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Chris Evert is a genuine tennis icon. From the beginning of her illustrious career, she was always a fierce competitor. Evert conducted herself with immense class and grace, on and off the court. The retired champion, 71, has just revealed that she is facing ovarian cancer for the third time. She opened up about the […]

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The Fox News senior meteorologist made the announcement on social media on Thursday, June 25.

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Passengers stepped in to help a pilot who suffered a mid-flight medical emergency during a trip from New Jersey to Nova Scotia, Canada.

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In the opening measures of Maura Shawn Scanlin’s new single, “The Good Ship,” a mournful cello responds to the call of a high lonesome fiddle drone, evoking a heightened sense of loneliness and darkness that comes just before the light of new day or new discoveries or new accomplishments. The tune, which Scanlin composed, blossoms into an upbeat jig, with Scanlin’s fiddle lines circling around and under John Doyle’s guitar and Duncan Wickel’s cello. The tune shifts tempo briefly as it moves into a more contemplative tone on the traditional tune “The Dusty Miller” before returning to some jauntiness in the final tune, the traditional “Cucanandy.”

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Editor’s Note: River Shook, whose new, self-titled LP comes out June 26 via Blackberry River, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for June 2026. Read more about the debut solo venture from the Sarah Shook and The Disarmers frontperson here and stay

It’s a tale as old as time for massive private equity firms to buy into iconic American brands like the Grand Ole Opry, mismanage the assets, implement draconian cost cutting measures, and then liquidate assets.

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Sad Daddy captures the full breadth and scope of their 16-year career with their fourth studio record. Ozark Shine pushes the boundaries of their work, yet it remains fully perched in their signature styles and craftsmanship. These 13 songs from the four-piece Arkansas-born string band (Melissa Carper,

If you’ve lived in the Midwestern United States you’re undoubtedly familiar with the trope about the highest elevation point being the nearby interstate highway overpass. Fruit Bats’ front man Eric D. Johnson realized that near larger towns and cities, those structures were surpassed by another manmade edifice of sorts, the landfill. Standing on these mountains […]

American Aquarium’s “4×60” finds a younger BJ Barham in the back seat of a Chevy Blazer. The song from the latest American Aquarium record New Ways to Lose is full of “back in the day…” details. For those who remember rural North Carolina

Wayward Sparrow “Devil By My Side” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Wayward Sparrow’s song “Devil By My Side, the title track from his forthcoming EP Devil By My Side, which is set for release on June 26. The entire album was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Richard Clark, aka Wayward Sparrow. […]

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