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Once described in the country press as 'a hardened Sheryl Crow', young American singer-songwriter Morgan Wade certainly has a knack for finding the right chords to get to the truth. [...]

From harmonious doublestop solos to blisteringly fast chicken pickin', country guitar has so many techniques and tricks that it's a crime to overlook it. If you're already familiar with blues [...]

Americana is a century-old musical melting pot where country, blues, folk and bluegrass collide. Originally this music would have been performed on banjos, fiddles and mandolins with guitars arriving later. [...]

Cumulus Media's Westwood One reported that its Country music countdown show, 'American Country Countdown,' will say a fond farewell to Country superstar and show host, Kix Brooks, after an 18-year [...]

REGULARS WHAT'S ON FESTIVALS AND EVENTs [I.REGULARS] NSW Parkes Elvis Festival [I.8–12 January 2025] Enjoy five days jam-packed with activities and celebrating the legendary Elvis Presley. There’ll be 1950s cars, [...]

TALK OF THE SOUTH / MUSIC Free Country [I.WITH THE BACKING OF THE NEW BLACK OPRY RECORDS, JETT HOLDEN FINALLY GETS HIS MOMENT] By Matt Hendrickson [I.PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID MC [...]

REVIEWS / Americas ROOTS US & CANADA [I.by Devon Léger] Nashville carpenter JP Harris just might be the most interesting man in country music. He’s hopped freight trains, knows the [...]

An aspiring Alabama country singer might be thrown in the slammer after he broke the conditions of his bond by attending the (https://www.thewrap.com/2024-cma-awards-winners-list/) 2024 Country Music Awards. Austin Tanner walked [...]

Byline: Justin Curto Nashville's Bridgestone Arena was full of new faces for this year's Country Music Association Awards. Country convert Post Malone kicked off the show, pop artists Noah Kahan [...]

On Wednesday night, the Country Music Association Awards were hosted in Nashville. Musicians like Kacey Musgraves and Lainey Wilson were among the best-dressed attendees. Keith Urban, Simone Biles, and a [...]

Dolly Parton has an estimated net worth of $450 million, according to Forbes. Her music catalog is worth about $150 million, but her Dollywood theme parks are her biggest asset. [...]

Byline: Brooke LaMantia The biggest night for country music is here. So giddy on up and get ready to watch the 58th annual Country Music Awards, taking place on Wednesday [...]

—Emily Aslanian (DISNEY/BRIAN BOWEN SMITH) The 58th Annual CMA Awards 8/7c, ABC Country music’s popularity is at an all-time high—and tonight’s annual telecast, live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, will show [...]

The Country Music Association and ABC revealed a second round of CMA Awards performers Thursday. The list included Kelsea Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Jelly [...]

Byline: Ben Rogerson 'It's incredible how Beyoncé was able to hear herself in the original demo; it was completely left-field from what we'd usually hear from her and that's just [...]

ROAD TRIPS / BAKERSFIELD Beeline to Bakersfield Discover award winning food, music history and California wildlife in this city. By Tori Peglar As you head south, you’ll enter Bakersfield, the [...]

Dans ce numéro / 1936-2024 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Le songwriter dont l’écriture poétique a transcendé les genres musicaux s’est éteint paisiblement chez lui, à Hawaii, à 88 ans. PAR STEPHEN L. [...]

WORDS JARROD ALLEN ILLUSTRATIONS BECKI SINCLAIR If you’ve been to a house party in the last year you will have undoubtedly seen a drastic increase in the amount of people [...]

xx Shannon and the frankie team This time around, for example, we learnt that another item can be added to the long list of New Zealand things that Australia has [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US-based private aviation company ONEflight International has teamed up with country music star Lainey Wilson to fill a jet with essential supplies to deliver to [...]

BY JESSICA NICHOLSON PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIANA KING ON AUG. 28, just over six months after the death of country music star Toby Keith at age 62, NBC celebrated his work […]

Totally Entertaining COUNTRY’S Cool Again Lainey Wilson is one of the top country artists in the world and she chatted with TG! Hi Lainey! What's your fave thing about country [...]

Hold your horses, the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards is loading into the stables as we type. The live two-hour event will be hosted by five-time Grammy Award-winning country music [...]

The best-selling country artists of all time include Elvis Presley, (https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-relationship-timeline-2018-5) Tim McGraw, and Shania Twain. We used RIAA's data to compile this list based on total album units sold [...]

Amazon Music reported its celebrated series Amazon Music Live (AML) is returning for a third season. Since 2022, Amazon Music has brought football and music fans together, curating performances from [...]

Byline: Jennifer Zhan Awards for Beyoncé? The CMAs said, hold 'em. Cowboy Carter received (http://www.vulture.com/article/beyonce-cma-awards-nominations-2024.html) zero nominations for the Country Music Association Awards this year. Granted, Bey herself has said [...]

Byline: Olivia Craighead According to the Country Music Awards, Beyoncé's (https://www.thecut.com/article/beyonce-renaissance-act-ii-country-album-release-date.html) Cowboy Carter isn't a country album. At least, that's what I think was being communicated earlier today when the [...]

Breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen reported it has awarded country music singer-songwriter Tanya Tucker with the 2024 Promise Award, recognizing her commitment to Komen's mission to end breast cancer. [...]

BY MESFIN FEKADU Call Her Hot Chappell Roan went nuclear this year with her singular performances. Lady Gaga and Elton John are fans. (ROAN: ERICA HERNANDEZ.) This past year, the [...]

Kelefa Sanneh “F-1 Trillion” is long and shaggy, but it’s good fun, and sometimes more than that. (ILLUSTRATION BY TIM MCDONAGH) In 1994, the country singer Alan Jackson released a [...]

WRITTEN BY GABRIELLE NICOLE PHARMS When you think of Nashville, do thoughts of country music, whiskey, and hot chicken come to mind? You wouldn’t be wrong, but cowboy clichés aside, [...]

In American Idol’s trailblazing 22 years on the air, many of music's biggest names have served as judges on the reality show, regardless of generation and genre. (Nicki Minaj, Steven [...]

JESSICA NICHOLSON FROM California, Mo. AGE 30 LABEL Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN)/ Interscope Records FOUNDATION Singer-songwriter Ashton is a study in contrasts: a motorcycle enthusiast who designs and crafts [...]

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YOUR FAVOURITES Friends of Yours These readers are looking for like-minded penpals, companions or someone special Linda, 71, would like vegan/ vegetarian male/female pen friends, any age. She enjoys country [...]

country music and horse racing are a match made in heaven! Join the Hawkesbury Race Club on Saturday, September 7 for their annual Country Music Raceday. There will be plenty [...]

FEATURES / TOYOTA 53RD TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY CARAVAN WORLD FEATURE WHERE COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS ARE MADE A city-wide festival, Australia's best country music artists and a region [...]

One of (https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/14-disney-world-opening-day-attractions-that-are-still-there) Walt Disney World’s opening day attractions, the Country Bear Jamboree, is also one of the (https://www.cinemablend.com/theme-parks/walt-disney-world-all-the-new-and-upcoming-attractions) new things at Disney World. The show is almost entirely different [...]

INTERVIEW BY RUSS SLATER JOHNSON Rhiannon Giddens and Béla Fleck in Nashville while recording an episode for Giddens’ tenpart series for Wondrium, The Banjo: Music, History and Heritage (2023) (Amanda [...]

Since its release in November last year, Dasha's viral smash hit Austin has racked up over 450 million streams on Spotify and hit No.5 in the UK, with audiences across [...]