AMERICANA MUSIC

Such a tragic situation. Last night it was revealed that actor and director Rob Reiner had been brutally murdered, alongside his wife Michele, in their Los Angeles home. Reiner got his start in the entertainment industry back in the late 1960s with small roles in shows like The Andy Griffith Show and The Beverly Hillbillies before getting his breakout role as “Meathead” on All In the Family starting in 1971. While he continued acting, Reiner came to be known more for his work as a director […]

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How this song didn’t get recorded for almost 30 years is beyond me… Last year, Ernest put out an album called Nashville, Tennessee, which included a duet with Lainey Wilson called “Would If I Could.” And it actually has an incredibly interesting backstory, seeing as it was written in 1996 by two of the all-time great country music songwriters Dean Dillon and Skip Ewing in what was somehow their only writing collaboration together. He sent a solo version to country […]

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Yes please. 2025 has been nothing short of a big year for the talented women in country music. Though country radio is still failing to give them the love they deserve, highlighted by the depressing fact that only five songs inside the Top 50 were performed by women, the year was undoubtedly filled with some major wins in a few key areas. Obviously, from a mainstream perspective, the CMA Awards were highlighted by Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson […]

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The robot vacuums became a household staple in the early 2000s. Then its rivals found a way to make similar products faster and cheaper.

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