She ain’t sorry! On Friday, Beyoncé released her album Cowboy Carter, which features a modern reimagining of Dolly Parton‘s classic “Jolene” and an interlude from Miss Parton herself. Queen Bey’s new version serves as a continuation to Lemonade‘s “Sorry,” just with a renaming for the infamous “Becky with the good …
Read More »Charley Crockett Talks Dylan, Sings 'Name on a Billboard' on 'The Daily Show'
Charley Crockett made an appearance on The Daily Show on Tuesday night, sitting with this week’s host Jordan Klepper to talk about his early days of busking in New York, hitchhiking through the Pacific Northwest, and the Bob Dylan song he reworked. “I learned how to stand behind my guitar, …
Read More »Morgan Wallen and 'Yellowstone' Will Each Receive Awards at the 2022 ACM Honors
Morgan Wallen received the Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year earlier in 2022; the controversial star will be honored by the organization a second time later this year. The 15th annual ACM Honors is set for Aug. 24 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, with special awards being …
Read More »Wynonna Judd Sings at Her Mother Naomi's Public Memorial Service
Family, friends, and fans alike celebrated the life and music of Naomi Judd with a moving event at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, following a private memorial that took place last week. The full influence of the Judds’ recordings and Naomi’s life, in particular, were felt by the numerous stars …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson, Eric Church Cover John Anderson on New Tribute Album
Sturgill Simpson, Sierra Ferrell, and Eric Church are among the all-star group of artists who wil interpret the music of country great John Anderson on the new album Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson. Produced by Dan Auerbach and Dave Ferguson, the project will be released Aug. …
Read More »Maren Morris Plots Expansive 2022 Tour
Maren Morris will release her new album Humble Quest on March 25, and then she’ll spend a significant portion of the second half of 2022 playing its songs on the road. On Monday, the “Circles Around This Town” singer-songwriter announced an expansive headlining tour of North America that will get …
Read More »Mickey Guyton Delivers Uplifting Anthem 'Love My Hair' at 2021 CMA Awards
Mickey Guyton offered a powerful celebration of self-love at the 2021 CMA Awards, performing the song “Love My Hair” with the help of guests Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards. Guyton, who has been open about the racism she continues to face as a Black woman in country music, wrote the …
Read More »CMA Awards 2021: The Complete Winners List
The 55th annual CMA Awards honored winners like Chris Stapleton, Carly Pearce, Old Dominion, Jimmie Allen, and Brothers Osborne during their Wednesday night ceremonies in Nashville. Stapleton was a multiple winner, taking home trophies in categories like Album of the Year for his LP Starting Over and for Single and …
Read More »Hayes Carll Casts God as a Woman, Says We're All Gonna Die on His Surprisingly Reassuring New Album
Hayes Carll is in Galveston, Texas, watching the shrimp boats return from the Gulf of Mexico to empty their nets. Later that night, the singer-songwriter will play the first of two shows at the Old Quarter Acoustic Café, a folk club that originally operated in nearby Houston until it closed …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Trolls the Grammys for Declaring Her Not Country Enough
Kacey Musgraves is a six-time Grammy winner, including two Best Country Album wins, for Same Trailer Different Park and Golden Hour, the latter of which also won overall Album of the Year in 2019. The Texas native is apparently a little sore at the news that her latest album, Star-Crossed, …
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