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UPDATE (12/14): Russell Simmons has posted a new statement denying the rape allegations. On Instagram, with an image that read #NotMe, he wrote: “Today, I begin to properly defend myself. I will prove without any doubt that I am innocent of all rape charges. Today, I will focus on ‘The …

Country superstar Luke Bryan‘s sixth album What Makes You Country opens with the title track, a stomping Southern rock assertion of downhome cred that says, essentially, country is an expression that comes in many shapes and sizes. Fair enough, because over the course of 15 tracks he outlines a template …

A biker reflects on an old friendship in the poignant new video for Gregg Allman‘s take on Jackson Browne‘s “Song for Adam.” Browne lends his vocals to the track, which closes the late Allman’s final album, Southern Blood. Allman died in May and the “Song for Adam” video arrives on …

For only the third time since October 2012, whenBillboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart began using a list that blends airplay, streaming and sales data, asong has debuted in the Number One spot of the survey, earning pop singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha a spot in the history books in the process. Rexha, …

Taylor Swift‘s new album, Reputation, is expected to join her other albums on all streaming services this week, The New York Times reports. The singer initially withheld the album from streaming since the day it was released on November 10th. Despite the decision to temporarily keep Reputation from streaming services, …

Nominees for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with Little Big Town and Chris Stapleton leading the country contingent, earning three nods apiece. Little Big Town earned mentions for Best Country Song, Best Country Album (The Breaker) and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Better Man.” That tune …

Wayne Cochran, the influential singer dubbed “The White Knight of Soul” and writer of songs like “Last Kiss” and “Goin’ Back to Miami,” died November 21st in Miramar, Florida. He was 78. Cochran’s son Christopher confirmed to the Miami Herald that the soul singer died following a battle with cancer. …

A gifted banjo and fiddle player, John Hartford led a uniquely accomplished musical career that included pioneering newgrass music and winning multiple Grammys. One of his most enduring accomplishments is the song “Gentle on My Mind,” which Robert Ellis and Courtney Hartman have reimagined as a part of their new …

Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine had an auspicious introduction to AC/DC: At a record store at a California mall near where he grew up, he’d trade drugs for free records. One day, a female employee named Willow gave him a copy of the band’s 1977 albumLet There Be Rock. “God bless her …

Last night, the new Call of Duty came out, and Post Malone was so stoked about it that he parked himself in front of his Xbox until 6 a.m. Right now it’s 4 p.m. and he’s back at it. It’s a sunny Friday in the affluent L.A. suburb of Tarzana, …