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Dave Cobb’s Upcoming “The Southern Family” Concept Album Includes Incredible...
There's something much interesting brewing that's bigger than any one artist at the moment---an expansive concept record dealing with artists' experiences growing up in the South. The project was first...
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Facts & Rumors: The Albums to Look Forward To In 2016
Who will be releasing new albums in 2016? What are some of the most-anticipated projects? What are the rumors swirling out there about new albums that may be released in the coming year? Here’s a...
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More Than Just Miranda Lambert and Anderson East Hooking Up
Forget all the sappy relationship stuff, and how it happened and where it might lead. Miranda Lambert ditching Blake Shelton and ending up with Anderson East might be the perfect illustration of the...
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Dave Cobb Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal
Producer, guitar player, and songwriter Dave Cobb has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music. The deal was announced Monday (1-4), and also includes the formation of...
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Grand Ole Opry’s New Movie Features Artists Who Don’t Pay Their Dues, &...
The feature film American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry has just announced that after a limited run of shows at select theaters in December, it is expanding to various Carmike Cinemas...
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2016 Could Be 1975 All Over Again in Country Music
The country music Outlaw movement didn't happen overnight either. It took years and years of gnawing away at the obtrusive oligarchy that had set up shop on Music Row to get to the point where many of...
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Country & Roots Artists Coming Together to Celebrate Bob Dylan’s 75th
Iconic American songwriter Bob Dylan will be celebrating his 75th birthday on May 24th, and country and roots artist, including many songwriters who cite Dylan as a primary influence on their music,...
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Past Due: Who Should Be The Next Grand Ole Opry Member?
A big issue with the Grand Ole Opry in recent years has been trying to get standing members to meet their performance obligations. Though the Opry loves to add high-profile names from country's current...
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Country Artists Who Are Due to Release a New Record
There's not much worse than having a hankering for some new music from one of your favorite artists, but feeling like you've been waiting forever for it to happen. There are many reasons an artist or...
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John Prine’s “For Better, Or Worse” Is His Best-Charting Album Ever
The ripe age of 70 is one hell of a time to experience a resurgence of interest in your music career, and that's exactly what's happening for country songwriting legend John Prine. Celebrating his...
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Facts, Rumors & The Most Anticipated Albums for 2017
Just what 2017 has in store for us in the country music department remains to be seen. But we do know about what to expect in the release department for at least the first quarter of the year, while...
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Holly Williams Has a Good Excuse for the Delay in New Music
For the better part of two years now, country music fans with any sort of taste have been waiting not-so-patiently for the long-awaited arrival of the Dave Cobb-produced fourth album from 3rd...
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Kelsea Ballerini is a Terrible Pick for the Grand Ole Opry
As a country music fan, you just want to proudly be able to profess to people your appreciation for this music that you hold such a passion for. You want to believe in its institutions, and that the...
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Review – Ken Burns Country Music Documentary, Ep. 1 “The Rub”
Over seven years of full-time labor on the part of numerous people, over 101 interviews conducted, countless hours of archival work digging up old photographs, audio, video, and other vintage material,...
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Review – Hank Williams Takes Center Stage in Ep. 3 of ‘Country Music’
Even though names like Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Acuff, and The Carter Family loom large for many of country music's devoted fans, they don't necessarily rise to the level of household names like Ernest...
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John Prine’s Wife Fiona Has the Coronavirus
Songwriting legend John Prine's wife, Fiona Whelan Prine, has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Diagnosed late last week, she hasn't been running a fever, but has been suffering from a cough and...
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Hank3 Noticeably Absent on CMT Show Of Hank Williams Jr. Kids
Holly Williams, Sam Williams, and Hilary Williams were featured on a new CMT series called "Another Round" that looks to capture performers in an intimate setting. But noticeably absent from this...
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Daughter of Hank Williams Jr. Dies in Car Accident
The daughter of Hank Williams Jr.---27-year-old Katherine Williams-Dunning---died in a car accident Saturday (6-13) night on Highway 79 near West Antioch Road northeast of Paris, Tennessee....
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Living Life. That’s Where Holly Williams Has Been. And Writing.
In 2013, the daughter of Hank Williams Jr. and granddaughter of Hank Williams had us all completely rethinking our depth charts when it comes to the Williams lineage in music with the release of her...
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The Hank Williams Lineage Continues with Hank3’s Son “IV”
There's a new performer on the way, and he's one that has a legitimate claim to arguably the most important bloodline in country music history. That's right, the son of Hank Williams III is getting...
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