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With the 2020 Stagecoach Music Festival postponed until October, the fest’s organizers and Sirius XM teamed up this past weekend — Stagecoach’s original date —to present a series of livestreamed at-home performances. Chief among them was Eric Church, who delivered a moving rendition of his song “Holdin’ My Own,” off …

Jason Isbell has released “Only Children,” the third track he’s shared from Reunions, his forthcoming studio album with the 400 Unit. The ballad follows lead single “Be Afraid,” with its empowering chorus to “do it anyway,” and the moody seven-minute opus “What’ve I Done to Help.” “Only Children” is the most …

UPDATE (3/20): Zac Brown Band have canceled all touring plans for 2020, including the Roar With the Lions dates that were slated for late spring and summer. “We are deeply disappointed this has happened, touring is our life blood and performing live for our fans is the best part of …

UPDATE (5/14):Kenny Chesney has postponed all dates on his 2020 Chillaxification tour, aiming to launch the trek in 2021 once the immediate threat of COVID-19 has passed. “In the best interest of everyone, we have decided to quit moving the dates around on the calendar, trying to make a chunk …

Songwriting legend James Taylor, who was born in Boston, on March 12th, 1948, turns 72 today with a half-century of music that has encompassed and transcended folk, pop, and country under his belt. In October 2002, CMT teamed him with the red-hot Dixie Chicks for a memorable episode of the …

The Grand Ole Opry anointed its newest member with the addition of bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent, who was surprised with the honor during Friday night’s festivities. Following Vincent’s performance of “Like I Could,” the song’s co-writer and Opry member Jeannie Seely extended the invitation and asked Vincent if she wanted …

Grammy-winning country artist Pam Tillis is making her return with the new album Looking for a Feeling, due out April 24th via her own Stellar Cat Records. As a preview of the upcoming project, the “Maybe It Was Memphis” singer has issued the smoky title track, a bit of Muscle …

Country music had a particularly important and diverse year in 1999. The Dixie Chicks released the country-rock of Fly, Faith Hill put out the polished Breathe, and George Jones reclaimed his legend status with Cold Hard Truth. Gary Allan touched on all of those elements on Smoke Rings in the …

Justin Bieber has teamed up with the duo Florida Georgia Line for a country remix of his single “Yummy,” the original version of which appears on the newly released album Changes. Until the singing begins, the new version doesn’t seem radically different from the existing hit —the same keyboards and …

Tim Hanseroth is sitting on a chair in Brandi Carlile’s Seattle-area home studio, strumming his guitar while Carlile glances over pensively from the corner of her brown leather couch, her arms hugging her knees. They’re gathered in this rather idyllic place — right across the driveway from the home Carlile …