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“She Never Said Too Much” — Why Miranda Lambert Has Always Admired Dolly Parton’s “Grace And Class”

“She Never Said Too Much” — Why Miranda Lambert Has Always Admired Dolly Parton’s “Grace And Class”

I couldn’t have said it better myself. On Friday, Miranda Lambert released her new disco-inspired album Crisco, which she co-produced with Jesse Frasure. It features 12 tracks as Miranda explores “heartbreak and hope, highways and honky-tonks, rhinestones and reflection, creating a record that feels both timeless and refreshingly alive.” She’s been doing tons of press around the release, and during a fascinating conversation on the New York Times podcast Popcast, she confirmed the long-standing rumors about her feud with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, talked about […]

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AmericanaFest 2026, Mayer’s Picks (Part 3)

THE HEARTBREAKERS featuring CHRIS STAPLETON It was hard not to be moved, from exhilaration to overwhelming emotion, watching the founding Heartbreakers reunite for the first time in more than 20 years and then accept a lifetime achievement award. (Don’t miss Shawn’s Americana Honors awards show coverage) JOHN PRINE TRIBUTE John Prine would have been 80 […]

Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium Attendance Record While Again Wearing “Free Palestine” Shirt On Night Two

Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium Attendance Record While Again Wearing “Free Palestine” Shirt On Night Two

Running it back…and breaking records. Zach Bryan once again made a political statement on Saturday night as he took the stage at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts for his second of two shows wearing a “Free Palestine” shirt, the same shirt he wore on Friday night at the stadium owned by Robert Kraft. @thebitchfromhogwarts Zach Bryan enters Gillette for N2 10/3/26 #zachbryan ♬ original sound – concerts with chris The shirt drew plenty of attention, not only for the message […]

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Now & Then: Ian Noe’s Canyon Falls Trailer Band and the reach of Grievous Angel

Country music has always had room for musicians whose ambitions exceed their prospects. Ian Noe gives those musicians a whole album on Canyon Falls Trailer Band, imagining a group taking its shot at a Nashville showcase. Gram Parsons makes a fitting companion: an artist whose attachment to traditional country helped expand what younger songwriters could do with it. The connection becomes especially clear when Noe introduces some interstellar visitors with country music on their minds.