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As he prepares to kick off his headlining tour in February, “Singles You Up” performer Jordan Davis has revealed plans to release his debut album Home State on March 23rd. The Louisiana native co-wrote all 12 tracks on the forthcoming album, including “Singles You Up,” a sleek mix of pop …

One of the unsung heroes of progressive bluegrass music, Dan Tyminski has spent several decades on the sidelines. As a member of Union Station, he’s one of Alison Krauss’ right-hand men, handling guitar and mandolin duties while largely leaving the spotlight to the band’s matriarch. As the singer of “Man …

In more than a decade of fronting his band, Ben Miller has cultivated a particularly swampy brand of mid-American roots rock. So the work of a legendary Japanese filmmaker may not be the first touchstone one might think of as fodder for a Ben Miller Band song. Nonetheless, the Missouri …

“It’s easy for us all to say, ‘Support the troops,’ and then not talk about the real impact that going to war might have had on them, physically or mentally,” says singer-songwriter Jamie Kent, who addresses the post-traumatic stress disorder that afflicts many returning veterans in his excellent song “Home …

This year’s CMA Awards stand to be among the most emotional in the show’s history. The 51st annual gala will mark the first time that the entire country-music community has gathered together since the October 1st Route 91 Harvest festival tragedy in Las Vegas, and the evening could well serve …

Christmas may be a time to bring loved ones together, but it also has a long history of inspiring love-hate songs — especially in country music. Bloodshoot Records has seized on this proud tradition with 13 Days of Xmas, a new holiday compilation that includes songs by the Yawpers, Ron …

Johnny Cash was himself a master interpreter of songs, whether he was singing Kris Kristofferson’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” Soundgarden’s “Rusty Cage” or Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Now, the almost mythic country-music figure is the subject of a new album that puts a unique spin on his music. …

Maren Morris may not have just written “Dear Hate,” but it’s a song that has become tragically relevant in the past 24 hours for the Grammy winner and members of the country-music community the world over. In the wake of Sunday night’s mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival …

Christian Lopez had just finished high school when his debut album Onward made him a standout in roots music circles. The album felt uncannily poised and wise beyond its years – an indie-folk throwback of worldly, self-written songs and old-soul vocals with tracks like “Morning Rise” and “The Man I …