13 Comes Up Lucky, Drew Kennedy Drops Wisdom on New Episode of The Hook
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It was lucky number 13 for the 13th taping of The Hook in Austin where some great songs and songwriters were featured, and special guest performer/panelist Drew Kennedy dropped some monster wisdom everyone should hear.
Wait, Morgan Wallen Is Appearing on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Again?
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Why is Morgan Wallen getting a second opportunity to play Saturday Night Live when there are so many other worthy names from the country and roots world that are still waiting for their first one?
Album Review – Lola Kirke’s “Trailblazer”
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Ready to explore her country noir impulses in full force, she intermixes country songs with more indie rock treatments in an album that is eclectic and explorative, and always forthright and engaging in the writing.
Zach Top, Muscadine Bloodline, Red Clay Strays Nab ACM Award Noms
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The ACM Awards continue to spiral towards irrelevancy. That said, there are some interesting names in the nominations for the 2025 ACM Awards released Thursday.
Rhiannon Giddens Has “Complicated Feelings” about Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter”
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Rhiannon Giddens has “complicated feelings” about her involvement in the project that saw Beyoncé use Rhiannon’s banjo and viola in the album’s big single “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
Song Review – Dierks Bentley’s “Cold Beer Can” feat. Stephen Wilson Jr.
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The song deserves credit for the emotional-laden arrangement and the attempt to go deeper than 12 oz. But ultimately “Cold Beer Can” is a formulaic beer track for radio.
Jesse Daniel Announces New Album “Son of the San Lorenzo”
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Let’s go! It’s hasn’t even yet been a year since Jesse Daniel released his last record “Countin’ The Miles,” and the honky tonk revivalist is already loading up another one in the chamber.
Rubicon Crossed: Kenny Chesney is Now a Country Hall of Famer
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Kenny Chesney is now a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Announced Tuesday morning (3-25) from the Hall of Fame rotunda in Nashville, he is the 2025 inductee in the Modern Era category.
June Carter Becomes Country Music Hall of Fame Veteran Inductee
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June Carter is one of the most revered and recognizable characters in the history of country music. She was a daughter of country music’s first family, the mother to multiple country stars, and the wife of a country legend.
Legendary Producer Tony Brown Inducted into Country Hall of Fame
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There have been many record producers over the years in country music. Then there is Tony Brown. Right up there with Chet Atkins, Billy Sherrill, and a few select others, Tony Brown defined the sound for an entire era.
Jessica Simpson is Back, And Bad as Ever.
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If you want a perfect example of why some of these gross inequities pervade the music industry, one great example is the way the return of Jessica Simpson to music has been so slavishly lauded by the press.
Album Review – The Moran Tripp Band’s “Jumpers Hole”
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They call themselves a rock and roll band, but they’re bursting with country blues, Southern textures, and even some straight up country songs that will fit right in with your sensibilities.
Jamey Johnson, Charley Crockett to Perform at Indian Relay Race Benefit
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You will find few things more exciting in the world of equine sports than Indian relay races, and you will find few more entertaining performers in the country music realm than Charley Crockett and Jamey Johnson.