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“We love to have fun and party, so we’re going to have a lot of fun and excitement on the show but, at the same time, be very mindful of the tragedy.” Continue reading… This Read More
“Music is art, and you want to be as artistic as possible and make music that’s as interesting as possible for you and for your fans.” Continue reading… This Article Was Originally Posted at www.TheBoot.com Read More
The 2018 ACM Awards are coming right up! The annual show is always the subject of some controversy both within the country music industry and outside it, as both insiders and fans debate the relative Read More
On March 10, 2003, Dixie Chicks member Natalie Maines made a comment, quickly heard around the world, that brought the trio’s skyrocketing career to a screeching halt: While performing at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, England — the kickoff Read More
People have called I’m With Her a supergroup, but Aoife O’Donovan doesn’t think of her trio with Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz that way. “I think those girls are super,” O’Donovan tells The Boot with a laugh, Read More
Despite a culture-wide phenomenon in regard to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements in America, it was business as usual in Nashville this week as the annual Country Radio Seminar brought country record labels and artists Read More
If a tree falls in the forest Country Radio Seminar officials schedule seminars about sexual harassment, and no one is around to hear it no one really attends, does it make a sound difference? On Read More
Country music has had a truancy problem lately, and it led to the format’s near non-existence at the 2018 Grammy Awards on Sunday. Blame the show’s producers if you like, but Reba McEntire‘s response should Read More
For nearly two decades, the Steep Canyon Rangers have been recording albums and performing live; they’ve collaborated with bluegrass icons Steve Martin and Jerry Douglas, won a Grammy and a few IBMA Awards and topped the Billboard Bluegrass Albums Read More
To announce his 2018 Mountain High Tour, Dierks Bentley collaborated with Ryan Silver to release an intensely goofy short video starring himself as a dreadlocked shaman leading a group of musicians (the tour’s opening acts, Brothers Osborne and Read More
Let’s use a food analogy to sum up the differences between the country music lauded at the Grammy Awards vs. that honored at the CMA Awards and ACM Awards: If the latter is Hattie B’s famous Read More
Chris Stapleton is an artist and a symbol. At once, he’s everything great about country music and everything that’s wrong with the business. Since he burst into our consciousness in November 2015, hopeful whispers of “Who’s next?” have shaped Read More
2017 has been a tough year in country music and elsewhere in the world, but there were plenty of good things happening, too. It’s important to look back and remember the bright spots of 2017 Read More
Music fans who don’t listen to much country still likely heard a thing or two this year about some of the genre’s big names: Jason. Sam. Carrie. Chris. Blake … Margo. Sturgill. Jason. In 2017, Read More
Jason Aldean has always presented himself as an artist not looking for love, but respect. In 2017, he earned it. The numbers won’t support Aldean for Artist of the Year, and we’re going to stop Read More
Sitting inside Beer Culture on 45th Street in the middle of New York City, the boys of the Ghost of Paul Revere seem right at home. It might be pouring rain outside, but inside, alternative rock Read More
Neal McCoy isn’t known for being quick to anger, but watching Colin Kaepernick kneel during the National Anthem prior to a 2016 NFL game made his blood boil. Now with a new protest-the-protest song called “Take a Read More
With his new single, “Female,” Keith Urban aims to celebrate, honor and empower. He doesn’t quite achieve those goals, though — because “Female” is mansplaining. “Female” isn’t mansplain-y in the way that guy next to you at Read More
It’s easy to see why a confident, self-driven, educated woman would hear man-splaining when Keith Urban sings “Female.” The song’s beauty lies in its simplicity — simplicity that’s necessary to be effective. But one person’s Read More
After two of the worst mass shootings in American history took place just over a month apart, the ongoing debate about gun control is more vital and urgent than ever, and country music artists are Read More
On Wednesday night (Nov. 8), while the 2017 CMA Awards were going on inside Bridgestone Arena, Sturgill Simpson grabbed a guitar, his Grammy Awards Best Country Album trophy and his phone and headed into downtown Nashville. Read More
Garth Brooks‘ CMA Entertainer of the Year win should be a surprise to no one in the country music industry. The 55-year-old simply out-hustled his younger competition. Each of the five EOTY nominees was well-qualified, Read More
Garth Brooks admits he lip-synced during his performance at the 2017 CMA Awards on Wednesday night (Nov. 8), and yet somehow, the sun still rose Thursday morning and life went on. Brooks performed his latest Read More
Scott Miller takes a break from farming to chat about his brand-new album — his first in four years — ‘Ladies Auxiliary’. Continue reading… This Article Was Originally Posted at www.TheBoot.com http://theboot.com/scott-miller-ladies-auxiliary-interview-2017/
Kelsea Ballerini is unapologetic about the wide range of emotions and life experiences she shares on her sophomore album, Unapologetically, out Friday (Nov. 3). The 12-track record, which Ballerini calls a “labor of love,” goes from Read More
Kristian Bush is an American recording artist, songwriter, and producer best known as one-half of the country music duo Sugarland. It is impossible to imagine my life without music, and I bet it’s hard to Read More
Following the allegations of sexual assault against prominent Nashville publicist Kirt Webster, a number of former employees are opening up about what they describe as Webster’s well-known penchant for predatory sexual behavior. The allegations were first Read More
On Oct. 27, a little less than two weeks before the 2017 CMA Awards, the Country Music Association revealed that Pink will be performing at this year’s ceremony. Including pop stars in the annual awards show isn’t Read More
Dolly Records / RCA Nashville Dolly Parton has released dozens of albums, appeared in a number of movies and TV shows, written a book and become a successful businesswoman and a generous philanthropist. But one thing Read More
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