These days, it’s not uncommon for country artists’ debut albums to be blockbusters. For example, Garth Brooks‘ 1989 self-titled debut record was certified diamond (that’s 10 million albums shipped), while Taylor Swift‘s 2006 self-titled effort went seven times platinum. Historically, however, not all first releases have been hot sellers — even albums by artists who would
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April Rose Gabrielli is releasing her new single “Bad Habit (Don’t Make Me Bad)”, the follow-up to her Billboard smash hit “Do You?” on Friday, February 18th, 2022 via Soho Records & AWAL/Sony. New Yorker, April Rose Gabrielli, is a solo artist & rock singer who has traveled the world, working with bands, performing to
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Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are currently in Hawaii filming the sequel to Murder Mystery, their hit 2019 Netflix film. The actors shared a behind-the-scenes look at ‘Murder Mystery 2’, on their Instagram accounts. “Back to work with my buddy. #MurderMystery2,” the caption read. Murder Mystery 2 is part of a distribution deal between Sandler and Netflix, which
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David Quinn‘s new single “Down Home” is a honky tonk homecoming, a celebration of leaving city life behind for the return to one’s country roots. “Down Home” is the first single from Quinn’s upcoming album Country Fresh, due out on April 15. The track opens with a rollicking guitar riff and Quinn’s declaration that he’s packing his bags
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Naturally every actor, filmmaker or production person is excited when hearing their name called on Oscar nomination day. While indie films, sleeper hits and intimate dramas tend to rack up nominations, blockbuster films are frequently shut out or relegated to the technical awards. The latter was the case for Ryan Reynold’s video game movie Free
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Bigfoot droppings in the woods can be easily mistaken as belonging to a bear or even a human, claims an experienced hunter. If it were easy to track the elusive giant, we’d likely have a lot more evidence of its existence, but that hasn’t stopped cryptoid enthusiasts from searching for it. Beasts of the World:
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Those theatrical motion picture studios earning Oscar Best Picture nominations today will put their best foot forward at the box office, and increase the cinema footprint of their contenders in an effort to capitalize on their success and raise the pics’ profiles. And while the box office has improved, natch, because of the reopening of
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Kathleen Frances has released a new single called ‘Boy’. It’s the third single from her forthcoming debut EP Through the Blue, following ‘Shout Love’ and ‘Grown’. Give it a listen below. “This one took me ages to write,” Frances explained in a statement. “I was really hurting from a breakup. I just wasn’t ready to
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They’re crypto-thieves and cringey Youtubers. Multi-hyphenates! By Grant Rindner February 8, 2022 A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is displayed on January 15, 2018 in Paris, France.Courtesy of Chesnot/Getty Images. Unfortunately, yammering on about cryptocurrency is still legal. What isn’t, however, is attempting to launder $3.6 billion of it, and couple Heather Morgan,
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In November, we wrote about Craighead County Library’s Battle Against Censorship, and that battle is still raging months later. The Arkansas library continues to face harassment and accusations of library workers being “pornographers and pedophiles” simply for carrying inclusive books across age ranges. What is not respectful are attacks on the library, its staff, and
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Eleven years ago today, on Feb. 8, 2011, Thompson Square released their eponymous debut album via Stoney Creek Records. Thompson Square includes the first chart-topping hit for the married duo, made up of Keifer and Shawna Thompson. “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy, was Thompson Square’s second single from
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Los Bitchos are a London-based group whose members hail from all over the world, bringing a wide range of influences into their uniquely psychedelic sound. Serra Petale was born in Western Australia and draws inspiration from her mother’s classic Anatolian rock records, Agustina Ruiz comes from Uruguay, Josefine Jonsson is from Sweden, and Nic Crashaw,
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Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical drama Belfast was considered an award contender ever since it premiered in Telluride in September 2021. Months after its official release in November, the film is proving its audiences right: Belfast heads into the Oscars this year with seven nominations. Based on Branagh’s upbringing, Belfast is set in the late 1960s during
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