The recipient must be “an iconic artist who has attained the highest degree of recognition in country music.” One star fits the description.
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The Tasty Kings The Kindness of Numbers Founded in New York City, this band has shaped its fourth studio album into a jangly, dusty Americana-dominant landscape. Their forte is part Del Lords, through ear-caressing “Tess of Soho,” that brings an earthiness to an urban geography that glides into a partially rootsy Grateful Dead-era (“Sunset”) plaintive […]
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Paul Kelly has titled his new album, Seventy, after his age. “The road ahead is shorter now than the road behind,” he sings over the ringing folk-rock of “Take It Handy.” “… What I’d give for one more round.”
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Favorite Son Juniper The band Favorite Son hails from San Antonio Texas. They’re a four piece band at their core, although there are a few guests on sax, pedal steel and harmonies for the album. Guitarists Cooper Greenberg and Ramon Botello have played together since high school which is evident in the close complex and […]
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Tipping his cowboy hat to one of the greats, Merle Haggard. This week, Willie Nelson released his new record Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, which features 11 country classics penned by the Hag himself. Marking Willie’s 78th career solo studio album (the 155th of his career in total), it’s a beautiful project honoring his late friend and one of my favorites the red headed stranger has released in the last several years. Of course, Willie and Merle were very close friends for […]
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The great Chris Stapleton… an award-winning country music icon, the best voice in the universe, a master songwriter, and… certified pyro fan. Fresh off a handful Grammy nominations last week, Chris Stapleton is kicking off this Monday morning with a teaser for his latest music video, “White Horse,” which will feature Oscar-nominated actor, Josh Brolin, among others. Of course, Chris and Josh seem to have struck up a friendship this year after they joined forced for a Billboard exposé on […]
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You just don’t get explosive moments like this from the CMA Awards anymore. These days the awards shows are all pretty tame (and by that I mean pretty boring). There’s no drama, because nobody wants to ruffle feathers and get a reputation for being a “troublemaker.” So the result is a sanitized, corporate awards show that’s broadcast to fans but is really made for the labels and those in the music industry to pat themselves on the back. Yeah, not […]
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Nicole Kidman is moving on, but she’s not moving out. Read the latest on her split from Keith Urban here, and about her life in Nashville.
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