Clare Dunn doesn’t let empty pockets keep her from a good time, Madison Kozak laments a flaky lover, and Austin Jenckes looks to Memphis for inspiration in this week’s list of the best country and Americana songs. Clare Dunn, “Money’s All Gone” Years after playing a string of North American …
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There’s an acoustic segment during Sam Hunt‘s concerts where he performs hits by Nineties country divas. On Wednesday night, he revisited one of the biggest crowd-pleasers, Bobbie Gentry’s “Fancy,” in front of the artist who made it popular in the Nineties, Reba McEntire. Reba was among the honorees at the …
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Luke Combs‘ new album may be titled What You See Is What You Get,but the singer-songwriter says he’s got a few surprises up his sleeve when the album drops later this fall. “I’m really excited about the album,” he told Rolling Stone at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s All …
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Zac Brown Band revved up the studio audience for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, performing their funk-pop tune “The Woods.” The eight-member group released their new album The Owl on Friday, September 20th. “The Woods” is the opening track on The Owl, the studio version of which …
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Cody Jinks repurposes his 2008 song “Think Like You Think” for a new album, Katie Pruitt captures the feeling of youth in her hook-filled “Expectations,” and Luke Combs cuts loose with Brooks & Dunn on “1, 2 Many” in this week’s list of the best country and Americana songs. Cody …
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Ashley McBryde sets some ground rules for a casual encounter in the new song “One Night Standards,” released on Friday. Written by McBryde with Shane McAnally and Nicolette Hayford, it’s the Arkansas native’s first release to follow her major-label debut album, Girl Going Nowhere. With a calm and determination that …
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The Cadillac Three figure out the exact recipe for a successful evening in “All the Makin’s of a Saturday Night,” the country-rock trio’s latest release. It follows the group’s current single “Crackin’ Cold Ones With the Boys,” which was released in April. Built around a guitar riff that splits the …
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“Just a little song that I felt from my heart,” is how Dolly Parton introduced her iconic “I Will Always Love You” midway through her surprise appearance during Saturday evening’s headlining set at this year’s Newport Folk Festival. Parton invited Brandi Carlile, who had curated the entire set of all-female …
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On June 21st, Chicago’s Country LakeShake festival held its first women-only performance day, which was capped by a headlining set from Miranda Lambert. Artists who performed earlier in the day, including Maren Morris, Lindsay Ell, Lauren Alaina, and Cassadee Pope, later returned to the stage alongside Pistol Annies members Angaleena …
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When Sadler Vaden, guitarist for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, hosted a tribute to the music of Oasis in Nashville last month, Americana singer Lauren Morrow delivered one of the night’s knockout performances. It wasn’t one of the Gallagher brothers’ hits either — instead of usual suspects “Wonderwall” or …
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