Dan + Shay brought a sense of holiday cheer to The Tonight Show with a heartfelt performance of their recent single “Officially Christmas.” Surrounded by Christmas decor and dressed in tuxedos, the pair and their live band offered a festive atmosphere as they declared, “It’s officially Christmas/ and I’m officially …
Read More »Thanks, Travis Tritt, for Accidentally Saving Lives With Your Dumb Covid Policy
Country music fans in Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, and Kentucky potentially had their lives saved on Monday when everyday-hero Travis Tritt canceled four scheduled concerts at venues that enforce certain Covid-19 safety protocols. According to a press release from Tritt’s publicist, the “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” singer said …
Read More »Zac Brown Tests Positive for Covid-19, Cancels Tour Dates
Zac Brown Band’s 2021 headlining Comeback Tour is temporarily on hold. The group has canceled four of its upcoming dates after Brown tested positive for Covid-19. Brown made the announcement on the group’s social media on Tuesday, noting that he’d become infected “despite taking precautions.” The tour has been underway …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for the Week of September 20th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out our most recentlist.) Ray Scott, …
Read More »Jason Isbell, Brittney Spencer Cover 'Gimme Shelter' for Charlie Watts
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, along with Brittney Spencer, paid tribute to Charlie Watts with a thunderous performance of the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” during Isbell’s Thursday night concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Spencer, who opened the show and will also open one of Isbell’s upcoming residency concerts at …
Read More »Garth Brooks Says Upcoming Dive Bar Tour Will Be Fully Vaccinated
Less than one week after canceling the remaining dates of his 2021 stadium tour, Garth Brooks is already making plans for touring safely in the pandemic era. The Country Music Hall of Fame member discussed the decision and what his touring future will look like in Monday’s episode of his …
Read More »Why One Nashville Singer-Songwriter '100 Percent' Supports Venue Vaccine Mandates
Nashville singer-songwriter Michaela Anne has been enduring an especially trying and emotional pandemic. While the performer was pregnant with her first child, her own mother suffered a debilitating stroke. At the same time, her career and that of her husband and bandmate was drying up. Now, just a few weeks …
Read More »Billy Currington Leans into Dance and Prince Funk on Surprise New Album 'Intuition'
Country singer Billy Currington has emerged from wherever he goes for years at a time and dropped a surprise new album. The “People Are Crazy” singer’s seventh major-label release Intuition is out now and sees him tilting more toward the textures of Eighties synth-pop, dance music, and R&B. Currington, whose …
Read More »Mickey Guyton's Charisma Drives the Empowering New Song 'Remember Her Name'
Mickey Guyton has released the title track of her upcoming debut album. “Remember Her Name,” written by Guyton with Parker Welling, Blake Hubbard, and Jarrod Ingram, is a sharp slice of power-pop country with an empowering message that dovetails with Guyton’s own experience in Nashville. “Remember her laughing through all …
Read More »Margo Price Sings 'Hey Child' With Allison Russell, Adia Victoria on 'Colbert'
Margo Price has announced the release of a new EP. Live From the Other Side is a collection of three live performances, including a pair of collaborations with four of Price’s favorite artists: Adia Victoria, Allison Russell, the Suffers singer Kam Franklin, and Kyshona Armstrong. The all-star ensemble’s rendition of …
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