After the one-two traditional-country punch of 2013’s Like a Rose and 2015’s Grammy-nominated The Blade, both co-produced by Vince Gill and Justin Niebank, Ashley Monroe began working with über-producer Dave Cobb, whose Grammy-winning works for Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton, among others, have redefined country and Americana music in recent …
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Janet Jackson announced a new round of U.S. tour dates. The latest leg of the R&B star’s State of the World Tour kicks off July 11th in Austin, Texas and wraps August 7th in Tampa, Florida. General public tickets go on sale starting Friday, April 27th via Live Nation. Citi …
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Swedish pop artist Lykke Li unveiled two new songs, “Deep End” and “Hard Rain,” from her first album in four years, So Sad So Sexy, which is out June 8th via RCA. “Deep End” finds Lykke Li putting her own spin on contemporary pop and R&B trends, laying lush vocals …
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Offset and Metro Boomin recruited the actual Ric Flair to perform their track “Ric Flair Drip” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show. The retired professional wrestler, known for his flamboyant persona and signature “Wooo!” yell, came onstage – in the middle of a makeshift wrestling ring – to strut around and mime …
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A self-taught songwriter, frontman, label head and festival promoter, Drew Holcomb has spent much of the past decade on the road, building a grassroots following for his folk-rock band, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors. “It’s been, ‘Hustle, hustle, hustle,’” he says, talking to podcast host Chris Shiflett about his work …
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On Saturday night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Richie Sambora took the stage with his former Bon Jovi bandmates for the first time in nearly five years. Rolling Stone spoke to the guitarist and songwriter backstage about how it felt to reunite with …
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Sugarland will release their first new studio album in eight years on June 8th. Titled Bigger, the LP reunites core members Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, who took a five-year hiatus after concluding their last tour in 2012. Bigger includes 11 new songs, 10 of them written by Nettles and …
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The new music video for Dierks Bentley‘s fist-pumping anthem “Woman, Amen” celebrates the bond between a real-life mother and daughter from Nashville, Jennifer and Sydnee Floyd. At the beginning of the video, Jennifer recounts her experiences as a mother, from Sydnee’s difficulties at birth to her issues with bullying that …
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Thomas Rhett was doing his best to keep a handle on his two young daughters and their dogs traveling with him on his tour bus when country’s most pop-forward male artist connected with Rolling Stone Country from the road on Friday. The night before, Rhett kicked off his headlining Life …
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2 Chainz, YG and Migos‘ Offset enlisted their mothers for the former’s familial “Proud” video. Throughout the 2 Chainz-directed clip, the rappers and moms mug for the camera, swapping lyrics as they hang out in various neighborhoods. The mothers, decked out in slick track suits, steal every scene as they …
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