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We’re back with another edition of The Boot’s Weekly Picks, which highlights great new tracks from the world of country, Americana, folk and everything in between. This week’s list features a powerful and deeply personal story-song from Ron Pope, a message of affirmation from Bobby Stevens, while Brittany Ann Tranbaugh unpacks the mix of emotions that comes when navigating a long distance relationship.

California native Merle Haggard may not have actually been an “Okie from Muskogee,” but that very city will soon award the influential singer-songwriter with a special honor. On Wednesday (March 29), the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and the Merle Haggard Statue Committee announced their plans to install a bronze statue of the late country

The CMT Music Awards on Sunday (April 2) will feature all-star performances from country music’s biggest stars, and a few will team up with members of rock and roll royalty for a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd. CMT announced Thursday (March 30) that the tribute to the venerated band will feature a cross-genre group of artists

Country hitmaker Ty Herndon is teaming up with LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD to revive their star-studded Concert for Love and Acceptance this June. First held in 2015, the event will return as an in-person fundraiser for the first time since 2019 after being streamed as a virtual-only event for two years due to the COVID-19

Brooklyn trio Camp Bedford offer up a transportive and magical set of tracks on their upcoming debut EP, So Often and So Sweet.  Comprised of members Roxanne Quilty (guitar, vocals), Mariela Flor Olivo (lead rhythm guitar, vocals) and Tallen Gabriel (cello), the queer and femme-led outfit bring a modern mysticism to familiar folk-pop sounds. This unique sonic blend,

Despite long navigating the realm of hard-driving honky tonk that led to the name of her debut record, Hardliner, Hannah Juanita aims to open up and show a new side of herself with her latest single, “Memory of You.” The 2023 Ameripolitan Award nominee for Honky Tonk Female of the Year describes the song, out

Margo Price, Sheryl Crow, and Old Crow Medicine Show‘s Ketch Secor will join Nashville mayor John Cooper and Council Member Russ Pulley to honor victims of the March 27 shooting at The Covenant School. According to the Tennessean, the three singer-songwriters will be on hand for the Nashville Remembers vigil, which begins at 5:30 PM CT tonight (March 29) at Public

Garth Brooks will take on the role of ACM Awards co-host for the first time in his career this May. The country star will join forces with Dolly Parton, who debuted as the ceremony’s host last year, to present the 58th annual event. “I am thrilled to return to host the ACM Awards, this time

In their brand new track “Middle of the Morning,” Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit offer a raw interpretation of the frustrations and fears many of us faced during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Penned while navigating lockdown at home, Isbell was forced to navigate a new normal away from the road and

Two steals and three Playoff Passes were up for grabs going into Tuesday’s (March 28) night’s 1-hour episode of Season 23’s The Voice. But contestants had to give it their all to be a potential recipient of either of them. The esteemed Playoff Pass, a game-changing feature that was added this season, allows handpicked individuals

Singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson knows a thing or two about taking the long way around, and her songs provide solace for others on the same journey. Robinson started playing guitar as a teenager, teaching herself at home after being inspired by music-loving summer camp counselors. Years later, a live performance from Nancy Griffith sparked a new interest

Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette and Gwen Stefani are three heavy hitters among an all-female slate of new additions to the 2023 CMT Music Awards performance lineup. Morissette’s appearance on the awards show stage will be her CMT Music Awards debut. She will lead a group performance of her landmark of her 1995 smash hit, “You

Old Dominion are rescheduling at least three shows on their current No Bad Vibes Tour after frontman Matthew Ramsey was involved in an ATV accident. The singer shared the news with fans on Twitter on Tuesday (March 28), explaining that the incident left his pelvis “fractured in at least three places” and will require him

Pop stars Pink and Kelly Clarkson proved why they’re two of the most renowned vocalists in show biz on Monday night (March 27), joining forces on the stage of the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards for a rafter-raising performance of Pink’s decade-old smash hit, “Just Give Me a Reason.” Pink, who accepted the awards show’s Icon

Accomplished country singer and music industry executive Ray Pillow has died. He was 85 years old. Born on July 4, 1937, the Virginia native and U.S. Navy veteran released his first album, Presenting Ray Pillow, in 1965. A year later, his career skyrocketed with the release of I’ll Take the Dog, a duet album with