Dallas Burrow Announces New Album “Modern Day Vagabond”
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Singer, songwriter, and underdog Dallas Burrow has always been one on the outside of the popular cliques in music, and has always had to prove himself and earn every bit of attention and credibility he’s received.
Album Review – Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – “Revelations”
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‘Revelations’ by Sarah Shook and the Disarmers will wrap you in the warm embrace of electric and angry underground country, while also serving it up through curiously infectious melodic prowess.
Jesse Daniel Adds Dates to Anticipated 2024 Tour
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Tired of the daily grind? Worried about the future of country music? Need a honky tonk revitalization? Then there is just about nothing better to get your mind right than seeing Jesse Daniel out on tour.
Album Review – Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
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“Deeper Well” might have a few more memorable songs and mark a return to a more organic sound for Musgraves, but that “something’s missing” feeling persists. It seems to be marked by boredom.
CMT Awards Overlook Roger Clemens, Mindy McCready Affair
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On the 2024 CMT Awards Sunday evening (4-7), long time Toby Keith friend and Major League Baseball pitching legend Roger Clemens came out to start off a musical tribute to Toby Keith who passed away in February.
49 Winchester Announces New Album “Leavin’ This Holler”
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It’s from the hills and hollers of Appalachia that country music first came into being. And it’s from those same hills and hollers where a new generation of artists have risen to save country music in the modern era.
On Morgan Wallen’s Latest Arrest (The Chair Incident)
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Once again, Morgan Wallen has made an embarrassment of himself. And once again, it’s an embarrassment that unfortunately country music has to answer for since Wallen continues to crown the genre.
Beyoncé: “This Ain’t a Country Album.” Billboard: “Yes It Is.”
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Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is officially the #1 album on the Billboard Country Albums chart. This is despite Beyoncé explicitly stating in a March 19th statement, “This ain’t a Country album,” and later underscoring this statement.
Jerry Abbott, Country Songwriter and Father of Pantera Brothers, Has Died
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To the rock world, Jerry Abbott was known as the father of heavy metal legends “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and Vinnie Paul Abbott. But before his sons got into music, Jerry Abbott was a country singer, guitar player, and songwriter.
The 2024 CMT Awards Were Absolutely TERRIBLE
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I saw Jason Aldean perform on the 2024 CMT Awards, and now I’m a RACIST! Aldean performed in front of the 27-story University of Texas Tower in Austin, and murdered it harder than Charles Joseph Whitman.
Album Review – John Moreland’s “Visitor”
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Music might be marked by the presence of sound, but it’s the music of John Moreland that compels the hushing of everything else to allow the quietest and most reflective of moments to prevail.
Your Annual Reminder that the CMT Awards Don’t Matter
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The CMAs. The ACMs. The CMTs. The PCCAs. None of them come even close to truly recognizing the “best” that country music has to offer in a given year. It’s questionable if any of them truly deserve your undivided attention at all.
Sturgill Simpson Marks the 10th Anniversary of “Metamodern Sounds”
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Sturgill Simpson is releasing a 10th Anniversary edition of his landmark and iconic breakout album “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.” The album is given credit for turning the tide in country music.