The trust for artist/humanitarian Dobie Gray announces the digital release of “Streets of Fire.” Penned 25 years ago, Dobie urges Non-violence, equality, and love, which is ever so relevant today as peaceful protests against systemic racism continue worldwide. Take a listen to the track below: “Streets of Fire” begins, “Have you heard the songs of […]
2018’s GRAMMY®-nominated The Girl From Chickasaw County box set reacquainted the world with the beguiling work of enigmatic singer-songwriter, Bobbie Gentry. Universally acclaimed, the box set housed all seven of the studio albums she recorded for Capitol, including the one which has over the years become recognised as her brilliant conceptual masterpiece: The Delta Sweete. […]
Hormel Foods has hosted their third virtual live concert, featuring Chris Kroeze, runner-up on Season 15 of NBC’s Emmy-winning television show “The Voice,” with additional performances from an exceptional slate of talented musicians throughout the event. The show will honor the class of 2020 graduates with ties to the company as well as celebrate the […]
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® has announced details for the 2020 St. Jude JAM presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee and InnerWorkings. The virtual concert event and fundraiser, open to everyone, will take place at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday, June 30 and will be livestreamed on stjude.org/stjudejam. Attendees can party and dance along with […]
It has been reported that Wisconsin’s 2020 Hodag Country Festival has been canceled. This news comes two days after a country music festival in northern Wisconsin got the green light to hold four days of concerts expected to attract thousands. The festival was slated for July 9 through July 12. About 16,000 people a day […]
Country rock songwriter Bryan Fox makes a celebratory return with fellow Kentucky natives Buffalo Stille and Ron Clutch from the Grammy-nominated, Southern alternative hip hop group Nappy Roots, releasing a new collaborative song called “That’s About Me.” Produced by studio veteran Malcolm Springer (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Boz Skaggs), and recorded at Nashville’s House of […]
Forrester has announced the guest keynote speaker, musical performer, and conference agenda for its CX North America 2020 virtual experience, which will be held from June 16–18, 2020. Nine-time Grammy Award winner and American music icon Sheryl Crow will also perform for attendees. Crow’s nine studio albums have sold 35 million copies worldwide, five of […]
Of more that 800,000 people who’ve signed a Change.org petition urging police to ban the use of rubber bullets, Kacey Musgraves signed her name on the dotted line. The petition reads, “There have been various occurrences where peaceful protesters have been shot with rubber bullets by the police, despite them doing nothing wrong to begin […]
Musicians across every genre were posting black boxes yesterday, June 2nd, to disconnect from work to focus on community. The music industry is taking a pause to observe what is being called “Black Out Tuesday”, an “urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.” In honor of yesterday’s action, dozens of artists, from Rihanna […]
On Monday, June first, Country singer Darius Rucker took to social media to speak out against George Floyd’s unlawful death, and the protests for justice across the country this week. The emotional Instagram posts begins with “I have been sitting here trying to figure out what I wanted to say,” “2020 has already been heartbreaking. […]