No, Aaron Lewis, “California” is Not The Problem with Country Music
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“It’s been infiltrated by California, just like everything else.” This answer is simply a stock, reactionary, culture war-inspired, flinging of red meat to a right wing constituency that is not rooted in truth whatsoever.
2024 Roostertail Festival Features Roster of Surging Country Artists
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The annual Roostertail Music Festival in Madison, Indiana has put together one hell of a lineup for 2024, and if you’re anywhere within a reasonable distance on July 5th or 6th or even if you’re not, figure out how to get there.
On This Beyoncé Going “Country” Business
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Maybe Beyoncé’s new songs are country, or at least, they may be more country than they are anything else. But these are decisions that need to be determined irrespective of the noise already surrounding Beyoncé’s foray into country.
How The Media Failed Key Western Fest’s All Woman Lineup
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In 2024, the 2nd Annual Key Western Fest in Key West, Florida did something quite remarkable. In an environment where the country music industry continues to struggle booking women, they booked a festival entirely of women.
How Steel Guitar Made Its Way Into the Super Bowl
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Country music is on a winning streak. And though it may have been the Kansas City Chiefs who hoisted a trophy at the end of the 2024 Super Bowl, country fans scored a victory too as the steel guitar made an appearance.
Album Review – The Droptines (Self-Titled)
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For those looking for something a little more offbeat in nature, count yourself lucky if the debut album from The Droptines lands in your lap. This is a genuine alt-country album, meaning that it’s an amalgamation…
Post Malone, Reba McEntire Go Country for Super Bowl Opening Songs
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Reba McEntire and Post Malone teamed up for countrified versions of the opening performances at the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday (2-11). We knew country music’s modern queen had been booked to perform the National Anthem…
Album Review – The Castellows – “A Little Goes a Long Way”
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They’ll break your heart before you even hear a note, and then when they break into harmony, they’ll break your heart again. Originally from Georgia, this is no pop country project. As they like to tout, they’re both traditional and modern.
Super Bowl National Anthem Brings Reba McEntire Full Circle
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In 1974 while a sophomore in college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Reba McEntire performed the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, or NFR.
Did Toby Keith Really Help Launch Taylor Swift’s Career?
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The misconception that Toby Keith helped launch Taylor Swift’s career comes from a now viral clip taken from a Channel 4 WSMV news story shot in 2005 that features a 15-year-old Taylor Swift singing and talking about her career.
Album Review – Ellis Bullard’s “Honky Tonk Ain’t Noise Pollution”
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Haunting some of Austin’s most hopping beer joints such as The White Horse, Sagebrush, and Sam’s Town Point, Ellis Bullard, his barrel-chested voice, and his badass honky tonk band are the dudes to see.
Song Review – Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
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Instead of a return to country like was being buzzed about, Musgraves adopts a Greenwich Village folk motif of classical guitars and dressing like an English goat farm lass in the “Deeper Well” video.
On T-Pain Claiming Racism Kept His Name Off of Country Songs
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Rapper T-Pain recently made some statements that have the music world in a stir. T-Pain claims he’s helped to write some country songs in the past, but left his name out of the credits due to racism.