Onstage in recent years, Michael Bolton routinely introduces a number he’s about to sing by first announcing its composer, Bob Dylan. The reaction is usually muted: “Bob Dylan should elicit this enormous response,” he says. “But I don’t get that.” Then the piano-based melody starts up, Bolton works his way …
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Cody Jinks, the independent country singer who has built a rabid fan base with his straightforward lyricism and classic-country sound, canceled his concert slated for Saturday night in Nacogdoches, Texas, because of an unspecified “threat of violence.” The Texas native announced the cancellation via a series of tweets two hours …
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! may have gotten most of the late-night attention Thursday night, with a surprise “sermon” by none other than Kanye West. But while Kimmel’s competitor Jimmy Fallon did appearonJimmy Kimmel Live! to do a joint comedy bit, Fallon had his own roster of talent on The Tonight Show. …
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The 53rd annual CMA Awards will feature performances from some of country’s biggest stars, the usual crossover collaborations, and at least one bona fide icon. The initial lineup for the show, which airs live on November 13th, includes Dolly Parton, Eric Church, and Miranda Lambert. Country Music Hall of Fame …
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Bruce Springsteen is not the first guitar player in his lineage. The singer recently visited “Springsteen: His Hometown,” an exhibit at the Monmouth County Historical Association in Freehold, New Jersey, dedicated to, well, him. The exhibit traces his family all the way back to the Civil War. “The most interesting …
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The rigors of the road took a toll on Drew Holcomb. Around the release of 2017’sSouvenir, the sturdy-voiced Tennessee troubadour — originally from Memphis, but now based in Nashville — was exhausted by the nonstop cycle of churning out albums, then touring relentlessly in support, and wound up hospitalized for …
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Cody Simpson has released a stripped back new single, “Golden Thing,” which takes its inspiration from Miley Cyrus. The emotional song, performed mostly on acoustic guitar, pays tribute to Cyrus as he sings, “Diamond throne/ All on her own/ Coffee skin/ She let me in.” The song, which Simpson teased …
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Grace VanderWaal loves you but doesn’t like you on new song “I Don’t Like You.” The singer-songwriter wrapped her Ur So Beautiful Tour late last month. On “I Don’t Like You,” VanderWaal details the dueling emotions she feels for her partner, especially as fights and insecurities threaten to tear them …
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Fifty-nine years ago today, on Saturday, October 15th, 1960, Loretta Lynn, the daughter of a Kentucky coal miner, took the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. With her debut single climbing the charts, the young wife and mother of four (who would later have a fifth …
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This weekend’s Rolling Loud hip-hop festival in New York removed five rappers from its lineup following a request from the New York Police Department warning of the “public safety concerns” the rappers pose. In an October 9th letter from the NYPD to Rolling Loud that was tweeted by Karen Civil, …
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