The first cold night of November in Portland, Oregon, found John Gourley and Zach Carothers of Portugal. The Man in a familiar position: in a maroon Ford E350 van, Carothers driving, Gourley in the back. Nine years ago, after the van they’d been touring in shot its transmission for the …
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Neil Young and Promise of the Real take another picturesque tour down the open roads of America in the singer’s new video for “Already Great,” the opening track off their just-released album The Visitor. The song, a response to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, relies on its video …
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Between releasing a critically acclaimed album, publishing a book, and touring with country superstars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Charlie Worsham has stayed plenty busy in 2017. As the year draws to a close, he’s adding at least one more commitment to his itinerary with an appearance on AT&T’s Audience …
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On Tuesday night’s Top 12 elimination episode of The Voice, Blake Shelton‘s team – Chloe Kohanski, Keisha Renee and Red Marlow – performed Hank Williams Jr.’s 1991 Pure Hank single, “If It Will, It Will.” Shelton kicked off the peformance, but audience favorite Red Marlow stole the show with his …
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No matter where you fall on the love-it-or-hate-it Christmas-music spectrum, no one can escape the seasonal certainty of a new batch of holiday-themed albums guaranteed to roll out just as soon as (or, in some cases, before) the Halloween candy is gone. However, hiding out among the predictable retreads and …
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Carrie Underwood is on the road to recovery after breaking her wrist last Friday. The country superstar had surgery on Tuesday to address the injury, a result of falling on steps at her Nashville home just two days after co-hosting the 51st annual CMA Awards. In characteristic Underwood fashion, she’s …
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Macklemore enlisted the help of DJ Premier and two budding Seattle rappers, Dave B and Travis Thompson, for a delightful performance of “Corner Store” on The Tonight Show Wednesday. The track appears on Macklemore‘s latest album,Gemini. The performance opened with Macklemore ceding the stage to the two young MCs. Dave …
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Singer-guitarist Lindsay Ell has partnered with the Notes for Notes nonprofit organization to open a community studio in Nashville. Located in the city’s Cleveland Park neighborhood, the facility provides a free place for budding musicians to create and record free of charge. The CMA Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of …
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Sia pledges her love to a snowman in the latest track from her forthcoming holiday album, Everyday Is Christmas. “Snowman” is a lilting piano ballad with a light, shuffling beat. “I want you to know that I’m never leaving/ ‘Cause I miss the snow, ’til death we’ll be freezing,” Sia …
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Danny Brown reflects on his Detroit roots in an introspective trailer for Live at the Majestic, an upcoming documentary about the acclaimed rapper. Director Andrew Cohn (Kid Danny, Medora) helmed the project, out November 7th via Apple Music. The clip opens with Brown onstage at his home city’s Majestic Theatre, …
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