice. Set for release next week on September 11th, Ballerini arrives with a starkly different …
Read More »Justin Townes Earle, Americana Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 38
Justin Townes Earle, the singer-songwriter known for his mix of old-timey roots music and modern-day Americana, has died at age 38. A rep for Earle’s label New West Records confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone, though acause of death was not immediately revealed. Earle was raised in Nashville, but …
Read More »Darius Rucker, Luis Fonsi Set for St. Jude 'Music Gives' Charity Livestream
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital aims to fill the void of an empty summer with a new online festival. Music Gives: Together #forStJude assembles musicians and chefs for a virtual fundraiser in support of the Memphis medical institution, streaming Thursday afternoon on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. While country music …
Read More »Nashville Guitarslinger Daniel Donato Taps Into Cosmic Country With 'Justice' Video
For a few years, there was no more thrilling guitar player in the Broadway honky-tonks than Daniel Donato. The fresh-faced kid — he was just 16 — was the sharpshooting sideman in the Don Kelley Band, commanding tips from tourists four nights a week at Nashville hot spot Robert’s Western …
Read More »Lori McKenna Takes a Fictional Turn in New Song 'The Balladeer'
For the title cut of Stoughton, Massachusetts-based Lori McKenna‘s forthcoming album The Balladeer, the Grammy-winning songwriter behind “Girl Crush” veers away from her usual autobiographical material for a fictional peek into the world of a musician who “hangs in the darkest bars with downtrodden bleeding-hearts.” It’s there she encounters a …
Read More »Texas Stalwart Joe Ely Pins His Hopes on Love With New Album
Joe Ely has seen some shit. As a solo artist, member of the Flatlanders, and even as an employee of the circus, the country-rock raconteur has spent a lifetime on the road. He was conscripted by Ringling Bros. in the early Seventies, showed the Clash around his native Texas in …
Read More »Watch Jon Pardi's Panoramic 'Ain't Always the Cowboy' Video
Jon Pardi depicts a conflict of domesticity and restlessness in the new video for “Ain’t Always the Cowboy,” which was released on Tuesday. The song is the second single from the California native’s 2019 album Heartache Medication. Penned by Brandon Kinney and Josh Thompson, “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” gives more …
Read More »Hear Drake White Celebrate the Easy Life With New Song, 'Mix 'Em With Whiskey'
Drake White is a firm believer in the idea that a little dash — or shot — will do ya. He celebrates the benefits of brown liquor in his new song, “Mix ‘Em With Whiskey.” The latest track off of his upcoming EP, Stars, the song is an easygoing balm …
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