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Miranda Lambert has been named the 2018 artist-in-residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. With the honor, the “Keeper of the Flame” singer-songwriter becomes the youngest artist announced to the position and only the third woman. She’ll perform a pair of intimate concerts in September at the …

Florida Georgia Line take another stylistic detour with their new song “Talk You Out of It,” the third release from an upcoming full-length album. Where current single “Simple” shows Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley trying their hand at indie folk in the key of Mumford and Sons, and Edward Sharpe, …

When Priscilla Renea was a teenager, she was confronted with the hard reality of having to fend for herself. She’d grown up a sheltered kid in Vero Beach, Florida, but her determination to become a musician, along with youthful rebellion, led her parents to kick her out of the house. …

Getting a good night’s sleep is rarely a guaranteed thing for an on-the-road musician, but Chris Young is probably sleeping easy these days as he makes plans to expand his first headlining arena tour with a string of 15 new dates and supporting appearances from Dan + Shay, Morgan Evans, …

A wise man once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last,” and there may be no better mantra to summarize the life of Paul Cauthen. Full throttle, flat out, and with no margin for error, the Texas songwriter knows all about the art of the crash-and-burn. Which is what makes …

Kenny Chesney has announced the track list for his new album Songs for the Saints. Due July 27th, the LP is Chesney, a part-time resident in the Virgin Islands, putting his money where his mouth is: all proceeds from sales of the album will benefit the Love for Love City …

Kelsea Ballerini‘s “I Hate Love Songs” has had music video potential written all over it ever since it appeared on her Unapologetically LP last fall. Not surprisingly, the newly released video for the song is a playful romp that flouts the most tired and played-out romantic clichés. Directed by Tracie …

Sam Hunt took a sidewalk tour of Nashville’s honky-tonks as he gave the live performance debut of his new single “Downtown’s Dead.” Seated at the bar of Legends Corner on Broadway and 5th Avenue, Hunt begins singing and proceeds to make his way out into the street, where he struts …

Lucie Silvas, whose rafter-shattering vocals and genre-defying musical landscapes distinguished her 2015 album, Letters to Ghosts, returns with her latest LP, E.G.O., out August 24th. The British-born singer-songwriter co-wrote all of the 12 tracks on E.G.O., which is an acronym for “Everybody Gets Off.” Writers and collaborators on the new …

Last fall, the War and Treaty – the duo of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount-Trotter – turned in an intense performance at Nashville‘s Cannery Ballroom that was a highlight of the annual AmericanaFest. The pair has taken that same approach with their forthcoming debut LP, Healing Tide, set for …