Asleep at the Wheel leader Ray Benson announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19, better known as the novel coronavirus. Benson revealed his diagnosis via Facebook on Tuesday, saying that he’d “been feeling tired for about 10 days.” “Went to be tested on the 21st. No tests, so went …
Read More »Jennifer Nettles Fosters Hope With Inspiring Rendition of 'Tomorrow'
Jennifer Nettles has released a new recording of “Tomorrow” from the Broadway musical Annie. The Sugarland singer and Broadway performer put the song and an accompanying video out as a gesture of hope and support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nettles’ interpretation of the standard, featuring musician and composer Alex Lacamoire, …
Read More »See Willie Nelson and Sons Lukas and Micah Play 'Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)'
Willie Nelson and his sons Lukas and Micah are waiting out the coronavirus pandemic at their Luck Ranch in Spicewood, Texas. The three are killing time with card games, gardening, and lots of music, including last Friday’s Luck Reunion, which drew more than 100,000 online viewers. The trio closed out …
Read More »Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real Preview New Album With Restless 'Civilized Hell'
On March 27th, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real will release Naked Garden, a companion album to 2019’s Turn Off the News (Build a Garden) featuring previously unreleased tracks and alternate versions of songs from the same sessions. The lead offering from Naked Garden is a blistering alternate take …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Performs a Vulnerable 'LA' on 'Kimmel'
Kelsea Ballerini performed two songs off her upcoming album Kelsea on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night, her latest single “Homecoming Queen?” and the vulnerable “LA.” “I’ve got a love n’ hate relationship with LA,” Ballerini sings in the atmospheric mid-tempo track, which finds the Tennessee native sharing feelings of …
Read More »Margo Price Cuts Down Critics on Defiant New Song 'Stone Me'
“Call me a bitch, then call me baby/you don’t know me, you don’t own me,” sings Margo Price in the chorus of “Stone Me,” her first new music in two years. The Nashville country and soul singer debuted the song with a live performance on Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. …
Read More »Flashback: Loretta Lynn Goes R&B for 'The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh' Soundtrack
By 1979, Loretta Lynn had been recording country music for almost 20 years, with some 50 albums to her credit. The first female artist to be nominated for — and to win — the CMA Entertainer of the Year award in 1972, Lynn’s string of major solo hits was accompanied …
Read More »Nathaniel Rateliff and John Prine Duet on Prine's 'Sam Stone'
Nathaniel Rateliff has unveiled the first in a series of 7-inch vinyl releases on Stax Records called “The Marigold Singles.” Featuring the songs of John Prine, the first release, out today, is “Sam Stone,” which spotlights the two artists trading lead vocals on Prine’s iconic tale of post-war addiction from …
Read More »Watch Jason Isbell Sing 'Stockholm' at Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam
On December 13th, 2014, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit were one of several artists on the bill for Warren Haynes‘ long-running Christmas Jam in Asheville, North Carolina, at which they performed Isbell’s song “Stockholm.” Now the group’s stately rendition of the track from Southeastern is available for viewing — …
Read More »'The Ranch' Soundtrack to Feature Lukas Nelson, Shooter Jennings Duet
The Ranch, the Netflix comedy about a Colorado ranching family, will get its own soundtrack of country music. The record arrives January 24th, dovetailing with the premiere of the show’s final season. While mostly a collection of previously released songs by artists signed to Curb Records (the Nashville label releasing …
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