On Morgan Wallen’s Piano Flipping
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Well lookey here, it’s another Morgan Wallen nontroversy. And even though the dude has done some completely stupid things over the years that have deserved criticism or outright ridicule, this one feels like a big fat nothing burger.
On The Grand Ole Opry Investing in Whiskey Riff
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In the media business, you’re not supposed to acknowledge your supposed competition, unless you’re lambasting them for doing something wrong or bad. You’re supposed to pretend they don’t exist, lest your readers/listeners/fans figure out they have other options, and jump ship.
Album Review – The War and Treaty’s “Lover’s Game”
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There is no shortage of artists who don’t fit snugly or at all into the otherwise big tent of the country music genre who are clamoring to get in, and for a host of reasons. It’s often because in the pop or hip-hop worlds, these performers would be small fish in a big sea, yet […]
Hellbound Glory Helps Shooter Jennings Launch Gigstan App
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Gigstan is an app that connects fans, artists, and venues to crowdfund music events. Fans pre-purchase tickets to live events, helping to bring their favorite artists to their town. Then local venues bid on the shows that come with guaranteed ticket sales, ensuring success for both the venue and the artists.
The Highwaymen’s Surprisingly Saccharin Tour Rider
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You all know about The Highwaymen, arguably the greatest supergroup in country music history, and one of the greatest supergroups of any genre ever. Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash. We think of these guys as the pinnacle of country music badassery.
Oh Great. Yet Another Country Music Awards Show Is Coming
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After NBC Universal purchased a 30% stake in the Grand Ole Opry’s parent company Ryman Hospitality in 2022, you knew there would be an effort to cross-pollinate the two companies for better or worse. Lo and behold, come September we will now have the “People’s Choice Country Awards.”
New Bloodshot Re-Signs Lydia Loveless, Jason Hawk Harris, More
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Ever since being officially shuttered in October of 2021, and then being purchased by Exceleration Music on October 23rd, 2021, fans of Bloodshot Records and the artists once signed to the label have been wondering what the future may hold. Up until January of this year, there was little to no word…
Album Review – Lucero’s “Should’ve Learned By Now”
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Lucero has absolutely nothing to do with country music, and everything to do with country music. The Memphis-based band only veers into the “alt-country” realm every now and then, but the songwriting of Ben Nichols has gone on to become one of the most influential forces in Southern music in the last 25 years.
Police Killing of Mark Capps Curiously Ignored by Press & Justice Dept.
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When these officer-involved killings occur, they immediately dominate the news cycle nationally, let alone locally, and for good reasons. It is the job of the public, and the press as the fourth estate to scrutinize law enforcement, and push for accountability. But that is not happening with the killing of Mark Capps.
Summer Dean to Channel Golden Era Greatness on “The Biggest Life”
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Fresh off of her win as the 2023 Ameripolitan Music Awards Honky Tonk Female, the blue jean Texas honky tonk queen Summer Dean has announced a new album, and released a new single that is classic country music gold. “The Biggest Life” will arrive via Bruce Robinson’s revivalist label The Next Waltz.
Steel Guitar Player & Online Advocate Bobby Lee [b0b] Has Died
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Maybe you have heard the name before, or maybe you haven’t. Maybe you remember him from his online handle “b0b”. But whether he was behind the most beautiful and confounding musical contraption known to man, or behind a screen helping to promote that contraption to a vibrant community…
Study: More Writers = More Repetitiveness in Country. Zach Bryan is the Exception
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You would think that if you had more cooks in the kitchen, they would come up with something more creative. But that’s not the case when it comes to country music songwriting, and a new study corroborates what our ears have been telling us for years. As the amount of songwriters per track has increased…
Logan Halstead to Release Debut Album “Dark Black Coal”
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Born in Kentucky and raised in West Virginia, at just 19 years old he’s getting ready to release his debut album Dark Black Coal via Thirty Tigers. Just over two years ago Logan was featured in a now viral video singing his song “Dark Black Coal” for Radio West Virginia and the comparisons to Tyler Childers poured in.