Broadcast Music, Inc., (BMI), will celebrate the extraordinary career of Toby Keith by presenting him with the BMI Icon Award at the company’s 70th annual BMI Country Awards, to be held at BMI’s Nashville office on November 8, 2022. BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill will host the ceremony with …
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CMT today announced Lainey Wilson will be honored as “Breakout Artist of the Year” at the 2022 “CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR,” premiering Friday, October 14th at 9p/8c on CMT. Wilson, who is riding high on a remarkable year, is the fifth recipient of the coveted award, joining the ranks …
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Fast-rising artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen will make her Grand Ole Opry debut on October 18, which also coincides with her 22nd birthday. Breaking the news to Springsteen via a special FaceTime call from Country music superstar Luke Bryan, watch the surprise on Instagram. “I’ve been waiting for this moment since I …
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Larkin Poe, the GRAMMY Award-nominated duo of Georgia-bred, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell – have shared “Strike Gold,” listen above. “Strike Gold” marks the latest single from Larkin Poe’s upcoming sixth studio album, Blood Harmony, arriving via their own Tricki-Woo Records on Friday, November 11. “After years of …
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member Loretta Lynn has passed away at age 90. She died peacefully in her sleep early in the morning Tuesday, October 4, at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Throughout her 60-year career, Lynn achieved the highest level of success with …
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Just four days until Cavefest! Looks like the weather is going to be perfect so get ready! Get your tickets HERE. Rising Appalachia is today’s Cavefest Artist Spotlight, founded by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, the band established an international fan base due to relentless touring, tireless activism, and no …
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Today, Memphis rock/alt-country band Lucero announces their new album Should’ve Learned By Now will release on February 24 via Liberty & Lament/Thirty Tigers. The band’s 12th studio release finds them once again teaming up with producer and Grammy Award-winning engineer/mixer, Matt Ross-Spang (John Prine, Jason Isbell). Along with the announcement, …
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Loretta Lynn, the real-life coal miner’s daughter turned singer-songwriter whose authenticity, toughness and larger-than-life story inspired generations of female musicians and turned the turmoil, troubles and universal themes of everyday life to an art form, passed away today, Oct. 4. She was 90. Throughout her remarkable career, Lynn received eight CMA Awards …
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Colorado based Leftover Salmon marked their 30-year anniversary in 2019. Built around the core of founding members Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman, the band is now powered by banjo wiz Andy Thorn and driven by the steady rhythm section of bassist Greg Garrison and drummer Alwyn Robinson. This line-up is …
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Today, on his 30th birthday, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings announces Me/And/Dad, the first album he’s recorded with his father, Terry Barber, will be released November 18 via Rounder Records. The product of a longtime dream, the record features new versions of fourteen bluegrass and country classics …
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