The music industry has longed thrived on its diversity. A rich assortment of hip-hop, rock, country, R&B, classical, indie, electronic, and a million and one subgenres in between. “A rich assortment,” however, comprehensively fails to describe today’s most influential music companies — which are increasingly eating into one another’s core …
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Alice in Chains’ “Red Giant” soundtracks the latest installment of the band’s ongoing sci-fi saga, Black Antenna. The 90-minute film is being released in 10 parts, with each installment coinciding with a track on Alice in Chains’ most recent album, Rainier Fog. The first two episodes introduced Alpha and his …
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Last year, after Rolling Stone Country published an in-depth report on the culture of sexual harassment and misconduct in the world of country radio, Tennessee legislators introduced HB 1984/SB 2130, a bill that would offer full-time employee rights to artists and freelancers concerning sexual harassment. Led by Democrats Rep. Brenda …
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Like many of my generation, I first got hip to “Miserlou” via Agent Orange’s punked-up cover of it on their iconic 1981 Orange County punk LP Living in Darkness. I bought the record to hear their classic “Bloodstains,” but the Dick Dale cover became my favorite track on the album. …
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On Monday morning, Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens and former label executive Jerry Bradley were announced as the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Television and radio host Bill Cody, filling in for an under-the-weather Reba McEntire, handled hosting duties for the live-streamed event in the museum’s …
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A two-day auction of George Michael‘s art collection earned over $15 million, which will be used toward the late singer’s philanthropic efforts. During his lifetime, Michael amassed dozens of works by contemporary British artists – like Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas, Michael Craig-Martin and Marc Quinn – who formed …
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Todd Snider has been staying at his Airbnb in downtown New York for less than 24 hours, but the apartment is already filled with the 52-year-old singer-songwriter’s personal touches: weed, an acoustic guitar, a loose wad of cash on the coffee table, and a laptop opened to a YouTube search …
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“What’s the name of the group?” tease Boyz II Men before launching into “Motownphilly” for CMT Crossroads, joined by country Number One machine Brett Young. The venerable vocal group, who famously name-checked themselves in the 1991 debut single, and the “In Case You Didn’t Know” vocalist are the latest pairing …
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Brad Paisley gives praise to a higher power in his unabashedly smitten new love song, “My Miracle,” the country star’s first single and first new music of 2019. Co-written by Paisley and Gary Nicholson, “My Miracle” is a tribute to Paisley’s wife of 16 years, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and spares no …
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Country-rock veterans Travis Tritt and the Charlie Daniels Band launch their 2019 Outlaws & Renegades Tour on Friday night in St. Augustine, Florida, with special guest the Cadillac Three. The trek, which extends through June before a brief break and then picks back up in August, will feature CDB contemporaries …
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