Month: August 2021

For the second straight year, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., has been canceled. Heavy rains brought about by Hurricane Ida forced the cancelation of this weekend’s (Sept. 2-5) event. Jason Isbell, Breland, Grace Potter and Niko Moon were among the country artists set to perform at Bonnaroo this year. A lengthy Twitter thread
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Nelly‘s new country-meets-hip-hop album is a passion project — not only in the sense that it blends two genres he’s planted his roots in, but that it reflects his passion for the artistic process. With Heartland, the legendary rapper mixes his signature hip-hop sound with country flavor drop-ins from longtime friends and collaborators Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Darius Rucker and
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On Friday (August 20), country newcomer Sam Williams released his long-awaited debut record, Glasshouse Children.  A stunning ten-track collection, the album chronicles Williams’ profound reflections on lineage, relationships, existence, youth, social pressure and hope. At just 24 years old, his ability to emote personal stories and boundary-pushing messages is certainly laudable. Having co-written nine out
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Reyna Roberts shows the world who she truly is with her song “Raised Right.” In the successor to “Stompin’ Grounds” and “67 (Winchester),” Roberts continues to let her fierce voice fly as the swampy country-rock song that details the various elements of her formative years. Interestingly enough, the idea for “Raised Right” came to Roberts while
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On Aug. 31, 1999, the Chicks (then known as the Dixie Chicks) released their second major-label album, Fly. The album, which was also their second one recorded with Natalie Maines in the lineup, built on the success of 1998’s Wide Open Spaces. Fly spawned a staggering eight country radio singles. Even more impressive is the fact that six
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It’s somehow been more than two decades since the Chicks (then known as the Dixie Chicks) released their iconic sophomore major-label studio album, Fly, on Aug. 31, 1999. The album produced an astounding eight singles, four Grammy Awards nominations, two Grammy Awards victories and some of the country trio’s most iconic songs. From “Goodbye Earl” to
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