CMT just announced an all-star line-up to celebrate a bustling year in country music for the 2021 “Artists of the Year” special. “Our year-end celebration keeps growing and we’re thrilled to welcome Boyz II Men, Kevin Olusola, Jonas Brothers and Yola to the show in addition to our luminous honorees,” says CMT’s Senior Vice President, […]
Following a multi-award-winning Raising Sand released back in 2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss blend their classic rock and country sounds for another collaboration, “High and Lonesome,” appearing as the only original track on their upcoming album Raise the Roof. Despite the 14-year gap between album releases, Plant and Krauss are confident about the strength […]
“Everybody’s going to use you if they can,” Dolly Parton warns in a recent interview, which is why she turned down Elvis Presley’s request for half of the publishing rights for “I Will Always Love You” in exchange for him recording the song. Parton “cried all night” when the honor of having the King of […]
Set to release on December 3rd, Blake Shelton’s upcoming deluxe version of his album Body Language includes a song written especially for those with roots running country-deep. “Come Back as a Country Boy” was the new album’s first single back in September, and Shelton describes it as “an anthem for everyday hardworking country people out […]
Despite having an Album of the Year nomination for his Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen has been banned from attending next month’s CMA Awards. While Wallen, himself, has additionally been barred from nominations for any individual merit, the Academy of Country Music did not want to “limit [the] opportunity for other credited collaborators” who […]
Tyler Childers does justice to the late John Prine’s melancholic wit as he covers “Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You” for the upcoming tribute record Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2. Childers is a contemporary cornerstone on the album, saddled up amongst other Americana winners like […]