“I know it’s hard being strong/And not getting lost in a man’s world,” sings Mickey Guyton in the opening line of her new song “Sister.” A soaring anthem of solidarity and support, “Sister” comes from a fertile period of songwriting for Guyton, who co-wrote the song with Nathan Spicer and …
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It’s a few minutes after gates have opened for day one of Chicago’s LakeShake Festival and Rachel Wammack is sitting backstage surrounded by small trailers: ones for Lindsay Ell, Cassadee Pope, Lauren Alaina, Maren Morris and a shared one for Miranda Lambert and the Pistol Annies. This is an unusual …
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Billy Strings and Marcus King, two of jam, blues and bluegrass music’s most potent players, teamed up at last May’s DelFest to pay tribute to the Allman Brothers Band with a vicious take on “Midnight Rider.” Strings does his best Gregg Allman growl as lead vocalist and also adds an …
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In a 2017 joint interview with Rolling Stone, Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams discussed the idea of collaborating together. Two years later, it’s come to fruition: Malin will release his new album Sunset Kids, produced by Williams, on August 30th. The Americana singer-songwriter — whom Malin sang about in the …
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John Prine and Margo Price have joined the chorus of voices coming out in opposition of Alabama’s abortion ban, which was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday. Prine and Price will collaborate on a new recording of Prine’s “Unwed Fathers,” a representative for Prine confirmed to Rolling …
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This week in 1993, two of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of all-time, Willie Nelson and Paul Simon, appeared together as musical guests on Saturday Night Live. The previous month, Nelson had celebrated his 60th birthday and hosted Farm Aid VI, in Ames, Iowa. Simon had appeared at the 1992 iteration …
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Just a couple of weeks ago, Kelsea Ballerini experienced one of those surreal, is-this-really-happening-right-now? moments. The Knoxville, Tennessee, native was backstage on the night of her Grand Ole Opry induction, rehearsing a cover of Trisha Yearwood’s “Walkaway Joe” with Carrie Underwood in one of the dressing rooms. That’s all impressive …
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Willie Nelson turned 86 yesterday, announced a tour and appeared on the cover of our cannabis issue. The story is timed to Nelson’s new album Ride Me Back Home, out June 21st, which features new songs and covers of everyone from Guy Clark to Billy Joel. On Tuesday, Nelson released …
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Zoinks! Brantley Gilbert is pursued by a pot monster in the new animated video for his song “Hazeville.” A track off his upcoming album, the 4/20-ready song includes a rapped verse by Colt Ford and guest shots by Lukas Nelson and his legendary pot proponent dad, Willie Nelson. Gilbert, Ford …
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Blackberry Smoke wrapped up their spring Break It Down Tour, the band’s first-ever acoustic trek, on Sunday night at New York’s City Winery. In addition to stripped-down, wood-and-wire takes on staples from the Southern rock outfit’s extensive catalog, the group also used the relaxed format to offer select covers, including …
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