The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) revealed the lineup for this year’s virtual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Oct. 19–24. The five-day event will feature more than 20 pre-recorded performances from 70-plus singer/songwriters, including Josh Osborne, Lori McKenna, Shane McAnally, Carly Pearce, Liz Rose, Jimmie Allen, John Paul White, Trevor Rosen, Matthew Ramsey, Ernest,…
Texas country mainstay Wade Bowen will release his first holiday album, Twelve Twenty-Five, on Nov. 8. The 13-song offering features a number of holiday classics, including “O Holy Night” and “Silent Night,” as well as renditions of Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and Maria Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas,” which you can listen to below. Wade…
Casey Donahew is trending . . . and it’s not just because of his new album, One Light Town, which dropped on July 26. The proud son of Texas has come to the aid of teachers in his home state—and beyond—with his involvement in a viral charity campaign (#ClearTheList) that helps educators raise money to…
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Wade Bowen scored one of the best albums of 2018 with the release of Solid Ground, an 11-song offering that was produced by Keith Gattis. The gritty collection of tunes—Wade co-wrote 10—serves as a love letter to his home state of Texas by incorporating many of his musical influences, everyone from Guy Clark to ZZ…
Wade Bowen scored one of the best albums of 2018 with the release of Solid Ground, an 11-song offering that was produced by Keith Gattis. The gritty collection of tunes—Wade co-wrote 10—serves as a love letter to his home state of Texas by incorporating many of his musical influences, everyone from Guy Clark to ZZ…
NCD hosted more than 80 podcasts in 2017, including featuring a handful of guests who are the proud sons of Texas: Aaron Watson, Pat Green, Josh Abbott, Granger Smith and Wade Bowen. In addition to sharing their unique Lone Star State perspectives, the singer/songwriters talked about making their new albums, spreading their distinctive brand of…
Jim Casey talks with Wade Bowen about: his 2002 debut album, Try Not to Listen his musical upbringing as a kid in Waco, Texas getting serious about music as an 18-year-old discovering his soulful voice starting his first band, West 84, while at Texas Tech earning a Public Relations degree from Texas Tech working at…
Kip Moore, Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen will join forces for four dates in December for the Tall Tales and the Truth Tour. The singer/songwriters will take the stage together each night for a special acoustic performance. “This is something Randy and I have been cooking up for a while,” says Kip. “We’ve always had…
Miranda Lambert headlined a show at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater last night (Aug. 9) with special guests Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers. The Texas trio united onstage to cover Merle Haggard’s 1968 No. 1 hit, “Sing Me Back Home.” Penned by Merle, the tune spent two weeks at the top of the charts and earned…
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Miranda Lambert hints at a collaboration with Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers at tonight’s Red Rocks show. Luke Bryan celebrates 9 years of his LBTV video series.…
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…