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The end of 2017 may be just around the corner, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the summer festival season. Right on cue, roots music festival DelFest has announced the lineup for its 11th installment. The Del McCoury Band and the Travelin’ McCourys will, of course, serve …

You can’t blame a traveler for refusing to sit still. Eight months after releasing the best-selling country album of the year, Chris Stapleton is back with a companion piece. From A Room: Volume 2 arrives December 1st, delivering another batch of songs culled from Stapleton’s Library of Congress-sized back catalog. …

“Some people just need to do music,” says Cindy Wilson. “I found some great musicians who we really worked well together.” She’s talking about the B-52s, whose quirky career dominates her conversation with Walking the Floor host Chris Shiflett. Released today, the new episode includes recollections of the band’s early …

For many Americans, no turkey day would be the same without the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The unofficial kickoff to the holiday season, 2017 marks the 91st anniversary of the family-friendly tradition, and this year’s lineup features a number of country artists. Longtime Nashville favorites and promising newcomers alike …

Garth Brooks may have gone home with the Entertainer of the Year trophy at the 2017 CMA Awards on Wednesday, but the evening wasn’t all smooth sailing for the country icon. Brooks is taking considerable heat for his performance of the single “Ask Me How I Know,” which he admitted …

Earlier this fall, Blake Shelton shared his plans for a new album, Texoma Shore, announced a couple of weeks after the release of the album’s first single “I’ll Name the Dogs.” Ahead of Texoma Shore‘s November 3rd unveiling, Shelton has given fans a little teaser of things to come in …

Musician Dan Tyminski, whose guitar work and distinctive vocals have been essential to the success of Alison Krauss’ band Union Station for the past 25 years, has also achieved unique status for his role as George Clooney’s singing voice in the 2000 filmO Brother, Where Art Thou. But the Vermont-born …

One of the keys to Zac Brown Band’s return to their country roots earlier this year was their namesake leader’s new side project, Sir Rosevelt. Zac Brown’s second act got a chance to take the late-night stage on Wednesday, as Sir Rosevelt visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform their song …

The new video for Lady Antebellum‘s song “Heart Break” takes the notion of its title to a new extreme, as the female lead makes a getaway to Puerto Rico after calling law enforcement on her husband. But it’s also now become a tribute to a hurricane-scarred island and the focus …

No one seems to be eating any Italian food anywhere here at Smeraldo’s, a restaurant in the Madison area of Nashville that looks like what David Lynch might have concocted, should he have directed The Sopranos: it’s all exit-sign-red lights, floral wallpaper in faded color combinations and an ancient Silver …