AMERICANA MUSIC

Always blazing his own trail. It’s safe to say that since he released his debut album Sinners Like Me in 2006, Eric Church has always been ahead of the “mainstream” country music sound. Back in 2006, country music was largely, as Church puts it, “soccer mom country.” It was radio friendly, bubblegum pop country that was, believe it or not, dominated by female artists. But the then-newcomer from North Carolina burst onto the scene with an album that was the polar opposite: […]

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A “super” grandma has challenged herself to run 50 marathons across the country after an inspiring weight loss story.

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Is Kelsea Ballerini sending a subtle message or just living her best life? Maybe both… Earlier this week, Chase Stokes, the actor best known for his role as John B. in the popular Netflix series Outer Banks, called out Morgan Evans in a bizarre social media outburst that now has the country singer trying to show off his masculinity. For some backstory here, Australian country singer Morgan Evans is the ex-husband of fellow country star Kelsea, and the two were married […]

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The legendary Notre Dame coach helped Garth Brooks to kickstart the world-famous Stadium Tour, which spanned 42 shows.

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