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Brothers Osborne began 2018 with a bold statement, releasing the seven-minute guitar epic “Shoot Me Straight” as the first single from their next LP. On Wednesday, the sibling duo revealed details for that new album, titled Port Saint Joe. Named for the coastal Florida town where it was recorded under …

The annual Forecastle Festival, launched in 2002, has announced its 2018 lineup, with Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse headlining the three-day event in Louisville, Kentucky. Held on the banks of the Ohio River, Forecastle is set for July 13th through 15th. As in years past, the lineup is …

When country music talks (or, in this case, sings or plays), musician Charlie Worsham pays attention. In celebration of Marty Stuart’s 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, frequent Opry performer Worsham filmed a tribute to one of Stuart’s earliest hits, “Tempted,” performing the song backstage at …

If the timing had been different, Luke Bryan might have been a contestant on American Idol. Instead, the Georgia native will be one of the show’s new judges when the reboot of the singing competition premieres on ABC in March. Meeting with reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour …

Mississippi-born bluesman Elmore James left his imprint on a generation of rock performers with his electrified style, influencing Jimi Hendrix and Keith Richards during his too-brief lifetime. That influence extends to the world of roots music and the new James tribute album Strange Angels: In Flight With Elmore James, which …

Caleb Caudle wrote “Love That’s Wild” the day after one of the biggest nights of his life: the night he proposed to his wife. The song, which appears on the North Carolina native’s new album Crushed Coins and can be heard below, is every bit as peaceful and serene as …

Margo Price played a three-song set at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club recently, as National Public Radio hosted an event to honor the 10th anniversary of NPR Music. Price, whose Midwest Farmer’s Daughter LP was Number Three on Rolling Stone‘s 40 Best Country Albums list for 2016, had another exceptional year …

On the back of a breakout year in 2017, Colter Wall isn’t looking to let up at all in the next year. The preternaturally deep-voiced Canadian singer is in the midst of a world tour that takes him to Europe this winter, and now he’s added another 26 dates in …

There are sonic attempts to capture the experiences and inequities that inherently come along with being a woman (see: Keith Urban’s “Female,” for better or worse), and then there are the real triumphs; songs that not only touch the issue but push the conversation forward. Country and Americana saw several …

In September, Craig Morgan launched the latest edition of the American Stories Tour, a series of stripped-down, intimate concerts that found the singer of radio staples “That’s What I Love About Sunday” and “Redneck Yacht Club” sharing personal stories about his life and music. The shows also spotlighted Morgan’s own …