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The Eagles have announced a new career-spanning boxed set. Titled Legacy, the 12-CD collection spotlights the band’s entire recorded catalog, from their self-titled 1972 album to 2007’s Long Road Out of Eden, along with two concert films, Hell Freezes Over on DVD and Farewell Tour: Live From Melbourne on Blu-ray. …

During last week’s AmericanaFest in Nashville, Amazon Music convened some of the genre’s most respected and beloved artists for a taping of “Today in Music,” an Alexa-based show hosted by Adam Steiner. John Prine, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Dave Cobb, Margo Price and Brandi Carlile all came together at Music …

It’s been more than 50 years since the Rolling Stones walked into Chess Records’ headquarters in Chicago, interrupting a Buddy Guy recording session along the way. “Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon walked straight inmystudio while I was singing with a bunch of whiteguys, who lined up against the wall,” remembers …

A quintessential Americana artist before such a thing existed, Blaze Foley’s songs were, at various turns, plaintive, hilarious and darkly intense. Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett and John Prine were among those who recorded his songs, while Lucinda Williams and Townes Van Zandt wrote odes to Foley. And future Speaker of …

Walker Hayes embraces Nineties nostalgia with his new single “Nineties Country,” which furthers the trope of lyrics built around the song titles of past hits. But Hayes doesn’t take the lazy route here — while he drops allusions to major hits like George Strait‘s “Check Yes or No” and Kenny …

While the origin of the ubiquitous phrase “Don’t poke the bear” is uncertain, there’s no question that it is excellent advice. In an episode of Nashville that contained much bear-poking, (not to mention the promise of a long-awaited pig roast), it is Juliette’s long-suffering manager, Glenn, who invokes the expression …

Misbehaving may not lead to making good life choices, but it sure can make for good storytelling. On her latest, “Eve’s Daughter,” Amanda Shires cuts loose and gets biblical with some scuzzy rock & roll. The second track to be premiered from Shires’ next LP, To the Sunset, it’s a …

Shooter Jennings returns to the cornfield in the latest installment of his wacky Hey Shooter! video series. Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, former child actor Danny Cooksey and singer-songwriter Elle King all make return appearances too, telling bad jokes with an overalls-sporting Jennings. Actor Mark Boone Junior – Bobby from …

Devin Dawson made a return visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday, performing the single “Asking for a Friend” from his debut album Dark Horse. With its muted opening verse accented by simple acoustic strums and an otherworldly, reverb-heavy lead guitar melody, it’s one of California native Dawson’s …

Carrie Underwood added to her tally as the all-time CMT Music Awards winner when CMT held its annual salute to country-music videos on Wednesday night in Nashville. Underwood’s victory in the Female Video of the Year category for her collaboration with Ludacris, “The Champion,” earned the entertainer her 18th award. …