Dale Watson’s Ameripolitan Awards Will Not Return in 2025
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One of the coolest events in all of country music will not happen in 2025. The Dale Watson-founded Ameripolitan Awards has announced that due to funding issues, it will not be returning in February as planned.
Album Review – Steven Tyler’s ‘We’re All Somebody From Somewhere”
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The implosion of the rock genre, especially on radio, has made country a haven for rock stars looking to keep their careers relevant, ultimately spreading the cancer of declining careers to the country format as well. If Steven Tyler’s move to country had anything to do with inspiration or influence, you won’t hear much of it on this new record.
Granger Smith Says Texas Music Is “The Minor Leagues.” Wade Bowen Responds
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The comment from Granger Smith came in a recent interview involving multiple reporters that was posted on The Boot Wednesday (7-13). Granger’s words were smoldering for numerous days until it spilled over Saturday, with Texas artist Wade Bowen and others taking exception to Granger’s comments publicly.
Modern Roots Foundation Looks to Fill Music Education Gap
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As the emphasis on education continues to focus more on math and science, music education and artistic funding is virtually disappearing from the public curriculum. One organization based out of southern Oregon is looking to do something about it by stepping up to fill the gap.
Bonnie Brown of Country Music Hall of Famer’s “The Browns” Has Died
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Bonnie Brown Ring, a founding member of the family trio band The Browns and a Country Music Hall of Famer, has died after battling lung Cancer. The news was confirmed from the Country Music Hall of Fame on Saturday (7/16) afternoon. She was 78-years-old.
Album Review – The Divorcees’ “From Labour to Refreshment”
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Canada has long proven a good hunting ground for unheralded talent, and many times when the subject of Canadian country bands come up, so does the name of the Moncton, New Brunswick-based outfit The Divorcees. Around for some ten years now with multiple albums under their belt, they’re much-appreciated by the country fans of New Brunswick.
Fans Angry After Trace Adkins Drunken Performance at a Children’s Charity Concert
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Fans are furious after country artist Trace Adkins showed up to a benefit fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital so drunk he couldn’t sing. The performance on Wednesday, July 15th was so bad, fans in attendance started leaving, and Adkins eventually finished his set early, stumbling off stage.
Florida Georgia Line’s “May We All” Is Feigned Substance & Forgettable
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One of the big questions for country music in 2016 is if Florida Georgia Line and other Bro-Country acts will be able to extricate themselves from their destiny of being shuffled into the dustbin of history as the Nickelbacks of country, or if they will show up with some more depth to at least delay the inevitable.
Your Chance to Own a Piece of the Buddy Emmons Estate
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If you ever wanted to own a piece of Buddy, this weekend is your chance. The estate of country music steel guitar legend Buddy Emmons will go up for sale Friday and Saturday, July 15th and 16th at his home in the Hermitage just outside of Nashville.
Chris Lane’s “Fix” Is Like A Meth Lab Trailer Fire
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What would fall and hit the ground faster in the vacuum left where Chris Lane’s self-awareness is supposed to be, a dense pound of his excessive ego, or a pound of air from his vacuous cranium? The answer is “Fix”—an abhorrent effort to assemble any and all obvious and transparent pandering mechanisms known to pop music’s collective brain trust.
The Famous Daughters of Folk Uke Earn Summer’s Surprising Smash Viral Hit
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The impetus for the renewed interest in the song was its inclusion in the premier episode of the new season of Nextflix’s original series Orange is the New Black. But that was nearly a month ago. That may have lit the spark, but the song is now traveling under its own inertia it appears.
What The Music Business Must Learn from Pokemon GO
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Instead of having joggers running through parks listening to Spotify playlists, they’re not chasing down pocket monsters with their smartphones. Instead of consumers keeping up with their favorite bands and artists on social media, they’re engaging in Pokemon business in a virtual world.
Video Premier – Jamie Lin Wilson (feat. Wade Bowen) in “Just Some Things”
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You’ll be hard pressed to find a better example of the wisdom and glow of womanhood than in a song by Jamie Lin Wilson. Whatever it is that possesses certain people to be able to encapsulate those most potent of sentiments and emotions of life into song in a way that renders itself as timeless, Jamie Lin has it.