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The country music community has been honoring the memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, following the Supreme Court Justice’s death on Friday at 87. On Saturday, Dolly Parton posted a poetic statement on Instagram, with a photo of Justice Ginsburg in her judicial robe. View this post on Instagram She was small in stature but even

Hailey Whitters‘ “Happy People” is the “whatever puts a smile on your face” in the lyrics. The singer-songwriter has released a lighthearted animated music video for the song, first cut by Little Big Town. Whitters co-wrote “Happy People” with lauded songwriter Lori McKenna, who has also released a take on the song, on 2018’s The Tree. Little Big Town

The 2020 ACM Awards were a history-making show in a number of ways — including, the Academy of Country Music has shared, who had knowledge of this year’s winners ahead of time. In a new story from Billboard, the ACM explains that, for the first time ever, the organization’s CEO, Damon Whiteside, was given the winners list

It was 47 years ago today, on Sept. 19, 1973, that singer-songwriter Gram Parsons passed away. Parsons was only 26 years old when he died, from an overdose of morphine and alcohol. A Florida native, Parsons began his professional music career with the Byrds in 1968, before launching into a series of other musical endeavors, including

After hosting the ACM Awards this week and releasing a smoldering duet with Pink, Keith Urban drops his new album The Speed of Now Part 1. While Urban’s brand of up-tempo, rock-influenced country music is well-represented over the 16 songs, he’s not afraid to color way outside the genre’s lines — most notably in the

Wynonna Judd remembers exactly where she was when she heard that John Prine had died, of COVID-19, in early April. “I was sitting in the kitchen,” she recalls in a press release, and she felt called to sing his song “Angel From Montgomery” that night. She was working on a new project with her husband, Cactus

Keith Urban‘s 11th studio album opens with a collaboration, “Out the Cage,” featuring Chic guitarist Nile Rogers and country-meets-rap artist Breland. Urban and Breland penned the song together during a writing session in Nashville — one of four they wrote together that day, in fact. To The Boot, Urban describes Breland as a “kindred spirit”:

As she addressed media outlets in a virtual press room after winning the ACM Female Artist of the Year trophy on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), Maren Morris admitted that her victory still didn’t feel quite real. “I mean, I’m in shock still,” the singer said. After all, the category was one she never really saw herself

Last June, Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine assembled an eclectic roster of artists and friends to remember the late songwriter in music and words. In honor of what would have been Prine’s 74th birthday, the special will repeat — with added footage — on October 10th. Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, Kacey Musgraves,

Brothers Osborne have dropped another new song from their upcoming Skeletons album. It’s called “I’m Not for Everyone,” and it goes hard in making a case for the country music duo’s selective appeal; however, in doing so, it simultaneously manages to capture the group’s broad accessibility. That’s because the twangy number showcases just what Brothers Osborne

Newly crowned ACM Female Artist of the Year Maren Morris delivered one of the highlights of the 2020 ACM Awards on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), when she led her band in a warm, intimate rendition of “To Hell & Back” from the Ryman Auditorium stage. In a virtual press room after accepting her trophy, Morris admitted

The ACM Awards ended in a tie, and unlike in sports and politics, there’s no way to break it. Maybe Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood could have a karaoke contest — or they could arm wrestle? Of course, that would break CDC social distancing guidelines. If you missed it, ACM Awards host Keith Urban read two

On Wednesday night, Taylor Swift returned to the Academy of Country Music Awards stage for the first time in seven years to give the live debut of her Folklore cut “Betty,” which the pop star has released to country radio. We’ll have you, and we want you, @taylorswift13! It is so great to have Taylor back

Keith Urban dropped his new collaboration with Pink in advance of the 2020 ACM Awards. The superstars team for a soulful pop-country track titled “One Too Many,” which provides a new twist on an old theme, that they released online in the early-morning hours on Wednesday (Sept. 16). “One Too Many” is a classic drinking song on

There was something special about Nicole Kidman from the very start, Keith Urban admits. The country superstar says that after he first met the actor in early 2005, he knew she was worth fighting for. “She’s just the one, that was it,” Urban tells actor Dax Shepard on a recent episode of Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast

