In the new book Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be, author Marissa R. Moss explores the gender bias prevalent in modern-day country music and how artists like Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton, and others worked to overcome it. …
Read More »Ruston Kelly Previews New Album With Meditative 'Rubber'
Ruston Kelly has announced plans for Shape & Destroy, the full-length follow-up to the singer-songwriter’s acclaimed 2018 album Dying Star. On Wednesday, Kelly gave a preview of the project, which is due August 28th via Rounder Records, with the new song “Rubber.” A meditative ballad that builds from circular, fingerstyle …
Read More »See Kacey Musgraves Perform 'Rainbow' on 'One World: Together at Home' Special
Kacey Musgraves performed a solo piano rendition of her Golden Hour ballad “Rainbow” during Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home special to raise money for COVID-19 relief. “I just want to say a sincere thank you to all the people out there who are risking their lives to get …
Read More »What Country Music Can Learn From This Year's Grammy Nominees
It’s an understatement to say that the last year was a bad one for the Grammy Awards when it came to gender inclusivity. Women have never exactly been afforded equal representation at the annual event, but when a study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that only nine percent …
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