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Lynyrd Skynyrd launched its farewell tour earlier this month, confident in the knowledge that they’ll be remembered as one of the great American rock & roll bands of the 20th century. Their place in history seems secure not merely because they were one of the progenitors of Southern rock – …

Parker Millsap is ready to have some fun. Over the course of his first three albums, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter has developed a heady reputation with his fire-and-brimstone folk and Southern Gothic storytelling. But on his latest LP, Other Arrangements, Millsap shows that, for him, growing up means learning to let …

Five decades after Johnny Cash‘s At Folsom Prison album was recorded, it remains as mythical as ever. The concert and its star bore into the international imagination and for various reasons never left it. Dressed in his trademark black on January 13th, 1968, he paradoxically celebrated prison and outlaw life …

Fame at any age can be a daunting experience but with his debut single, 11-year-old Mason Ramsey puts it all into perspective. “Famous,” Ramsey’s first release on Atlantic Records and Big Loud (home to superstar Jake Owen), makes him one of the youngest acts to sign to a major Nashville …

The link between punk rock and country music has been celebrated plenty over the years, but metal and country – not so much. DevilDriver aims to grow that relationship with their soon-to-be-released mash-up LP, Outlaws ‘Til the End, featuring Hank Williams III, Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe and Fear’s Lee …

Tim McGraw shocked an audience on Sunday night in Dublin, Ireland, when he collapsed onstage, reportedly from dehydration, following a performance of his hit song “Humble and Kind.” But two evenings prior, as part of the Country 2 Country Festival in the U.K., McGraw was in fine form, joining his …

There are few political issues that have touched Nashville so deeply as gun control, particularly in the wake of the October 1st shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas. But as the rest of the country reignites the weapons debate after the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas …

The country music world is still in the midst of winter cruise season, but festival season is just around the corner and one of the most picturesque on the calendar has just revealed its lineup. Blake Shelton, Brantley Gilbert and Brad Paisley will headline the 2018 Watershed Festival, which takes …

North Carolina alt-country band Sarah Shook and the Disarmers have announced plans for their second LP Years to be released on April 6th and given an early preview by sharing the song “Good as Gold,” which you hear above. “Good as Gold” builds on the downtrodden country rock of the …

“Everything’s so right and so wrong … What can I do? I’m just flesh and bone,” sings Blackberry Smoke front man Charlie Starr on his band’s new song “Flesh and Bone,” the lead track from the Atlanta Southern-rock revivalists just announced new LP Find a Light, due April 6th. As …