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Scotty McCreery is enjoying a midday glass of white wine at a Nashville rooftop bar, and no one is giving him grief about it. This is notable, because the sheer idea of the onetime American Idol winner being in the same room with alcohol has been enough to make some …

Tim McGraw doubled down on his call for common sense gun-control laws on Saturday, tweeting his support for the new firearm sales policies of sporting-goods giant Dick’s. “Thank you @Dicks for taking a stand to promote a meaningful discussion for the safety of our kids!” McGraw wrote, tagging Walmart, Kroger …

Chris Young is feeling a little sunshine in 2018, having recently notched his 10th career Number One song with the title track from his album Losing Sleep along with wrapping up a sold-out first leg of his Losing Sleep Tour. In the video for his new single “Hangin’ On,” the …

Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton logged a new entry in their collection of extended awards show performances, taking the stage together during Wednesday’s Brit Awards in London. The seven-and-a-half minute appearance kicked off with a solo Timberlake performance of “Midnight Summer Jam,” a disco-flavored tune from 2018’s Man of the …

Scotty McCreery embraces a fresh chapter with “In Between,” a newly released track from his upcoming third album Seasons Change. Written by the singer with Frank Rogers, Jessi Alexander and Jonathan Singleton, the authoritative anthem presents a mature, nuanced view of life – one where there’s a time and place …

Like a church choir staring down the apocalypse, Darlingside sing about the modern world’s iffy future – including political unrest and nuclear fallout — on the Massachusetts band’s anxious, harmony-heavy Extralife. The new album arrives February 23rd, with the lead single “Futures” kicking things off on a cautiously optimistic note. …

Following his big night at the 60th Grammy Awards, Chris Stapleton turned The Late Show With Stephen Colbert into a church of righteous reflection on Tuesday night (January 30) with an anguished rendition of the his ballad “Drunkard’s Prayer.” Part of his outstanding From A Room: Volume 2 LP, the …

The Avett Brothers are among the most adept artists at delivering fresh takes on classic songs. At a recent show in Louisville, Kentucky, they paid tribute to late Cranberries vocalist Dolores O’Riordan with a cover of one of her band’s best-known songs, “Linger.” Led by Scott Avett’s singing and his …

Keith Urban has unveiled what will likely be the first new track off his upcoming LPGraffiti Uwith the track “Parallel Line.” Reminiscent of a Nineties slow jam, yet couched in contemporary Ed Sheeran-style intimacy, the tune spotlights Urban singing the verses in a higher register and giving the pleading lyrics …

Grammy-winning country duo Sugarland have revealed plans for their Still the Same 2018 Tour, which will mark the first time members Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush have been on the road together in more than five years. Set to kick off on May 4th in Durant, Oklahoma, and wrap up …