Morgan Wade grew up keeping her writing and her singing to herself, convinced her voice, which differed from those coming from country radio, wasn’t good enough to share. “Honestly, I think that was really good for me,” Wade shares. “It made me think, ‘Alright, well, I’m not going to sing …
Read More »Drive-By Truckers Drop 13th Studio Album “The New OK”
The Drive-By Truckers have released of their second album of 2020, THE NEW OK. Watch their official music video for their cover of The Ramones’ classic “The KKK Took My Baby Away,” featuring vocals by bassist Matt Patton above. THE NEW OK is the band’s 13th studio album, arriving just months …
Read More »2020 Americana Honors & Awards Winners Announced
Today, The Americana Music Association has revealed the winners of the 19th annual Americana Honors & Awards via their social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). This year’s group of musical innovators include The Highwomen (Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year), the late John Prine (Artist of the Year), Black Pumas (Emerging …
Read More »LISTEN: Eric Church Expresses Gratitude In “Doing Life With Me”
Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and current GRAMMY nominee Eric Church continues his ongoing string of new song releases as the year comes to a close, with “Doing Life With Me.” Written by Church together with Casey Beathard and Jeffrey Steele, the reflective song sees Church expressing gratitude for …
Read More »Carrie Underwood’s First Christmas Album Rules The Charts
Carrie Underwood’s first-ever Christmas album My Gift, continues its reign atop the charts this holiday season, following its #1 debut across multiple global charts. Released September 25, My Gift debuted #1 on the Billboard Country, Christian and Holiday charts, marking Underwood’s eighth straight album to debut #1 on the Billboard Country chart. The …
Read More »Jason Isbell And Nathaniel Rateliff Top Americana’s Year-End Top 100 Radio Airplay Charts Of 2020
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Nathaniel Rateliff top the Americana Music Association’s year-end Top 100 Americana Radio Airplay Charts of 2020. Isbell and the 400 Unit’s album “Reunions” secured the #1 spot on the Americana Radio Airplay Albums Chart with the most spins for the year, while Rateliff’s …
Read More »Cory Marks Releases Tractor’s Cover “Jingle My Bells”
Cory Marks has released a lyric video for his rendition of The Tractor’s popular 90s holiday hit, “Jingle My Bells.” Marks’ rendition of the song carries the same rowdy feel as the original but kicks it up a notch with a supercharged tempo and a whole lot of fiddle. The …
Read More »Brad & Kimberly Williams Paisley Invite You To Join Important Webinar
n a rare joint appearance, Brad and Kimberly Williams Paisley will join global humanitarian organization CARE for a virtual conversation about the global hunger crisis on Monday December 14 at 12:30pm ET. The Paisleys have been incredible advocates for ending hunger for many years, but with COVID-19 decimating economies around …
Read More »Country Legend Charley Pride Passes At 86
Charley Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Dallas, Texas of complications from Covid-19 at age 86. Born a sharecropper’s son in Sledge, Mississippi, on March 18, 1934, Pride emerged from Southern cotton fields to become country music’s first Black …
Read More »WATCH: Lauren Alaina’s “What Do You Think Of?”
Lauren Alaina has released her new video of “What Do You Think Of?,” her duet with Danish pop sensation Lukas Graham from her current Getting Over Him EP. (Watch Above) The video “What Do You Think Of?”, directed by TK McKamy, to date marks the largest-scale Virtual Production (VP) shoot …
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