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Deborah McCrary, a member of the sibling vocal group the McCrary Sisters, died Wednesday. She was 67. A spokesperson for the Nashville-based group confirmed McCrary’s passing; no cause of death was given. Known for their euphoric, soul-stirring harmonies and gospel stylings, the McCrary Sisters have performed and recorded with artists …

Carrie Underwood’s new album Denim & Rhinestones arrives in June, and she’ll have an extensive headlining tour to celebrate it throughout this fall and winter. The “Denim & Rhinestones Tour” officially gets underway Oct. 15 in Greenville, South Carolina. With 43 dates currently scheduled, the trek will take noted hard …

Last July, Garth Brooks was forced to make a last-minute cancellation of his show at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium when dangerous weather conditions rolled through just before he was supposed to go onstage. The possibility of rain and storms hung in the air for the country star’s first of two rescheduled …

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will join the Black Keys, Wilco, and Widespread Panic in headlining the 2022 Mempho Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. Set for three days in late fall — Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 — Mempho leans into Americana, jam-rock, and blues with a lineup that …

Brothers Osborne, nine-time nominees, won their first career Grammy award during Sunday’s streaming Grammy Premiere Ceremony. The duo of TJ and John Osborne won Best Country/Duo Group Performance for their introspective song “Younger Me,” written shortly after the duo’s singer TJ Osborne came out as a gay man. “I never …

Midland follow up last summer’s teaser EP The Last Resort with their third official full-length album. Titled The Last Resort: Greetings From, the record arrives May 6. Ahead of its release, the country trio of Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy, and Jess Carson, offer a preview of the LP’s tone with …

The Peach Music Festival, the annual music-and-camping gathering inspired by the Allman Brothers Band, has announced its 2022 lineup. Billy Strings, the Black Crowes, the Trey Anastasio Band, and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead will headline the four-day fest set for June 30 through July 3 in Scranton, Pa. This marks …

Morgan Wade mixes the King of Rock & Roll with a little Electric Light Orchestra on a new cover of the evergreen “Suspicious Minds.” The track appears as one of six new songs on her LP Reckless (Deluxe Edition) that was released Friday. Like many of Wade’s original songs, there’s …

In the tradition of many sad Christmas classics, Amanda Shires sings of a heartbroken holiday in the new song “Home to Me.” The track appears on Shires’ upcoming album For Christmas, set for release Nov. 12. A stately waltz, “Home to Me” opens with not much more than piano, acoustic …

Chris Stapleton and Jimmy Fallon don thick sweaters and innocuous chinos to sing about Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, and It’s Complicated in a musical homage to the films of Nancy Meyers. The country singer and late-night host debuted their spoof on Tuesday night’s episode of The Tonight …