More than three years since releasing their acclaimed album Years, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers have a new album on the way. The North Carolina group’s forthcoming project Nightroamer will be released Feb. 18 and includes the lean, propulsive rocker “Talkin’ to Myself,” which is out today alongside an accompanying …
Read More »Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins Are Country-Music Royalty in 'Monarch' Preview
Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon stars alongside country singer Trace Adkins in the trailer for the new country-music drama Monarch. The series premieres on Fox with a two-night event on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1. Sarandon, an actor who has been known to sing on occasion, plays the fictional “Queen …
Read More »Willie Nelson: Songwriter. Weed Enthusiast. Wild Horse Advocate?
Among Willie Nelson’s myriad artistic and activist pursuits, one that is often overlooked is his love of horses. The Country Music Hall of Fame member and Farm Aid co-founder has rescued numerous horses over the years and sent them to live out their days at his Luck, Texas, ranch. This …
Read More »Jesse Malin Says 'Be Here Now, Baby' on New Album 'Sad and Beautiful World'
“It’s great to be back in Brooklyn,” Jesse Malin deadpanned onstage at the Nashville outpost of Brooklyn Bowl, the bowling-alley-meets-concert-venue he was playing earlier this week as part of the annual Americana Music Festival. Malin, synonymous with New York’s Lower East Side, has been an increasingly regular presence in Nashville. …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks for Week of September 13th
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.) Erin Enderlin …
Read More »See Willie Nelson Perform at Voting Rights March in Austin
Willie Nelson returned to the stage Saturday to take part in the Poor People’s Campaign march for voting rights outside the Texas Capitol in Austin. Beto O’Rourke shared video of Nelson’s performance on social media; the gig marked Nelson’s first in-person and public concert outside of his Luck, Texas ranch …
Read More »Three Dead From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Michigan's Faster Horses Festival
Updated (7/19): Brian O’Connell, Live Nation’s president of country touring, and the Faster Horses country music festival have issued a statement in response to four fatalities at last weekend’s concerts at Michigan International Speedway. “All of us in the Faster Horses Festival Family are deeply saddened by the tragic losses …
Read More »Martina McBride Exhibit to Open at the Country Music Hall of Fame
Martina McBride, the country music singer whose rich voice informed Nineties radio hits like “Independence Day,” “Wild Angels,” and “A Broken Wing,” will be the focus of a new spotlight exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice” opens July 30th …
Read More »Tré Burt Previews Upcoming Album With New Song 'Sweet Misery'
Just a year after his full-length debut was re-released by John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, singer-songwriter Tré Burt will be releasing his second full-length album this August. You, Yeah, You was recorded in Durham, North Carolina with producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee, War on Drugs) and features contributions from …
Read More »Garth Brooks Expands Summer Stadium Tour
When Garth Brooks takes the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on July 10th, it’ll mark the first major stadium concert in the U.S. since the onset of the pandemic. Like all of Brooks’ scheduled concerts for this summer, it’s sold-out. On Wednesday, Brooks extended his stadium run by …
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