Ne-Yo Wants to be Country with New Song. But He’s No Alan Jackson
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Ne-Yo has decided the only thing you really have to do to transition to country music is make a declarative statement proclaiming as much, and maybe bury a steel guitar way down in the mix.
Willie Nelson Cancels Tour Due to Breathing Problems
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Willie Nelson has canceled his current tour due to breathing problems. This was the news coming out of the Willie Nelson camp late Wednesday evening (8-7) after he performed a show Wednesday at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio and experienced breathing issues. “To my fans, I’m sorry to cancel my tour,” Willie said in a statement.
Dwight Yoakam Leads Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees
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California country legend Dwight Yoakam will be one of the newest inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Though Dwight Yoakam may be known to most for his caramel voice that made Johnny Cash once declare him as his favorite modern country singer, he’s also guilty of writing the majority of his songs.
Billy Strings Is On Tour. Go See Billy Strings.
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When bandying around the biggest names coming up in independent country and roots music, you can’t forget about Billy Strings. Billy is the bluegrass representative of this movement that spans from honky tonk to Americana, and just like his counterparts, we’re seeing that same pattern where Billy’s having to double up on show dates.
Big Moments Mark the 2019 Pickathon Festival
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What happens at Pickathon doesn’t stay at Pickathon. It reverberates throughout the music world, from the music and moments that spread word-of-mouth to help launch music careers. This was underscored and bolded in 2019 at the beautiful Pendarvis Farm just outside of Portland.
Kane Brown Date Change on Spotify Results in Unfair Promotion
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Despite the easily-verifiable original release date for ‘Experiment’ as November 8th, 2018, Spotify sent Kane Brown’s ‘Experiment’ through the new release promotional cycle a second time, and currently has the album’s release date listed as July 12th, 2019. This resulted in an unfair boost in the charts.
Tyler Childers to Make Late Night Debut, Stream Album Release Show
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Tyler Childers just released his major label debut Country Squire on Friday, August 2nd, and if you can’t get enough of it, you’ll have multiple opportunities see him perform live in the coming days via the magic of mass media. Childers will make his broadcast television debut and stream his official album release show.
Album Review – Mike & the Moonpies “Cheap Silver & Solid Country Gold”
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If this all had played out like it should have, The Moonpies would have mashed down on the accelerator with a new record and released something with even more hard charging honky tonk country songs to fuel new their intense live shows. And so what do they do? They fly to London to record an album at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony.
Texas Country Artists Stepping Up to Help Teachers w/ School Supplies
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What started out as some simple pledges by Texas country artist Casey Donahue to help a few Texas teachers fulfill their supply lists for the upcoming school year has morphed into a cultural phenomenon in Texas music and beyond, with artists and fans signing on to the cause to get classrooms filled with the items teachers need.
Chris Stapleton, and the Incredible Run of “Tennessee Whiskey”
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You now can argue that one of the biggest songs in country music in the last decade was originally written and released nearly 40 years ago, and this time around, wasn’t even released as a single. Of course we’re talking about “Tennessee Whiskey,” and the soulful version of the song released by Chris Stapleton.
Newest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#47)
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When we look back at the first week of August 2019, we might count it as a week for the ages in country music. Not only did we have Tyler Childers drop a new landmark album, Mike and the Moonpies came out of left field with their own. We’ve also had a bunch of new announcements for highly-anticipated records recently.
Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Sound of My Voice’ Sets Release Date, Issues Trailer
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“Linda could literally sing anything,” Country music legend Dolly Parton says in the recently-released trailer for the film (see below). Dolly performed with Linda along with Emmylou Harris in the award-winning country supergroup, Trio. “When we heard our voices, it was light a high you’ve never felt.”
Mike & The Moonpies Drop Surprise Album Ahead of Pickathon Appearance
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As if true country music fans didn’t have enough on their plates Friday (8-2) with Tyler Childers releasing a new record Country Squire, formidable Texas honky tonk outfit Mike and the Moonpies came out of left field with a new record of their own, completely by surprise both in its arrival, and in its approach.