Album Review – “Country Never Dies” (Gavin Adocock? Various Artists)
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All of the marketing ahead of its release made us believe this would be some sort of Gavin Adcock traditional country covers album, with a host of other artists participating. That’s not exactly what you get.
New Documentary Series “The Called Us Outlaws” Premiers in Austin
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The project has ballooned into a 10 part, 11-hour series. Consider it like the Ken Burns Country Music documentary that ran on PBS back in 2019, but dedicated to the Outlaw country movement.
Cody Jinks Calls Out Billboard’s List of New “Outlaw” Artists
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But what Billboard failed to mention whatsoever is how there’s an actual modern Outlaw country scene, as well as an Outlaw country sound that isn’t really that hard to find.
Shocking Employee Messages are Reason Live Nation Trial Must Proceed
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Slack messages between two Live Nation employees illustrate the kind of callous and egregious perspective the company seems to have for everyday consumers, especially when it comes to the company’s fees.
Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves End Long Feud Via New Song
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For years, rumors swirled about a a smoldering feud between Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves, though there was never any hard and fast confirmations. Both women are from small town East Texas.
Shakey Graves Plays Free Show at Sagebrush Ahead of New Album
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Shakey Graves has long been one of the success stories of the Austin music scene. And even though he’s headlining festivals and packing out theaters coast to coast, he’s not too big to forget where he came from.
What’s Really Going On in This New Riley Green, Carly Pearce Song
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Look, I’m just gonna say what “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” is actually really all about. This isn’t about music. This isn’t about two country stars collaborating. Let’s just lay it all out right here.
Album Review – Brit Taylor’s “Land Of The Forgotten”
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It seems like everyone wants to be country these days. But none of them can be Brit Taylor. She’s got the songs, the sound, and the voice that’s country through and through. She couldn’t not be country even if she tried.
Country Music Cruise Sets Lineup, New Ship for 2027
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If classic country is your thing, and so are cruses, the Country Music Cruise is a way to double up your passions, see some beautiful places, and witness many of your favorite artists in more intimate settings.
Clint Black Gets New Hall of Fame Exhibit. Will He Finally Be Inducted Too?
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On Wednesday (3-11), the Country Music Hall of Fame announced that Black will be receiving his own personalized exhibit called “Clint Black: The Hard Way On Purpose.” It will include pieces of Clint Black memorabilia.
New Kacey Musgraves Album to be More Country, and … Horny
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Kacey Musgraves has a new album on the way May 1st called Middle of Nowhere, and it stands to be at least a partial return to her country roots, even if that’s not exactly reflected in the album’s lead single.
On Colter Wall’s Tour Cancellation and “Indefinite Hiatus”
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It’s better to read statements about cancellations and postponements instead of deaths and funerals. Colter Wall should be given the grace to find whatever equilibrium is necessary for him to continue in music.
Justice Department’s New Deal with Live Nation Stinks
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There is probably one opportunity, and one opportunity only to solve the biggest problem plaguing the live music industry in the United States, and that is the current trial that Live Nation is going through.