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The Granite Falls, North Carolina, native was to perform a live broadcast from his Nashville bar Chief’s on Monday When Eric Church recorded his last album, 2021’s Heart & Soul, he decamped for the mountains of his native North Carolina and created a makeshift studio in a shuttered restaurant. Over the weekend, he watched that

GRAMMY-nominated R&B legend Mario’s officially unleashes his brand new single, “Space,” “Space” is produced by James Fauntleroy, with whom Mario has been working a new project with for well over a year. “James and I have a similar philosophy when it comes to the love of timeless music,” Mario says about his working relationship with

That constant quest for a complete night’s sleep, almost or totally uninterrupted, waking up refreshed and ready for the day is a thing. That in itself is something we all dream about. From spraying lavender on our pillows to a hot shower or bath, taking a sleeping pill or having a warm glass of milk or

Jerry Douglas took the stage and stood proudly while being inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame during the 35th annual International Bluegrass Music Association awards show Thursday night in Raleigh. “You don’t get here alone,” the 68-year-old Dobro legend told the audience at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. “I’ve covered

Jelly Roll was a breakout star at the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards, but he was nowhere to be found on Thursday night (Sept. 26). The “I Am Not Okay” singer was referenced by MGK during his acceptance speech for Crossover Song of 2024. Overall, he was nominated in seven PCCA categories. So, what happened?

Up-and-comer Dasha won Female Song of 2024 at the People’s Choice Country Awards in a thrilling upset on Thursday night (Sept. 26). Dasha’s hit song, “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’),” beat out country veterans and stratospheric superstars in this category, besting artists including Beyoncé, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson and more. No one was more surprised than the

As the intro to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” blared behind her, the host was lowered from the rafters to join a cadre of male dancers — but not perform To be fair, when the People’s Choice Country Awards announced Shania Twain as their host for 2024, they never said the country music pioneer

In a new interview with People, Lisa Marie Presley‘s daughter Riley Keough says that her brother Benjamin’s 2020 death played a big role in their mother’s death. “My mom tried her best to find strength for me and my younger sisters after Ben died, but we knew how much pain she was in,” Keough relates.

Standing on the State Street Stage, which straddles the Tennessee-Virginia border, at this month’s Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, 49 Winchester’s Isaac Gibson looked out at the sprawling audience facing him and sang the chorus that so many came to hear: “And if you wonder how I’m doing/know that I am doing fine,” Gibson cried

It’s all thanks to an asteroid that it will look like the earth has two moons for a couple of month. To be specific it’s Asteroid 2024 PT5 which is going to start orbiting our planet. According to CBS News, it won’t be as big as our moon nor act like the moon but will look

Willie Nelson and Margo Price encouraged their fans in Texas and Tennessee to register to vote and cast a ballot in favor of the states’ respective Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. In Texas, Colin Allred is trying to unseat Republican Ted Cruz, while Gloria Johnson — one of the Tennessee Three — is challenging Republican

With the divorce rate hovering near 43 percent in America, wedding bliss can be just that, or your marriage can end in divorce. That doesn’t stop people from taking the risk, however — nearly 90 percent of people get married by the age of 50. America has the highest divorce rate in the world, and it’s especially

Morgan Wallen spent this weekend playing to more than 150,000 people over two shows at the Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The gigs were about as close as the country star gets to a homecoming blowout — he grew up in Sneedville, about 90 minutes away — so he marked the occasion with a slew

Joshua Ray Walker let fans know he’s doing fine after surgery to start treatment for cancer. Earlier this month, the singer revealed that tumors had appeared on his lungs, and his prognosis was not was good as it once was. Following surgery on Sept. 20, Walker thanked fans and family for support. “Breathing hurts. Coughing hurts,”

Kelsea Ballerini released “Two Things” on Friday, the most recent track from her upcoming album, Patterns, out Oct. 25. On the heartache ballad’s chorus, Ballerini sings: “Two things can be true/I’ll love and hate you/I’ll be your best and your worst day/I’ll be your blessing and curse, babe.” The artist hinted at the track and

