The nominees for the 2017 Americana Honors & Awards were announced today (May 9), and a familiar name is front and center: Sturgill Simpson. Sturgill, who won Americana Awards in 2014 and 2015, leads the pack with three nominations in 2017, including Album, Artist and Song of the Year. Other artists with multiple nominations include…
On July 6, 2015, a group of modern-day musical “outlaws” joined forces at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, to pay tribute to Waylon Jennings, who died in 2002. Today (April 7), a new two-disc recording (CD and DVD) of the concert has been released, and CMT will premiere the two-hour broadcast tonight at 10…
If you listened to Sturgill Simpson’s 2014 breakout album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, the first voice you heard on the album was Sturgill’s grandfather, Lawrence “Dood” Fraley, who said “Introducing Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” before the first track, “Turtles All the Way Down.” Sturgill announced on Facebook yesterday (March 15) that Dood had…
In honor of college basketball’s craziest month, I created a bracket with 16 of the hottest acts in country music. I seeded them based on the strength of their current “season,” which ran from the ACM Awards in April 2016 to the Grammy Awards in February 2017. Now they are pitted against each other in…
The nominations for the 52nd annual ACM Awards were announced today (Feb. 16), and while artists like Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Tim McGraw and Florida Georgia Line racked up multiple nominations, there were more than a few questionable omissions—as well as inclusions—in the nomination process. Here are five nominations the ACM Awards fouled up .…
After taking home the Grammy for Best Country Album and performing “All Around You” during the awards show on Feb. 12, Sturgill Simpson has released a new video for the aforementioned song. Directed by Matt Hahurin, the video tackles a few in-the-news topics, including immigration, war and our new president. The video stars a young…
Sturgill Simpson Best Country Album: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth In-N-Out burger Lets do this — Sturgill Simpson (@SturgillSimpson) February 13, 2017 Maren Morris Best Country Solo Performance: “My Church” All the love in the world for this woman. Thank you for making my first Grammys even more special, @aliciakeys . pic.twitter.com/N7n9C9IuXQ — MAREN MORRIS…
Sturgill Simpson can do it all: sing, write, play guitar, produce. Backed by Dap-Kings, the all-around artist fittingly performed “All Around You” at the Grammy Awards last night (Feb. 12). The tune, which was written by Sturgill, appears on his third album, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, which won the Grammy for Best Country Album.…
Best Country Album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth — Sturgill Simpson Best Country Solo Performance “My Church” — Maren Morris Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Love Remains — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song “Thy Will” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
While the chances of hearing a Sturgill Simpson song on country radio are slim to none—and slim just left Nashville—you can catch country radio’s most underrepresented prodigy on tour in 2017. Sturgill announced more than 20 tour dates today (Feb. 10), with stops at some pretty cool venues, including Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, New York…
Chase McDaniel believes that listening to music in real-time can have a significant impact on listeners, rather than letting an algorithm choose what they hear. The new country artist recalls three life-changing moments he’s had while hearing songs on country radio, and McDaniel hopes his first radio single, “Burned Down Heaven,” has a similar effect…
Lainey Wilson will make her feature film debut in the Universal adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, Reminders of Him. The Grammy-winning country superstar will join a star-studded cast that includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, and Lauren Graham, with the film set to be directed by Vanessa Caswill. This won’t be Wilson’s first…
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kacey Musgraves clarified her previous comments on her marijuana use, revealing that she still smokes, though not to the extent she did when she was younger. “I never said I don’t ever partake,” says the 36-year-old singer. “I just don’t wake up and hit a gravity bong…
Reba McEntire has been one of the top female country stars since the ’80s, but she realizes she wouldn’t be anywhere without the support of her dedicated fans. In the new Variety cover feature on McEntire as part of their Power Of Women Nashville issue, the 70-year-old country music icon says she owes everything to…
In a new interview with Variety for their Power of Women Nashville issue, Sheryl Crow reflected on the evolving landscape of women in music, while celebrating the rise of young and talented female musicians. “The caliber of writing is just so good with Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, and Phoebe Bridgers, and these women are not…