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Paul Cauthen has a secret, creative fix in his back pocket if he ever needs it. Big Velvet recently joined the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast and had plenty to share about his latest album, Book of Paul. The country singer also discussed how he got the nickname “Big Velvet,” and told us that he’s a big fan of artists like Jake Worthington, Stephen Wilson Jr., Kacey Musgraves, and Marcus King, among other country artists. Cauthen made sure to also shout […]

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This controversial singer took to social media to call out President Trump, calling him names and accusing him of destroying democracy.

The post Country Star Goes on Lengthy Rant Against President Trump appeared first on Wide Open Country.

For decades now, a big story has been how the Super Bowl has ignored country music when it comes to its massive halftime performance, which has become just as big of a cultural event as the game itself.

The post Nashville Gets a Super Bowl. But Will Country Music Finally Get One? first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Drayton Farley “A Heavy Duty Heart” Drayton Farley’s A Heavy Duty Heart captures the moment when a promising songwriter stops sounding like “one to watch” and starts sounding like an artist with a clear, confident point of view. The Alabama songwriter has always written with emotional plainspokenness and blue-collar detail, but this record broadens the […]

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