Yearly Archives: 2026

Good Friday is as good a day as any for Brandon Lake and Lainey Wilson to drop “The Jesus I Know Now.” All of this talk about artists switching over to country (Beyoncé, Post Malone, etc.), yet not much has been said about Brandon Lake. I suppose Christian to country isn’t a huge move musically, but nonetheless, the artist behind the hit song “Gratitude” has been working with plenty of country artists lately – and has even made some country […]

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Nature is a fascinating place. Every once in a while, something gets thrown at you that is so unexpected and out of the ordinary that you can’t even comprehend what occurred. But… that’s where the excitement lies, right? Both elk and deer belong to the Cervidae family. They are ruminants (they have four-chambered stomachs) and they both grow and shed antlers annually. Think of it like this… they’re basically cousins but one stayed in the suburbs and developed a refined, […]

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‘He’s just doubling down on that, and it’s beautiful,’ Dickerson explained after spending some time with Urban at C2C earlier this month. Continue reading…

You can most definitely do worse in mainstream country than Luke Combs. In 2026, you can also do much better. But when you’re Luke Combs, you’re not just an artist, or a singer. You’re a franchise.

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Joni Mitchell received a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mariel Buckley’s Strange Trip Ahead was named Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Morgan Toney’s Heal the Divide won Traditional Roots Album of the Year during the 55th annual JUNO Awards ceremonies on March 28 and 29, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. The coveted awards were presented at a JUNO Awards Gala on Saturday, March 28, and during The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Sunday, March 29. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) selected the award recipients in these and other categories.

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Editor’s Note: Cat Clyde, whose new LP Mud Blood Bone came out March 13 via Concord, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for March 2026. Read her feature profile here and watch an exclusive, acoustic video of one of her

Some called the moment patriotic. Others thought it was a social media stunt and a waste of taxpayer money. Continue reading…

Cary Morin Pocket Of Time Doubles Down on The 70s and Brings Production Home Indigenous, Colorado-based artist Cary Morin previously released a Western-inspired album, Innocent Allies (2023) and now has followed it with the album Pocket of Time, which draws inspiration both from a sense of the past and from a locale. For the new […]

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Allman Betts Band, March 22, 2026, Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii A little sunshine goes a long way in Hawaiʻi, especially after a week of wild weather. As concertgoers made their way into the historic Hawaii Theatre, there was a noticeable lightness in the air. After two back-to-back storm systems drenched Oʻahu and left parts of […]

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Mel and The Tall Boys  Frontier Of Love (Lacy Records) Mel and The Tall Boys, dubbed New York’s hardest-working bar band—as they like to call themselves—arrive with their debut album Frontier Of Love, which was released March 13 on Lacy Records. Mel Johnston, with her Wanda Jackson attitude infused with punk rock and new wave, […]

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