Loretta Lynn is preparing to release her 50th studio album Still Woman Enough. Produced by John Carter Cash and Patsy Lynn Russell, the album features the new title track and updated versions of classics like “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” plus some of Lynn’s favorite songs like “I Saw The Light” and …
Read More »C2C Festival Postponed Until 2022 Due to Ongoing Pandemic
The Country2Country Festival in the United Kingdom and Ireland was one of the first major events to be postponed in 2020 due to Covid-19 concerns, with promoters making their announcement on March 12th just before it was set to begin. With infection rates now spreading uncontrollably in the United States …
Read More »Blake Shelton Says He's Rich on Love in New Song 'Minimum Wage'
On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden outlined a stimulus plan that included, among other things, increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Later the same night, Blake Shelton’s auspiciously titled new song “Minimum Wage” was released to the public — not surprisingly, it doesn’t attempt to unpack the vital …
Read More »Ed Bruce, 'Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys' Songwriter, Dead at 81
Ed Bruce, the country singer-songwriter behind hits including “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” died Friday, January 8th in Clarksville, Tennessee, from natural causes, according to his publicist. He was 81. William Edwin Bruce Jr. was born December 29th, 1939, in Keiser, Arkansas, and raised in …
Read More »Led by Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, Country Increases Its Streaming Share in 2020
Country music made huge strides forward with streaming listeners in 2020, led by a handful of popular releases from Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. That meant a bigger piece of a still-growing pie from a genre that has historically lagged with regard to streaming. Year-end data from the Rolling Stone …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for the Week of December 7th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Ian Munsick, “Me Against the Mountain” Ian …
Read More »Amanda Shires on Why Abortion Rights Matter
Amanda Shires is one of Nashville’s most celebrated singer-songwriters, winning widespread acclaim for such releases as 2018’s To the Sunset and last year’s debut from The Highwomen, the all-star group she founded with Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, and Natalie Hemby.Last month, Shires released “The Problem,” a single recorded with her …
Read More »Cody Johnson, Reba McEntire Sing About the Rodeo Life in New Duet 'Dear Rodeo'
Cody Johnson and Reba McEntire team up for the new collaboration “Dear Rodeo,” a song that nods to both of the country singers’ pasts: Johnson was a bull rider, McEntire a barrel-racer. Written by Cody Johnson and Dan Couch (Kip Moore’s “Hey Pretty Girl”), the ballad explores the pull of …
Read More »Kurt Vile Releases Duet With John Prine, 'How Lucky,' Announces New EP
Kurt Vile has shared a duet with the late John Prine, performing the singer-songwriter’s classic tune “How Lucky.” In a statement, Vile referred to the recording as “probably the single most special musical moment in my life.” “The truth is John was my hero for a long time when he …
Read More »Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs Lead 2020 CMA Awards Nominations
Miranda Lambert and Luke Combs lead all nominees at the 54th annual CMA Awards, which were announced Tuesday morning from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Lambert scored seven total nominations on the strength of her album Wildcard, while Combs, on a hot streak since the release of his …
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