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Marcus King Band bid a wistful farewell to the past in the new video for “Goodbye Carolina,” a personal track from the versatile soul-rock band’s latest LP Carolina Confessions, which was produced by Dave Cobb and released last fall. Directed by Tess Lafia, the video for the poignant ballad depicts …

Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne gave a freewheeling performance of their song “All My Favorite People” during the 54th ACM Awards on Sunday. The song, penned by Morris with her husband Ryan Hurd and Mikey Reaves, appears on Morris’ 2019 album Girl. On a set designed to emulate a Nashville …

On April 8th, 1988, Columbia Records released Rodney Crowell’s breakthrough album, Diamonds & Dirt. Having released his debut LP Ain’t Living Long Like This a full decade earlier for Warner Bros., the former guitarist in Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band had, in his estimation, finally made a record his father would …

Kane Brown tells a story of family, survival and support in the new video for “Good as You,” which came out today. The song originally appeared on Brown’s second album Experiment and is his current country single. Lyrically, “Good as You” has a decidedly romantic tone, with Brown making promises …

On Wednesday, country singer Brad Paisley broke ground on the Nashville site where he and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley plan to open a free grocery store later in 2019. Dubbed “The Store” and opening in partnership with Paisley’s alma mater Belmont University, the new nonprofit business will serve underprivileged members of …

Maren Morris releases her second album Girl on March 8th — International Women’s Day. In honor of both the LP and the holiday, the songwriter appeared on NBC’s Today to perform the record’s title track and talk about its early success: it’s already atop the iTunes all-genre album chart. Morris …

Kacey Musgraves was the opening performer for the multi-day 2019 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which will feature concerts by a diverse group of artists, including Chris Stapleton and Cardi B. For her RodeoHouston set, the recent Grammy Album of the Year winner took a moment to honor a Texas …

Dan + Shay performed their Grammy-winning hit “Tequila” at the 61st Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney chose to strip away the pop-ready production of the crossover smash, with Mooney singing and playing piano, Smyers backing him up on acoustic guitar and a …

Willie Nelson was the 2019 honoree when the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing held its annual Grammy Week celebration on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Recognizing the “artistic achievements and creative genius” of the Country Music Hall of Fame member, the event featured remarks from Kacey Musgraves, who praised Nelson’s …

Brandi Carlile arrives at Sunday’s 61st Grammy Awards as the leading female nominee, with six nominations on the strength of her album By the Way, I Forgive You. In April, the songwriter will embark on a U.S. tour, which she expanded on Tuesday with a string of new dates. Chief …