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Recorded at the Seven Peaks Festival in Buena Vista, Colorado, Chris Shiflett‘s newest episode of Walking the Floor finds the songwriter backstage, talking with acts like Kendell Marvel and festival co-founder Dierks Bentley. Shiflett performed his own set at the festival, too, joining a bill whose 29 artists included Nineties …

Aubrie Sellers offers another fascinating preview of her forthcoming LP Far From Home with “My Love Will Not Change,” featuring country-rock stalwart Steve Earle. As a team, Sellers and Earle turn the track into a hard-driving rock anthem that’s less an ode to comforting commitment and more a statement of …

Sturgill Simpson is set to appear on a panel at the 2019 Comic-Con in San Diego. The Grammy-winning songwriter will discuss his involvement in the new Japanese anime film Sound & Fury, a project that mixes American rock music with the colorful Japanese animation style. Slated for Saturday, July 20th, …

When Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” was released to country radio in April 1994, it was easy to mistake the country song for a U-S-A! U-S-A! anthem. It was titled after America’s most patriotic holiday after all, and its irresistible chorus of “Let freedom ring!” seemed custom-made for small-town Fourth of …

George Strait famously sang about romantic restlessness in his show-closing signature “The Cowboy Rides Away,” but Jon Pardi upends the idea of the impossible-to-fence-in rambler in his new song “Ain’t Always the Cowboy.” Opening with plaintive fiddle, the mid-tempo ballad sets a scene of leaving, but here it’s the woman …

Marty Stuart has lined up three all-star evenings with entirely different themes for his stint as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Artist-in-Residence, which begins September 11th in Nashville. Joining the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist throughout the series of intimate shows are fellow performers including Chris and Morgan Stapleton, …

Just days after releasing her new single “Every Girl in This Town” to radio, Trisha Yearwood has mapped out a headlining fall tour. This will be Yearwood’s first solo tour in five years, having previously been in a supporting role for husband Garth Brooks and his multi-year world tour. Kicking …

Pink releases her eighth studio album today, Hurts 2B Human, a project that finds her digging deep into the human experience and teaming up with guests like Khalid, Wrabel and Chris Stapleton. The country singer makes his contribution on “Love You Anyway,” a majestic love ballad that is given a …

Rising singer-songwriter Dee White gives a live studio performance of his song “Crazy Man” in a new video, backed by a band that includes his producer (and Black Keys member) Dan Auerbach. The Alabama native White released his debut album Southern Gentleman in March. “Crazy Man” has an upbeat sound …

When Sturgill Simpson hit the road in support of 2014’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, he brought along Lucette — the adventurous, pop-leaning solo project of Alberta native Lauren Gillis, just 19 years old at the time — as the tour’s opening act. Half a decade later, the two reunite …