Riding a neon wave of Nineties country nostalgia, the Hot Country Knights have unleashed their video for “Pick Her Up,” the group’s exhilarating debut single featuring Travis Tritt. Directed by Wes Edwards, the clip features Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tiffani Thiessen as the object of …
Read More »Ashley McBryde Announces New Album 'Never Will'
Ashley McBryde has set April 3rd as the release date for Never Will, the follow-up to her Grammy-nominated debut album Girl Going Nowhere. Produced by Jay Joyce, the LP has been preceded by two tracks, “One Night Standards” and “Martha Divine,” each with a video that is part of an …
Read More »Lee Ann Womack on Recording in Brooklyn and the State of Women in Country
“Doesn’t the sun ever shine here?” cracks Lee Ann Womack, spiking the last word with her bright Texas twang. She’s been in Brooklyn for the better part of a December week, the skies a mostly unremitting gray, and with a storm now on the way. “It’s so gloomy! But it’s …
Read More »Why Country Music Wanted Everyone to Get Along in the 2010s
This summer, Luke Combs released a country-rocker called “Let’s Just Be Friends.” Featured on The Angry Birds Movie 2 soundtrack, the song begins with a political parable set-up that’ll scan as familiar to anyone who’s listened to country radio over the past few years. You’re from one side of the …
Read More »Umphrey's McGee Explore Country-Music Nostalgia on Heartland Ballad 'Ride on Pony'
Umphrey’s McGee embrace nostalgic country-rock in the new song “Ride on Pony.” The prog-minded jam stalwarts temper their typical improvisational exploration to take a trip down memory lane in the brawny heartland ballad, which features earnest acoustic strumming uplifted by arena-ready distortion-soaked chords and anthemic organ swells. The standalone single, …
Read More »John Moreland Skewers Commerce and Self-Image in 'Harder Dreams'
John Moreland sings about war, religion, and commerce in his new song “Harder Dreams.” The track is the latest release off his upcoming album LP5, due February 7th. Minimally produced by Matt Pence, with a brushed beat and accents of plinking notes, the song is carried by Moreland’s pained vocal. …
Read More »Nora Jane Struthers Previews New Album With Contented 'Nice to Be Back Home'
Nashville singer-songwriter Nora Jane Struthers has announced plans for her fifth studio album Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words, which is the follow-up to 2017’s Champion. Inspired by a series of drastic changes in the songwriter’s life, the new album was recorded when Struthers was eight months pregnant with her …
Read More »Alan Jackson Announces 2020 Tour Dates
Country Music Hall of Fame legend Alan Jackson returns to the road in January 2020 for a trek that will stretch all the way into October. The “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” singer will also play his first Nashville concert in three years, taking the stage at Bridgestone Arena in early …
Read More »Blake Shelton Plots 'Friends and Heroes 2020' Tour Dates
Blake Shelton will spend the early part of 2020 the same way he spent 2019: on tour with a few of his buddies as well as the artists who influenced him. For the second straight year, the Voice coach will headline the ‘Friends and Heroes’ tour beginning Thursday, February 13th. …
Read More »Marcus King Band Plot Winter El Dorado Tour
Currently on a hot streak with the release of their album Carolina Confessions and an opening slot on Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Tour, the Marcus King Band have announced their own headlining winter tour. The guitar phenom and his eclectic group will launch the El Dorado Tour on October …
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