Miranda Lambert has released the cheeky new song “Pretty Bitchin’” from her upcoming album Wildcard. The track is Lambert’s sixth song to be revealed off the record, which was produced by Jay Joyce and arrives November 1st. “Pretty Bitchin’” sees Lambert soaking in the good life, paying tribute to her …
Read More »Hailey Whitters Details New Release 'The Days'
Nashville singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters will release her new project The Days on September 13th. The six-track release is the first half of the “Ten Year Town” singer’s full-length debut album The Dream, which is due to arrive in 2020. Whitters earned some well-deserved recognition earlier in 2019, independently releasing the …
Read More »See Brandi Carlile Meet Tanya Tucker for the First Time in New Documentary
When Tanya Tucker arrived at Sunset Sound Recording Studio in Los Angeles to begin work on her new album While I’m Livin‘, cameras were rolling as soon as the “Delta Dawn” singer walked through the door. It was the first time that Tucker met Brandi Carlile, a longtime fan who …
Read More »Hear Diplo, Morgan Wallen's New Trap-Country Ballad 'Heartless'
Diplo partners up with “Whiskey Glasses” singer Morgan Wallen for the moody collaboration “Heartless,” the latest taste of the electronic producer’s country-influenced Thomas Wesley project. Employing a less-is-more approach, Diplo and Wallen come up with something approaching trap-country balladry. “Say you’re going out late, I count down ’til you call …
Read More »Miranda Lambert Announces New Album 'Wildcard'
On Thursday, Miranda Lambert announced plans for hew new album, the follow-up to 2017’s The Weight of These Wings. Titled Wildcard, the project will be released November 1st via Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville and is Lambert’s first full-length project overseen by producer Jay Joyce. Along with the announcement, Lambert issued …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson Announces New Album, Anime Film 'Sound & Fury'
Sturgill Simpson announced his new album Sound & Fury Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, where the country singer also previewed the LP’s Netflix-bound companion anime film. The album is Simpson’s first since his 2016 LP A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, which won the Grammy for Best Country Album along with …
Read More »10 Best Country and Americana Songs to Hear Now: Miranda Lambert, Robert Ellis
A gorgeous jazz interpretation of Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight,” a full-throated live cover of Steve Young’s “Seven Bridges Road,” and an Apollo 11 homage make up this week’s list of must-hear tunes. Staci Griesbach, “Walkin’ After Midnight” Jazz singer Staci Griesbach pays tribute to Patsy Cline, turning the country …
Read More »Tenille Townes Shakes Off the Breakup Blues in New 'I Kept the Roses'
Tenille Townes does some post-breakup housecleaning in “I Kept the Roses,” the sparsely produced and emphatically delivered third track released from her upcoming Jay Joyce-produced debut album. Out go the ex’s t-shirts, along with her solitary drinking habit, the couple’s shared friends and those drive-bys to check whether he’s home …
Read More »Flashback: Kip Moore Sings Smoldering Cover of Pearl Jam's 'Better Man'
Kip Moore concerts are unique animals, allowing the Georgia singer-songwriter the forum to play hits like “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” and “Hey Pretty Girl,” new singles such as “The Bull” and even unreleased tracks. Moore also frequently dots his set lists with choice covers, from Ozzy Osborne and Tom Petty …
Read More »Watch Keith Urban Cover Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road'
At the beginning of last week, Lil Nas X‘s viral country-trap song “Old Town Road” leaped to Number One on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, aided by a remix that featured country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The night before, Keith Urban won his first ACM Entertainer of the Year honor, …
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