Ever since the Carter Family promoted their concerts with posters that read, “the program is morally good,” country music – with its songs about family, faith and idyllic small towns – has thrived on a reputation as the more wholesome of musical genres and communities. But when it comes to …
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By 1987, seven years into his MCA recording contract, George Strait had already laid the groundwork for a King-sized career. He had, in fact, already released his first Christmas album and first greatest-hits compilation before setting his sights on his seventh studio albumOcean Front Property, which was released 31 years …
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Future and Young Thug unveiled a striking new video for “All da Smoke,” a track off their collaborative mixtape, Super Slimey. The clip opens with a dramatic sequence that chronicles the lives of young kids living in an Atlanta group home, where tensions between residents run high and it becomes …
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Nicki Minaj and Migos rapper Quavo look for love in the charming new video for theirsong, “She for Keeps.” The track appears on Control the Streets, Vol. 1, the first mixtape from the Atlanta-based record label, Quality Control. The Daps and Quavo-directed clip boasts a candy-coated aesthetic packed with nostalgia. …
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Since its impromptu inception in 2014, all-star Americana trio I’m With Her has been touring mid-sized theaters with impressive regularity for a group without a proper album on the market. On February 16th, the group – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins – will release their long-awaited debut LP …
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Cardi B, Bruno Mars,Lady Gaga, Kesha, SZA,Pink, Childish Gambino and Little Big Town will perform at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, set to take place January 28th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Other newly revealed performers include Logic, Alessia Cara and Khalid (who teamed for “1-800-273-8255”) and …
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In 1965 and 1966, the Beatles and Roger Miller were two of the biggest music acts on the planet. In that two-year period, while the Fab Four dominated the pop charts, Miller was all over the country charts and crossing into the pop world with hits including “Engine Engine #9,” …
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The top country radio artists of 2017 have been announced in a yearly set of lists based on data tallied by Mediabase, which measures nationwide radio airplay on stations. Blake Shelton has been identified as both the year’s most-played male and overall artist, based in large part on his two …
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Dashboard Confessional released the video for their recent single “We Fight,” utilizing hand-painted illustrations from Marvel artist-writer David Mack. The clip morphs from animated scenes of singer Chris Carrabba to shots of protestors raising their fists in unity. At the climax, a series of waves and stars flood into children’s …
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Jack Johnson salutes the blissful solitude of surfing life with his revamped version of “Only the Ocean,” featured on the recently issued soundtrack to coming-of-age film drama The Tribes of Palos Verdes. “When this world’s too much, it will be/Only the ocean and me,” Johnson sings over hazy E-bow guitars …
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