Garth Brooks Jokes Don’t Land in Tom Segura Comedy Series
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Through the six episodes, Tom Segura portrays dark characters in “unthinkable situations and fantasies.” One such character is a “global country music superstar” who kidnaps his own fans named Rex Henley.
Despite Efforts to the Contrary, The CMA’s Message of Unity Perseveres
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The 2017 CMA Awards could have been a disaster, and for a host of reasons. It was obvious heading into the presentation that forces from outside the genre, fueled by political fervor and fanned by bias media, were hellbent on attempting to make the presentation a political spectacle. But the upper lip stiffened.
The Biggest Takeaways from Sturgill Simpson’s Busking Set at the 2017 CMA Awards
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As the CMA Awards were transpiring Wednesday (11-8) night inside the Bridgestone Arena, Sturgill Simpson decided to take his guitar, his Grammy for Album of the Year from 2016, and do a busking set in front of the arena as local journalist Adam Gold broadcast the whole thing via Facebook Live.
Garth Brooks was Lip Syncing at the 2017 CMA Awards
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What an embarrassing moment for the CMAs, country music, and Garth, since he was so very clearly lip syncing his performance Wednesday night (11-8). Social media exploded, especially after a moment where Garth was clearly facing away from the mic, but the lyrics kept rolling.
Saving Country Music’s 2017 CMA Awards LIVE Blog
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Here we go once again ladies and gentlemen, getting the snark machine up and running, doing our best as disgruntled country music fans to let our voices be heard and our vehement displeasure be registered, while also giving credit to whatever few fleeting moments of positivity or actual country music graces our eyes and ears.
Glen Campbell Wins 1st CMA in 49 Years, Willie Nelson 1st in 15 via Vocal Event of the Year
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If you’re looking for further evidence that the tide may be turning more in the direction of a deeper appreciation of traditional country, we just received quite a significant sign. Yes, the sympathy vote most certainly factored into this, but the achievement and its symbolic and subsnative importance shouldn’t be understated.
The 2017 CMA Awards Complete Preview
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Everything you need to know about the 2017, 51st Annual CMA Awards, including the reasons to watch, a breakdown of the presenters, a list of the performers and collaborations, all the nominees, predictions, and the early winners.
Album Review- Carly Pearce’s “Every Little Thing”
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It’s an interesting case study to track the career trajectory of a prodigy musician. Often times they take a terrible spill that is impossible to recover from when they go from the cute kid who can sing well or play fast, and attempt to transition to a full-time career. In fact, that’s the most common […]
Ameripolitan Awards Announce 2018 Nominees
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The Ameripolitan Awards have just announced the nominees for their 2018 distinctions, and once again they have clearly honored their founding commitment to shining a light on artists with a strong roots influence that otherwise get overlooked by the rest of the industry.
Album Review – Blake Shelton’s “Texoma Shore”
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Blake Shelton’s latest record ‘Texoma Shore’ is not really that great, and it would be a stretch to even call it good. Yet as enjoyable as it might be to trash this effort for all the ills Mr. “Old Farts and Jackasses” has sowed over the years, the truth is this might be Blake Shelton’s best album since he uttered those now notorious words in 2013.
Roots Under The Texas Sky Holds Inaugural Festival in Garfield
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Just east of Austin, TX in the tiny map dot community of Garfield sits the semi-historic Waterhole Saloon. A long-standing local watering hole, it was the scene for the inaugural Roots Under the Texas Sky Festival on November 4th and 5th, which made use of much of the local and regional country and roots talent.
The CMA Had Every Right to Request Media to Refrain from Politics, Just Not to Demand It
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A bevy of headlines from numerous country music media sources incensed about the restrictions being put on media emerged in the aftermath of the CMA asking media to not focus on the Las Vegas tragedy or politics in the CMA red carpet, cascading into the internet fury we so regularly see in the current political climate.
10 Badass Sturgill Simpson Moments
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Over the last year or so, Sturgill Simpson has certainly earned that distinction of a “badass” as he’s gone from an independent underdog to receiving some of the top recognition in the entire music industry, and stood up to the Music Row establishment in both words and deeds.