Carrie Underwood gave her first television interview since suffering a surgery-requiring fall in November. On Thursday morning, the “Cry Pretty” singer chatted with the Today Show‘s Hoda Kotb about the incident, which left her with a broken wrist and more than 40 stitches on her face. Underwood described the ordeal …
Read More »See Blake Shelton, 'Voice' Team Sing Sam and Dave's 'I Thank You'
As Season 14 of The Voice chugs along towards the finale, coaches Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton took a break on Tuesday to join their teams on the stage. For the live Top 11 episode, Team Blake performed soul duo Sam & Dave’s 1968 single “I …
Read More »See Billy Strings Call Out Violent Culture in 'Dealing Despair' Video
Billy Strings isn’t one to mince his words, and the new music video for his song “Dealing Despair” doesn’t pull any punches either. Emerging from the ocean like some saltwater prophet, the bluegrass picker is surrounded by chaos, be it the news cycle, the Internet, or two suited men who …
Read More »Hear Shovels & Rope's Stark Commentary on the U.S. in 'Great, America'
As 2017 came to a close – a year of political tumult, tragedy and protest – Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope decided that they needed a bit of a rallying cry to cope with what was to come next. “We felt like we needed to …
Read More »2018 Grammys: Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris Added as Performers
Chris Stapleton and Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris have been added to the performance lineup for the 2018 Grammy Awards, with two sharing the stage during the January 28th broadcast. Although the details of their performance have not been revealed, both have a history of Grammy success. …
Read More »Eric Church, Maren Morris to Sing for Vegas Victims at Grammys 2018
Three country artists who performed at this fall’s Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas – just before it was attacked by a gunman who killed 58 concertgoers and wounded more than 500 on October 1st – will take the 2018 Grammy Awards stage for a tribute to victims killed …
Read More »Country Music Hall of Fame Announces Massive Outlaw Country Exhibit
The Seventies were a wild and wooly time in the world of country music. Long hair, beards and blue jeans were anything but the norm in Music City, but a group of renegades in Texas changed all that, and in the process transformed the outlaw country movement into a mainstream …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson, Brothers Osborne Lead Bonnaroo 2018 Country Lineup
It’s barely one week into the year, but it’s already time to start thinking about summer festival season with Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announcing its 2018 lineupTuesday morning. Among the 150 artists scheduled to descend upon Manchester, Tennessee, for the annual gathering taking place June 7th through 10th are …
Read More »See Lukas Nelson's Stinging 'Find Yourself' on 'CBS This Morning'
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real released their self-titled album earlier this year, landing it at Number One on the Americana chart. The group, fronted by the son of country icon Willie Nelson, has also performed on late night’sConan and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, but gave a …
Read More »Cam Discusses Bold New Song 'Diane,' Gun Control Debate
When Cam, the Grammy-nominated singer and co-writer of the 2015 breakthrough single “Burning House,” released that starkly intense tune about a failed relationship, it set off a chain reaction she was initially unprepared to deal with. She was soon hearing what she recalls were some “really heavy” personal stories from …
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