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Just Being Miley The track became the singer's first top 10 hit In 2007, Miley Cyrus was a 14-year-old TV star better known as her character, Hannah Montana, than as singer Miley Cyrus. But much like her onscreen Hannah Montana persona, she felt she was stuck in an identity crisis where people didn’t know the real her. As she explains in a new TikTok, she tried to differentiate the two on her first record — a double album where one disc was titled Hannah Montana 2 and the other was...

I recently had a chance to sit down with Brian Kelley, the "Florida" of Florida Georgia Line, and he opened up about what he believes it will take for him to become a solo act that prospers in country music.Kelley told me he realizes the odds are stacked against him — not many group members have gone on to have monumental careers as a solo act, so he is literally "singing like my career depends on it."This week on Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, the "See You Next Summer" singer...

Here’s the thing about being viral famous or famous for just one thing: There’s not much else to talk about. That quickly became apparent when Joe Rogan interviewed Oliver Anthony over the course of two mind-numbing hours on the musclebound talker’s podcast. If you care about Anthony’s opinion on John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London, which Rogan raves is “the perfect horror movie,” or want to hear the pair dissect Janis Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart,” by all means, stream away. But know that it’ll take a full 25...

Aug. 30 marks a big anniversary for Kenny Chesney: It was on that date, 26 years ago, that the Tennessee native reached a career turning point with "She's Got It All," from his fourth album, I Will Stand. The song became his first No. 1 Billboard hit on Aug. 30, 1997.Written by Craig Wiseman and Drew Womack, "She's Got It All" was released as the lead single from Chesney's album I Will Stand. It debuted on the charts in May and reached the No. 1 position several months later.Kenny Chesney She's Got It...

Andy Taylor thought that Nov. 5, 2022 was going to be one of the greatest nights of his life. After years of waiting, Duran Duran were finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The guitarist had co-founded the band back in 1980 and co-wrote many of their biggest songs, including “Rio” and “Hungry Like the Wolf,” but he hadn’t shared a stage with them since 2006, when old tensions resurfaced during the creation of their aborted album Reportage and they parted ways. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony...

Morgan Wallen may be the next country star with a bar in downtown Nashville, and it could be massive.While nobody is confirming, the Nashville Business Journal shares that Wallen and TC Restaurant group have partnered for a bar and live music venue at 107 Fourth Ave. N.Related: Country Artists Who Own Their Own Bars and RestaurantsPlans for a six-story building were approved a year ago. This would include a live music venue, gift shop, multiple bars and rooftop area. This establishment would be tucked behind Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, near the...

Travis Scott is hitting the road with his first official tour since the tragedy of Astroworld in 2021. Scott will embark on his Utopia Tour Presents Circus Maximus, which will see the rap star stop at arenas across the country. Scott is scheduled to kick off his tour in North Carolina on Oct. 11, before making his way to cities such as Orlando, Seattle, Dallas, and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. According to the current dates announced on Tuesday, Scott will skip Houston during the tour. The mayor of Houston...

Tim McGraw has had one solid career in country music. After McGraw divulged what he used to do to trick clueless record executives back in the day, it makes one take a look at his career under a different light, and respect him even more for getting to where he has gotten.In a recent interview with Apple Music, McGraw told a funny story about how he used to pull a fast one on record company executives.McGraw said, "You'll play a mix for somebody, like an executive, and they'll go, 'Y'know,...

The triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona, have led to the postponement of 50 Cent’s scheduled appearance in the city on the Final Lap tour, which is celebrating 20 years of Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The show originally planned for Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, will be rescheduled for a new date to avoid heat-related complications. “Due to extreme heat, the show tomorrow in Phoenix, AZ is being postponed,” 50 Cent shared with fans on social media on Monday evening. “For anyone who would like a...

Zach Bryan announced a massive 2024 tour that features several stadium stops with Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, Turnpike Troubadours and more. The Quittin Time Tour begins on March 6 in Chicago and wraps Dec. 14 in Tulsa, Okla.On Monday (Aug. 28), the singer shared the news on social media and with fans who subscribe to his text club. The 54 new dates come as he's closing his 2023 tour. Levi Turner is the one constant act for each show — the tour has a variety of performers that will provide direct...

Vivek Ramaswamy thought he could show off his rap “skills” on the campaign trail — but he’s getting a legal halt from Eminem. Rolling Stone can confirm that BMI, the company in charge of Eminem’s compositions, sent a cease and desist letter on Aug. 23 to the Republican presidential hopeful, asking that he “remove all Eminem Works” from a licensing agreement with BMI that allows the political candidate to use music. “This letter serves as notice that the Eminem Works are excluded from the Agreement effective immediately,” the letter from...

Dan + Shay are proving they’re not just the romantic ballad guys on their jubilant new song, “We Should Get Married.”The track, which Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney penned with Andy Albert, starts off unassumingly slow as the narrator plots his next romantic move.“Yeah, I know that we just met / So pardon my drunk confidence / And I know you don’t know me yet / But my heart skipped ten steps ahead,” Mooney sings over deceptively slow piano keys.Listeners expecting a bridal ballad are swiftly proven wrong as soon...

Get Well Soon Musician didn't offer any details, but said Florence and the Machine hoped to play the last two shows of their Dance Fever tour in early September Florence Welch revealed that she recently underwent “emergency” surgery that “saved life” in a note to fans explaining a string of recently-canceled Florence and the Machine concerts. Welch didn’t specify what the surgery was, or the risk she was facing, saying only: “I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple shows. My feet are fine, I had to...

Naomi Judd's husband, singer Larry Strickland, has sold their home in Tennessee and moved away following her death by suicide, he reveals in a new interview.The Judd matriarch died from a self-inflicted gunshot on April 20, 2022, one day before she and her oldest daughter, Wynonna Judd, were slated for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame for their work as the Judds. Stickland tells People, “I had to get out of our home" after that.“We lived in this house and on the farm for 33 years, and so when all that...