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by Alison Bonaguro 22m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] Last month, Lanco shared details about their brand new single “Rival” with the world. And today (April 22), they’ve revealed even more: a new music video to bring their you-can-overcome message to life. And spoiler alert, walls are coming down. As it turns out, there’s...

by Lauren Tingle 5m ago The Big Dog Daddy revealed the initial 28 dates for his upcoming Toby Keith That’s Country Bro! Tour, launching May 26 at the Tree Town Music Festival in Forest City, Iowa. The 2019 run coincides with the announcement of Keith’s next single, “That’s Country Bro,” which is billed as “a...

by Alison Bonaguro 29m ago Because of Easter, so many of the country artists posts over the weekend were all about Him. Carrie Underwood not only tweeted about Jesus, but she retweeted her husband’s tweets about Him. Also, Brad Paisley unearthed a year-old Easter egg. Dolly Parton had an Easter throwback to share. Miranda Lambert...

by Lauren Tingle 4m ago It was hard to escape Glen Campbell in the late ’60s. His music was everywhere. Outside the country genre, he played guitar on Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas, the Monkees 1966 self-titled debut, the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and other recordings by the Everly Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat...

by Lauren Tingle 7m ago Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard weren’t joking around when they recorded “It’s All Going to Pot” for 2015’s Django and Jimmie. While researching popular songs about marijuana, it looks like country musicians love singing about weed just as much as they sing about whiskey and beer. Here is a list...

by Lauren Tingle 6m ago Give us a minute, and we’ll give you five things you need to know in country music. It’s your new fix for all the latest headlines in one place. Here’s what you need to know for Friday (April 19): Metz gives a compelling performance in the new music video for...

by Lauren Tingle 48m ago Graduation time is around the corner. At commencements nationwide parents of many graduating students will take pictures their progeny decked out in caps and gowns and still see them as babies; no matter how old they get. The same goes for high school friends who grow up together. Co-written Jesse...

by Alison Bonaguro 15m ago It all started back in 1999, with one song from one singer (Nils Lofgren) at one bedside (New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering). That’s how Musicians on Call first started delivering the healing power of music nearly 20 years ago. And on May 31, Blake Shelton has signed up to play...

by Lauren Tingle 30m ago Country music isn’t always about booze and heartaches by the number. A perennial theme in country music is roots, and sometimes those roots belong to marijuana plants. This week, Brantley Gilbert released a new 4/20 anthem called “Welcome to Hazeville” featuring Colt Ford, Lukas Nelson and Willie Nelson. Gilbert takes...

by Alison Bonaguro 22m ago In 2004, Keith Urban released a song called “You’ll Think of Me.” What came next was 15 years of his fans mishearing one of the song’s most hotly contested lyrics: Take your records, take your freedomTake your memories I don’t need ’emTake your space and take your reasonsBut you’ll think...