Spotify recently named 2024 “The Year of the Cowgirl,” and if you’re looking to celebrate, there’s only one genre to reach for: Country music. Below, Taste of Country has compiled the ultimate playlist of country songs about loving, losing and being cowgirls. You’ll find newer selections here — like Beyoncé‘s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Morgan Wallen‘s

Track is latest single off rapper/singer’s album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going Shaboozey finds himself on a long and lonesome road in the new video for “Highway,” the rising country star’s latest single from his album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. The visual sees Shaboozey wandering Paris, Texas-style through the picturesque

There is a special role in life that quite a few people get to play, and that is the role of grandparent. Some say being a grandfather or grandmother is better than being a parent, because you get to have all of the fun with the kids without having to deal with the more stressful

Country legend will play Austin’s Long Center on October 17, exactly a half-century after he featured on ACL’s pilot episode in 1974 Exactly 50 years after Willie Nelson appeared on the debut episode of Austin City Limits, the country legend will once again return to the long-running series for a special concert celebrating its half-century

Keith Urban says the final song on his new High album is the most personal song he’s ever released. “Break the Chain” is about evaluating how you were raised, and (to borrow from the bridge) taking the best and discarding the rest. “We didn’t get to choose our family of origin or where we were

Song features on country artist’s upcoming Last Leaf on the Tree album, out this fall The producer of Willie Nelson‘s upcoming Last Leaf on the Tree album — Nelson’s son, Micah — has said that the through line for the LP is “facing death with grace.” On the surface, Nelson’s latest single, a cover of

Most of us probably have some sort of memory of our parents hosting a Tupperware sales party in our living room while we had to stay in our bedroom and hide. The company has been a household name since its creation in the 1940s. Over the years, the designs have modernized, but the mission has remained

Texas country artist Joshua Ray Walker, known for songs like “Voices” and “Lot Lizard,” has launched a GoFundMe upon revealing that his 2023 cancer diagnosis had unexpectedly spread.  Walker told fans late last year that he’d been diagnosed with colon cancer; he subsequently underwent surgery in January before beginning chemotherapy. In a note shared on

When it comes to Beyoncé‘s exclusion from the 2024 CMA Awards nominees list, Dolly Parton can’t help but wonder whether the awards show is simply offering preference to the artists who do country music full-time. “I guess probably, the country music field, they probably thought, ‘Well, we can’t really leave out some of the ones

Rap artist Fat Joe is back with his latest single, Paradise, featuring DJ Khaled and Anitta, following their electrifying performance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. Alongside the song release a music video was also dropped that was filmed in uptown Manhattan, featuring scenes on the famous Dyckman Street and a club setting with

When John Oates moved to Nashville in 2010 to work on his next solo album, he didn’t do what so many pop stars before him had done and pander to a mainstream country music audience. Instead, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member immersed himself in the city’s roots music community, collaborating with pickers,

Miranda Lambert is a longtime fan of Beyonce and believes it makes sense that her fellow Texan wanted go cowboy. The “Wranglers” singer is not afraid of pop crossovers. In fact, when the effort is authentic, Lambert says she finds the results inspiring. Lambert’s new album Postcards From Texas dropped on Friday (Sept. 13). She’ll receive the Country Icon

Katy Perry has returned with another infectious single I’m His, He’s Mine. The pop star released the music video to her catchy collaboration with Doechii, which will be featured on her upcoming album 143. The music video, directed by Torso. The song and music video release comes after Perry received the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs on Sept.

There’s a reason we love fast food. It tastes delicious and is so easy to rationalize grabbing it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Maybe we’re running late, or it’s a Friday, or we had a long day and deserve it. Then there’s the quick convenience at the top of the list, too, on why fast

Simpson kicked off his new tour this weekend at the Greek Theatre in L.A. Sturgill Simpson made his eagerly awaited return to the road on Saturday, kicking off his first tour under the Johnny Blue Skies moniker at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre. According to the set list, Simpson and his band wove a number of