(Photo Credit: Dennis Leupold) Atlantic Records recording artist Kiiara has released her new single “Numb” (feat. DeathbyRomy and PVRIS) – listen HERE. The mesmerizing song was produced by Marco “MAG” Borrero (Noah Cyrus, Bebe Rexha, Charlotte Lawrence) and Louis Schoorl (5 Seconds of Summer, Kesha) and co-written with Melanie Fontana (Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Dua Lipa) and Michel “Lindgren” Schulz (BTS,

When Maren Morris takes the stage at the 2020 ACM Awards on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), it’ll be her first big awards show performance since giving birth to her son, Hayes Andrew Hurd, in late March. She’s hoping he’ll be able to watch the special moment, too. “I don’t know what time in the show

Brandi Carlile has posted an emotive cover of Tears For Fears’ “Mad World” that was captured at her Washington State home. The song was included as part of Carlile’s full-album livestream re-imagining of 2009’s Give Up the Ghost on September 13th. Seated at a keyboard and flanked by a series of guitars and a poster documenting

It doesn’t matter how sweet and sentimental a relationship seems in the honeymoon phase: Sometimes, things turn sour quick. That’s the kind of love that Caylee Hammack sings about in her new single, “Just Friends.” What begins as a promising friendship-turned-romance quickly gets rocky, and when it ends, it takes away all the good feelings the two pals

Lee Brice keeps his trio of ACM Awards prizes tucked away in his gun room now that he has three kids occupying his home. That means less chance of the country music mementos getting dinged or damaged, as the singer recently told Taste of Country Nights. He could add a fourth trophy to that collection later this week. The

“From corporate actions at one of the largest financial firms to losing everything andmoving back in with his mom only to re-emerge again re-shaping the music tech worldtoday.” During this Pandemic, rap artist and self-taught software developer Escoth has utilized his downtime time cranking away at code and recording songs for his new EP on

In 2010, Steel Magnolia — Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones, then a couple — scored a Top 5 country hit with their debut single, “Keep on Lovin’ You.” Released in September of 2009, the song was co-written by hit country writer Trent Willmon and now-superstar Chris Stapleton. At the time, Stapleton was in the

After a six-month delay as organizers figured out how (and where) to stage an awards show during a global pandemic, the 55th annual Academy of Country Music Awards finally announce their winners on Wednesday night. Dubbed “A Night of Heart and Hits Live From Nashville,” the ACMs, hosted by Keith Urban, will feature the requisite

Florida Georgia Line‘s new song “Long Live” harkens back to the duo’s first album and easily digestible singles like “Cruise,” “Round Here” and “This Is How We Roll.” Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley add some nostalgia to a lyric that finds them living just outside of what they sing. The pair are family men now, but

After teasing for a few months that he had something in the works — and sharing a couple of new songs in the process — Keith Urban is officially releasing his 11th studio album. Urban’s announcement came on May 8, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as artists and fans alike have been forced to

Though somewhat new to the LA music scene, Josh has been singing and songwriting his entire life. His talents were fostered by his musically-gifted family, who often spent time writing songs together and performing at their church. Keeping family in mind, Josh and his twin brother later took their high school band to great heights,

Twenty-four years ago today, on Sept. 13, 1996, LeAnn Rimes made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry. Rimes, who was 14 years old at the time and signed to Curb Records, sang her then-current single, “Blue,” the title track of her freshman album, along with “I Wanna Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart” and “Blue Moon

Taylor Swift will perform”Betty” live for the first time during the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, September 16th. For the ACM Awards, Swift will deliver her Folklore track from Nashville’s Grand Ol’ Opry. The ACM performance will mark Swift’s first at the award show in seven years; the singer is a two-time

Singer-songwriter Skip Ewing found a new saddle in Wyoming, but didn’t necessarily give up on making new music. The tunesmith has a new album coming later this month, and the title track, “Wyoming,” is what it sounds like when an industry veteran finds his voice again. The colorful, sharply-written, wistful earworm finds Ewing leaving someone

Hit Nashville songwriter Troy Jones, whose credits included a Grammy nomination for the Billy Currington hit “People Are Crazy,” has died at the age of 64. According to industry sources on social media, Jones died in an accident at his home on Friday (Sept. 11), when a live electrical current touched his boat dock. According