Update (5/13/21): The Gulf Coast Jam will now take place in Panama City Beach, Florida, June 4th through 6th, 2021, after having to shift from its original Labor Day 2020 date. The headliners Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, and Lynyrd Skynyrd will remain the same, and supporting acts include Brothers Osborne, …
Read More »Florida's Mile 0 Fest: On the Ground at One of the First Music Festivals Back
Hayes Carll was in the middle of a performance last week when he managed to sum up what many musicians and fans have been feeling for months. “I tell people for the first four years of my career and for the last 16 months of my career, I’d finish a …
Read More »The Black Keys, Maren Morris, Morgan Wade Set for 2021 Pilgrimage Festival
The Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival will return in 2021 with headliners Dave Matthews Band and the Black Keys. After the cancellation of the 2020 festival in Franklin, Tennessee, because of the Covid pandemic, this year’s two-day gathering will be held September 25th and 26th. Along with the two nightly …
Read More »Thomas Rhett Sings About Finding His Way Home in New Song 'Country Again'
Thomas Rhett finds comfort in returning home in the new song “Country Again,” which is also the title track from his upcoming album. Side A of the two-part collection Country Again will be released April 30th. Rhett wrote the song with Zach Crowell and Ashley Gorley and it features the …
Read More »Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff Swagger Through 'Twinkle Twinkle' on 'CMT Crossroads'
Ahead of Friday’s premiere of their CMT Crossroads, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff have released a video of their performance of Price’s “Twinkle Twinkle.” It’s a gritty, funky collaboration, with a Jimi Hendrix-like guitar riff and a healthy dose of swagger from both of the featured artists. Price takes the …
Read More »Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price Duet on Rateliff's 'Say It Louder'
Nathaniel Rateliff and his band the Night Sweats join Margo Price on an upcoming episode of CMT Crossroads. Ahead of the show’s March 26th premiere date, CMT posted a video of the two stars collaborating on Rateliff’s “Say It Louder,” off his 2018 album with the Night Sweats, Tearing at …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for Week of February 22nd
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.) …
Read More »Dolly Parton Says She Twice Turned Down the Presidential Medal of Freedom
During an appearance on NBC’s Today on Monday, Dolly Parton said she was offered the Presidential Medal of Freedom two different times by former president Trump. The country music icon said she had to decline. “I got offered the Freedom award from the Trump Administration. I couldn’t accept it because …
Read More »Loretta Lynn Recruits Margo Price, Tanya Tucker for New Album 'Still Woman Enough'
Loretta Lynn will return with a new studio album in 2021. Still Woman Enough, the follow-up to Lynn’s 2018 release Wouldn’t It Be Great, arrives March 19th and features guests like Tanya Tucker and Margo Price. The 13-track collection was produced by Lynn’s daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter …
Read More »Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard Says He's Tested Positive for Covid-19
Updated: Florida Georgia Line will not be performing on Wednesday’s CMA Awards, following the Covid-19 diagnosis of FGL member Tyler Hubbard. In a statement, the CMA said Hubbard was never on site for rehearsals prior to his positive test: “It does reassure us that our protocols are working… Most importantly, …
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