Two weeks before the release of his new From A Room: Volume 2 LP, Chris Stapleton offers another taste of the record with “Tryin’ to Untangle My Mind,” a thick slice of bluesy rock and traditional country delivered in Stapleton’s trademark growling twang. Written by Stapleton with Jaron Boyer and …
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Nashville-based demo singer Red Marlow demonstrated a keen understanding of his own musical style on Tuesday’s episode of The Voice, singing Craig Campbell’s poignant ballad “Outskirts of Heaven” during the Knockout Rounds. The 40-year-old Alabama native impressed his coach Blake Shelton and adviser Kelly Clarkson during rehearsal, taking to heart …
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UPDATE: The Country Music Association has responded to outcry over its media guidelines with the following statement: “CMA apologizes for the recently distributed restrictions in the CMA Awards media guidelines, which have since been lifted. The sentiment was not to infringe and was created with the best of intentions to …
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The first Voice Knockout Rounds episode of the season saved the best for last on Monday, with the two-hour show culminating in a fierce vocal battle between contestants Ashland Craft and Chloe Kohanski. While Craft may barely be of drinking age, her powerful, raspy voice makes her one of the …
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Over her 20-year career, Lee Ann Womack has flown the flag of neo-traditionalism, knocked ‘NSync off the charts with her pop crossover hit, “I Hope You Dance,” and been welcomed into the Americana community as a real-deal roots musician. She continues the journey with The Lonely, the Lonesome & the …
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Three country artists are expanding their portfolios, branching out into the world of fashion. In one star’s case, that incudes a modeling deal. Maren Morris has signed a contract with Wilhelmina Models. The deal makes her the first country personality at the New York City-based agency. Together, Morris and Wilhelmina …
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For many Americans, Cuba is a country lost in time, sealed off from the United States for nearly six decades. For Raul Malo of the Mavericks, it’s a missing piece of who he is, and in the new documentary Havana Time Machine he finally gets to unravel the mystery, a …
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Lauren Alaina‘s current single “Doin’ Fine” opens with the killer couplet, “Daddy got sober, mama got his best friend / I’ve cut down crying to every other weekend,” pulling the first part directly from her own life to set up a look inward at a complicated set of emotions. Alaina …
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“Thank you to the Americana fans, because, without you, there might be no other place for me,” said Amanda Shires, collecting her award for Emerging Artist of the Year at Wednesday’s 16th annual Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville. And she’s right: as guests filtered into the Ryman Auditorium, Sam …
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