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Life on the road can often by an unglamorous existence, but for musicians who have families it can also mean missing out seeing their kids grow up. Corey Smith has a touching new song, “Halfway Home,” in which he addresses the separation of the touring life. Sung with the soft-spoken …

There’s no shortage of country awards shows, but the CMT Music Awards hold the distinction of being the genre’s most loose. This is country music’s VMAs, a chance to pay tribute to the best in music videos, which have become increasingly more cinematic and inspired in recent years. See Jason …

It’s about to be the Charlie Daniels Band’s last song at the Saturday night country music show celebrating the National Rifle Association in Dallas, Texas, where the NRA is staging its annual convention. The audience is anxiously wondering if he’ll play “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” But before that …

Kacey Musgraves joined global music icon Elton John for an episode of his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show Elton John’s Rocket Hour, where the theme, show after show, continues to be “music you know, music you don’t know, and music you should know.” During their conversation, the pair discussed …

Multi-award-winning guitarist, producer, songwriter and studio owner Randy Scruggs died Tuesday, April 17th, following a brief illness, according to Music Row. He was 64. A four-time Grammy winner who earned trophies for his instrumental work from 1989 to 2001, Scruggs was named CMA Musician of the Year in 1999, 2003 …

Two decades before Bon Jovi teamed up with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles for the band’s only country hit, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” frontman Jon Bon Jovi sang about steel horses and outlaw living on “Wanted Dead or Alive,” a road anthem that blended the glamour and gloss of Eighties …

When Midland arrive all duded up at the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards next week, they’ll do so on the strength of “Drinkin’ Problem,” their debut single that hit Number One last summer and scored the trio a pair of Grammy nominations. Heralded as a return to traditional-sounding country, …

As 1985 got underway for Emmylou Harris, she was closing out a turbulent year in which she separated from husband-producer Brian Ahern and made a permanent move from Los Angelesto Nashville. With dozens of her musical comrades already working and living in Music City, Harris undertook one of the most …

Country powerhouse Jason Aldean revealed more of the details behind his upcoming eighth studio album Rearview Town on Friday, sharing the project’s moody title track in the process. Produced once again by Aldean’s longtime collaborator Michael Knox, Rearview Town– out April 13th – will boast 15 new tracks and one …

Jessie Baylin knew something was up when she was recording Strawberry Wind, her forthcoming children’s album, out April 27th. Her old Levi jeans were starting to get a little snug as she laid down tracks with producer Richard Swift, and soon she found out that the spring would find her …