Taylor Swift Disrupts Country Charts / Radio with New Song
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The new big thing on country radio is an old big thing: Taylor Swift. The global superstar released a new song called “I Knew It, I Knew You” on June 5th as part of the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, with the marketing claiming it’s a country song.
Why Beyoncé’s #1 in Country Doesn’t Really Matter
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As you can imagine, the news of the #1 has been met with with praise for Beyoncé breaking down barriers and shattering glass ceilings in country. But this is more about a megastar worth $800 million cutting in line.
On This Day: Hank Jr. & The Simpsons Team for Hilarious “Canyonero” Jingle
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It’s rare that a fake commercial in a cartoon becomes so iconic that it embeds itself into popular culture, but that’s what happened when Hank Williams Jr. teamed up with long-running animated series “The Simpsons.”
Ameripolitan Comes Into Its Own in 2024, Offers a Better Way Forward
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In 2024, everything that Dale Watson must have dreamed up as his ideal fantasy of what the Ameripolitan Awards could become was finally realized when it returned to Austin where it was originally held.
After Years of Dues Paid, T. Graham Brown Invited as Opry Member
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T. Graham Brown is one of the numerous country music legends who’s performed on the Grand Ole Opry hundreds of times in his career, but for whatever reason has always evaded a formal invitation as a member.
Wyatt Flores Cancellations Underscore Importance of Centering Mental Health
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On Monday, February 19th, Wyatt Flores announced that he would be cancelling his upcoming show in Oxford, Ohio. Other upcoming shows in Detroit and Toronto will also be rescheduled to a later date.
Stars Turning Out for Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction
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The Texas Heritage Songwriters Association is set to honor its new slate Hall of Fame inductees on February 24th at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX: Jack Ingram, Jon Randall, Ruthie Foster, Terry McBride, and Eric Johnson.
Kaitlin Butts Gives Landmark Speech After 2024 Ameripolitan Award Win
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The moment perhaps most people were talking about when they were filing out of the venue, hanging out at an afterparty, or waking up the next morning, is the speech that Kaitlin Butts gave after winning.
Winners Announced at the 2024 Ameripolitan Awards
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Everything was bigger at the 2024 Ameripolitan Awards. The crowd was bigger, the production was bigger, the entire everything for a grassroots organization trying to offer an alternative to other awards was bigger.
Willie Nelson Announces STACKED 2024 Luck Reunion Lineup
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Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion will once again be happening at Willie’s ranch just outside of Austin during the greater SXSW shindig, and it’s got a lineup super stacked with talent, including Tyler Childers.
RIP Dex Romweber: A Wild & Influential American Music Original
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Dex Romweber is now gone, but that influence he sowed will remain living in a host of musicians moving forward, reverberating throughout time through the wild, untethered enthusiasm he brought to roots music.
The Wonder Women of Country are Here!
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Do you feel a ripple in the space/time continuum? It’s because three of the most super powered women of country have joined forces to save country music and vanquish the forces of evil.
Album Review – Brady Lux – “Ain’t Gone So Far”
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From Big Timber, Montana between Billings and Bozeman, Brady is a genuine ranch hand cowboy who works his ass off every day, and at night he writes songs and saws a little fiddle when he can find the time.