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by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago Country music being embedded deep within the traditions of gospel and folk music means that the holiday season is a time wherein there is a considerable level of creative inspiration. Moreso than usual, the 2021 holiday season has found country music diving deep into the spheres of yuletide joy,...

by Cindy Watts 34m ago Zac Brown Band’s “Same Boat” became the group’s 16th No. 1 song – just in time for Christmas. While Zac Brown wrote the song with Ben Simonetti and Jonathan Singleton about unity all year, he believes “Same Boat” is also the perfect unexpected holiday hit. “We wrote ‘Same Boat’ to...

by Marcus K. Dowling 45m ago In greater numbers than ever, country stars like Garth Brooks are looking at global audiences to achieve their desire to still hit the road for live performances. The “Friends In Low Places” vocalist recently sold nearly a half-million tickets for a slate of five shows at Croke Park Dublin...

by Marcus K. Dowling 19m ago Country Hall of Famers Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn were special guests on a recent edition of “Living & Learning with Reba McEntire,” the country icon’s Spotify podcast. Among topics covered, including their plans for retirement and pranks pulled on them by the “Fancy” vocalist in the past, they...

by Cindy Watts 25m ago Deck the halls and dig out the wrapping paper. There are only three shopping Saturdays left between now and Christmas Eve. And, there’s a sleigh’s worth of new country Christmas albums/EPs to provide the soundtrack for the sugarplum holiday cheer. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Brett Young: “Brett Young & Friends Sing...

by Cindy Watts 49m ago “The Voice” Top 10 finalist Wendy Moten told viewers she was, “okay,” last week after suffering a dramatic fall on stage. It turns out, she was wrong. Moten was back on Monday night’s episode of “The Voice” to sing Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” – with both of her arms in casts....

by Cindy Watts 21m ago The Marshall Tucker Band, the southern rock group behind sing-along anthems including “Can’t You See,” “Fire on the Mountain,” and “Heard It in a Love Song,” will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022. Marshall Tucker Band hail from the era of Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Charlie Daniels Band and The Allman...

by Marcus K. Dowling 30m ago Hundreds of country celebrities and influencers like Lady A, Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris, Darius Rucker, Kane Brown, and more are lining up to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with a new “Love Music, Stop Cancer” campaign t-shirt. The Arlington, VA-based medical facility is a respected leader fighting to...

by Marcus K. Dowling 15h ago Hundreds of country celebrities and influencers like Lady A, Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris, Darius Rucker, Kane Brown, and more are lining up to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with a new “Love Music, Stop Cancer” campaign t-shirt. The medical facility is a respected leader fighting to understand, treat,...

by Marcus K. Dowling 31m ago The latest episode of “Yellowstone” highlighted a series of indie country favorites whose sounds deviate far from the pop realm and into much more jam-band, down-home and roots-driven offerings. The music that accompanied the lonesome longings of main character John Dutton rather accurately tied into his character’s desires (or...