Having not written an LP dominated by her own compositions until 2000’s Red Dirt Girl, Emmylou Harris has nevertheless cultivated a sterling reputation for unique cover songs since her 1975 Warner Bros. debut album, Pieces of the Sky. Much of the material Harris has interpreted since that time has been …
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The week before Thanksgiving is a seasonally appropriate time to dust off the Christmas carols, and it’s also a welcome moment to hear new music from Kelleigh Bannen, one of Nashville’s most promising country voices and one held up in Music Row limbo for far too long. Bannen’s versions of …
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On November 19th, Olympic figure-skating icon Scott Hamilton will stage his annual Nashville Ice Show at Bridgestone Arena, a live concert and skating event that benefits the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation. For the second year in a row, Sheryl Crow returns to headline the show, dubbed “An Evening With Scott …
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Jake Owen has announced his first-ever career-spanning compilation. Greatest Hits will hit stores on Friday, November 24th. The LP will include 13 songs in total, with 11 coming from his five studio albums. The Florida native’s debut single, “Yee Haw,” is on the track list, along with his first Number …
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Some people need quiet conversation or a long walk on the beach to sow the seeds of love – and others just need to dance. That phenomenon of the right song setting the heart afire is chronicled by Michaela Anne on her new track “One Love Song,” a softly shuffling …
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In the weeks since Troy Gentry’s September 8th death in a helicopter accident, tributes have poured in to the singer from his peers in the country music community, including a star-studded celebration of his life at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Keeping silent so far has been Gentry’s longtime …
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Much of singer-songwriter Becca Mancari’s music is tinged with sadness and longing, sometimes evoking the wide-open expanses of desert found in the American West. In the new video for “Golden,” Mancari plays a solitary figure roaming through that awe-inspiring landscape. Mancari worked with director Calvin Brue on the video, the …
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Stagecoach, California’s premier country-music festival, has announced the 2018 lineup, with headlining performances from Garth Brooks, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line. The 12th edition of the festival returns Friday, April 27th and runs through Sunday, April 29th at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Festival passes go on …
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