There isn’t much to see in the town of Luckenbach, Texas. It’s barely even a town. A sleepy, unincorporated settlement about an hour outside Austin, Luckenbach – with its lone mailbox – boasts a population of three people. Yet 40 years ago, it achieved immortality with “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to …
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The 2017 CMA Awards may have been pushing a message of unity and harmony on Wednesday, but it was a different story on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and others took some savage internet abuse in “Mean Tweets – Country Music Edition.” Shelton added a slightly indignant …
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Kenny Rogers was the guest of honor when music rights organization SESAC held its annual Nashville Music Awards Monday night in Music City. The country and pop star was the recipient of SESAC’s Legacy Award, recognizing his contributions in all areas of entertainment. Dustin Lynch, Lee Brice and Kim Carnes …
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Premiering October 21st on PBS, Zac Brown Band‘s Austin City Limits performance will help wrap a busy year for the group, whose touring cycle in support of their newest album, Welcome Home, comes to an end October 28th. The hour-long ACL performance includes the band’s familiar mix of originals and …
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Truth be told, Chris Janson isn’t really a boat guy. “I love the seek and chase of finding cars and motorcycles online,” Janson tells Rolling Stone Country over lunch at one of his favorite Nashville steakhouses, alongside his wife and manager, Kelly. He’s here so often that he has his …
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Brantley Gilbert has spent a good portion of 2017 taking his high-energy show to the masses on the Devil Don’t Sleep Tour, which shares its name with Gilbert’s 2017 LP. After a quick breather late in the year, he’s looking ahead to next year, with the announcement of dates on …
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When Tom Petty died on Monday at age 66, the leader of the Heartbreakers left behind a catalog of songs essential to classic rock. But whether he intended it or not, he also had an enormous impact on today’s country music. His jangly guitar sound and classic song structure is …
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Jason Aldean was only a few songs into his headlining set at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night when gunfire began raining down upon the thousands of fans in attendance. At latest count, 58 were killed and more than 500 injured before the gunman, firing …
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It’s finally upon us: the unveiling of Shania Twain‘s first studio album in 15 years, Now. As part of the LP’s release, the country superstar stopped by Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show to perform Now‘s first single “Life’s About to Get Good.” It’s all smiles for Twain when she takes the …
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New York City woke up to a torrential rains this morning, putting a damper on Brad Paisley‘s planned outdoor performance in Rockefeller Plaza for the Today Citi Concert Series on NBC. But the country superstar and several of his fans were invited into the Today studio where he improvised an …
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