Marijuana remains illegal in the state of Tennessee, where presently only low-THC products skirt the state’s confusing and hyper-restrictive laws. But that nugget didn’t stop legislators from making a country song about a Vietnam veteran who takes up pot farming Tennessee’s newest state song. That this all happened on 4/20 …
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Willie Nelson has postponed his upcoming concerts and canceled his Sunday night headlining gig at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest after a member of his touring band tested positive for Covid-19. The Willie Nelson Family Band was scheduled to perform in Franklin, Tennessee on Friday and Brandon, Missouri on Saturday before …
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In a sign that the universe has cracked down the middle and is slowly gobbling us all up, the CMT Music Awards, which began in their current incarnation on the cable network Country Music Television in 2002 — and were then known as the Flameworthy Awards — did not air …
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Thomas Rhett appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform his song “Angels,” offering an intimate rendition of the track from his recent album, Where We Started, which dropped April 1 via Valory Music. Backed by a six-piece band — including the emotive pedal steel of Whit Wright …
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Kacey Musgraves, Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Willie Nelson will all perform at a new California country music festival. The Palomino Festival is set for Saturday, July 9, at the Brookside grounds at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The lineup leans hard into the alt-country sound, …
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Dolly Parton is one of several worthy artists who are currently being considered for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year. Or, at least, she was. The country star, who recently released her new book Run, Rose, Run and its companion album, posted a statement …
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It’s a tale as old as time: Bigger isn’t necessarily better. After two years of graceful, measured, and intimate pandemic-era awards shows in Nashville, the Academy of Country Music Awards returned to their usual home of Las Vegas and doubled down on the huge, choosing the cavernous Allegiant Stadium to …
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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will return to northeastern Tennessee in late summer 2022. Set for Sept. 9 to 11, the annual music festival presented by the Birthplace of Country Music museum will include performances by headliners Rosanne Cash and JJ Grey & Mofro. In addition to Cash and Grey, …
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Morgan Wallen made a surprise appearance at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night, joining Lil Durk for a performance of their collab “Broadway Girls.” Lil Durk was performing as part of MLK Freedom Fest, a multi-artist rap concert ahead of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Following a brief …
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Paul Cauthen makes a bold, swaggering declaration of his bona fides in his new single “Country as Fuck,” the first release from Country Coming Down, the Texas native’s third full-length album. For the man nicknamed “Big Velvet,” the groove-driven “Country as Fuck” feels like a natural extension of his larger-than-life …
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