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  1. Sam Williams Debuts Video For “10-4,” a Single Examining Love’s Imperfections

    Embedded from www.youtube.com. Nashville-based singer/songwriter Sam Williams’ debut album, Glasshouse Children, will be released on Aug. 20. In preparation for the occasion, he’s shared the Kwaku Ospinto-directed video for “10-4,” a song which, according to a press release, “captures the feeling of idealizing a perfect love that can seem so pure and simple, but in... Read more »

  2. WATCH: Parker McCollum Shares a Music-Filled Evening With Randy Travis

    Parker McCollum is gearing up for the release of his album Gold Chain Cowboy, and in the meantime, he spent some quality time recently with one of country music’s legendary artists, Randy Travis. McCollum posted a video to Instagram of himself with Travis at the “Forever and Ever, Amen” singer’s home, as the two enjoyed... Read more »

  3. ZZ Top’s Rocking Style Carried Texas’ Country Roots Deep Into Pop’s Mainstream

    ZZ Top is far more than just a band where the guy named Beard is clean-shaven, and the other guys were bizarrely hirsute. As well, they’re more than just a band with seductive music videos. Ultimately, they’re sonically the link between how all of country’s disparate roads unified to develop the genre’s most lucrative pop... Read more »

  4. Martina McBride: 10 Essential Songs

    Martina McBride’s stunning vocal strength and range have made her one of country music’s most formidable vocalists, one capable of nailing a power ballad, but equally effective with a light-hearted, uptempo piece. Today, McBride celebrates her 55th birthday, and in celebration, CMT looks back at 10 of McBride’s most impactful songs. Additionally, McBride will celebrate... Read more »

  5. Dierks Bentley Returns With Breland and HARDY Collaboration “Beers On Me”

    Embedded from www.youtube.com. Dierks Bentley pairs with a HARDY and Breland — two country music performers always busy in Music City writing rooms — for his latest, heartwarming single, “Beers On Me.” As noted in a press release, “Beers On Me” was started on a writers’ retreat in Telluride over quarantine and finished back in... Read more »

  6. WATCH: Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne Cover “Midnight Rider”

    Embedded from www.youtube.com. Last night (July 28), during the second and final night of CMA Summer Jam in Nashville, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Thomas Rhett held court, along with additional star-studded performances from Jimmie Allen, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, and more. In one highlight from the evening, Lambert welcomed Bentley and... Read more »

  7. Premiere: Logan Mize Pays Tribute to Small Towns and “George Strait Songs”

    Embedded from www.youtube.com. Kansas native Logan Mize is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album, Welcome To Prairieville, on Oct. 1. His jangly, guitar-driven new song, “George Strait Songs,” opens the 11-track project with a breezy ode to county roads, old Chevys, and sunsets lingering over fields of gold in a place where... Read more »

  8. ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dies at 72

    ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died at age 72. ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard released an announcement via Instagram regarding Hill’s death, stating that Hill died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas. “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his... Read more »

  9. LISTEN: ‘Lullaby Renditions of Dolly Parton’ To Be Released July 30

    Embedded from www.youtube.com. On July 30, Silver Lake, California-based CMH Label Group’s Rockabye Baby label will release Lullaby Renditions of Dolly Parton. Via a press release, the album includes instrumental versions of the country icon’s classics including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and more. The project aims to “introduce little... Read more »

  10. Jason Aldean Highlights the Making of New Carrie Underwoood Duet “If I Didn’t Love You”

    One week after its release, Jason Aldean’s duet with Carrie Underwood for “If I Didn’t Love You” is emerging as a country radio favorite. In the lyric video for Aldean’s lead single from his forthcoming 10th studio album, some behind-the-scenes footage emerges from the recording process of the could-be classic. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Aldean’s bandmates... Read more »
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