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 »Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams Announce 2021 Tour
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will play a string of West Coast and Texas shows next summer with Lucinda Williams opening. The 2021 dates with special guest Williams, who released her latest album Good Souls Better Angels in April, begin July 19th in Vancouver and include stops in Seattle, …
Read More »Diplo on His New Nashville Album: 'I'm Not Trying to Make Meme Country'
Diplo has built an impressive résumé with his uncanny ability to look ahead and highlight scenes from around the globe that are about to break open, ushering them into the mainstream. But for his latest project, the 41-year-old producer-DJ-musician looked backward to his childhood in the South as a kid …
Read More »Robert Earl Keen to Play Social-Distanced Shows at Texas Club
Beloved Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen has announced a pair of shows at one of the Lone Star State’s best-known venues. On June 12th and 13th, Keen will perform at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, marking one of the first indoor concerts since the COVID-19 pandemic forced stay-at-home orders. According …
Read More »Rascal Flatts Pay Tribute to Kenny Rogers With Cover of 'Through the Years'
Rascal Flatts have recorded a poignant tribute to Kenny Rogers, releasing their cover of the late singer’s “Through the Years” to streaming services on Friday. Country Music Hall of Fame member Rogers died March 20th of natural causes. The trio of Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney, and Jay DeMarcus originally …
Read More »Rosanne Cash, John Paul White Team for Moving Duet 'We're All in This Together'
John Paul White and Rosanne Cash have teamed for a poignant duet performance of “We’re All in This Together Now,” a song whose melody was penned by White for a prophetic set of lyrics Cash wrote some time ago. Proceeds from the purchase of the song will benefit Music Health …
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 »The Cadillac Three Cover Post Malone's 'Circles' in Quarantine
The Cadillac Three take a spin through Post Malone‘s monster hit “Circles,” paring down the song to just Jaren Johnston’s acoustic guitar, Kelby Ray’s lap steel, and some subtle percussion from drummer Neil Mason. The country-rock trio, who released their latest album, Country Fuzz, in February, began toying with the …
Read More »Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to Perform Live CBS Concert
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will perform a live concert from their home recording studio on CBS on April 1st. Titled Garth & Trisha: Live By Request!,the intimate performance will include requests from fans. The inspiration for the performance came from a live show that Brooks performed from his studio …
Read More »Watch Sam Hunt's Surreal Motel Stay in 'Hard to Forget' Video
Just a few weeks ahead of the release of his much-anticipated second album Southside, Sam Hunt premieres the video to his latest single, “Hard to Forget,” which samples Webb Pierce’s 1953 country weeper “There Stands the Glass.” The video begins with Hunt singing along to the Pierce sample, before seguing …
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