On his next record, Kip Moore is looking for answers. “It’s going to be a whole other step for me musically, lyrically, personally,” Moore tells Rolling Stone Country. “You are going to feel where I have been in my life, and the questions I have had along the way. What …
Read More »Hear Tony Joe White Revisit 'Polk Salad Annie' With Robert Cray
In 1969, Tony Joe White released what would become his signature song, the grooving, growling “Polk Salad Annie.” A cautionary tale about a Southern girl from a family of miscreants, it’d be covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to the Foo Fighters, who re-created “Polk Salad Annie” with White himself …
Read More »Hear Caroline Jones' All-Star 'Gulf Coast Girl' With Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney
Singer Caroline Jones, who was on the road earlier this year as part of Kenny Chesney’s Songs for the Saints Tour, enlists a slew of special guests, including Chesney, for the just-released single “Gulf Coast Girl.” The supergroup of backing artists, dubbed the Pelicanaires, also includes Lukas Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, …
Read More »Polow da Don Is Changing Country Radio One Drake Song at a Time
Last week, a new radio station went on the air in Nashville with a premise that’s at once wildly radical and painfully obvious. Instead of imagining country radio as an episode of The Bachelorette — 25 guys, one woman — set on a gated island, WYCZ envisions the format as …
Read More »Turnpike Troubadours Cancel Tour Dates, Announce Hiatus
Live favorites the Turnpike Troubadours have canceled their remaining tour dates this year, ending a tumultuous period for the Oklahoma band. Last Friday, they abruptly canceled multiple weekend shows with a request for prayers, leaving the band’s future in doubt. On Friday in a lengthy Facebook post, the Turnpike Troubadours …
Read More »See Maren Morris Remake 'The Middle' With Dave Cobb for New Acoustic EP
Maren Morris revisits three of her songs — including the monster dance-pop hit “The Middle” — on a new EP for Apple Music. Titled Maren Morris: Reimagined, the EP will stream exclusively on the digital service beginning May 31st. Morris teamed up with producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell) …
Read More »Hear Lady Antebellum's Heartbroken New Song 'What If I Never Get Over You'
Lady Antebellum have returned with the new song “What If I Never Get Over You,” the multi-Platinum trio’s debut under a new agreement with Big Machine Label Group. The single is the group’s first new music since 2017’s Heart Break, their final album with longtime label home Capitol Nashville. Nodding …
Read More »Grand Ole Opry at Bonnaroo to Return With Steve Earle, Ricky Skaggs
The Grand Ole Opry is returning to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival for the second consecutive year, bringing a diverse lineup of performers to Manchester, Tennessee, on the festival’s opening night, Thursday, June 13th. Hosted once again by Opry members Old Crow Medicine Show — who will also perform — …
Read More »See Dennis Quaid Play 'Mr. Lonely' in Midland's Riotous New Video
Midland chronicle the misadventures of “Mr. Lonely,” played to the comedic hilt by Dennis Quaid, in their riotous new video. The track is the first single from the trio’s upcoming album. Embracing the titular character’s greasy charm and penchant for philandering, Quaid leaves one stranger’s bed in search of the …
Read More »Lee Ann Womack Plays With Dolls, Stop-Motion Animation in New 'Hollywood' Video
In Lee Ann Womack’s inventive and heartbreaking new video “Hollywood,” two plastic dolls in the stop-motion-animated clip play stand-ins for live actors, but the anguish of a faltering relationship is no less real as Womack sings, “Every time I ask you, you just say ‘we’re good’/Either I’m a fool for …
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