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Jo Dee Messina has really had a resurgence as of late, due in part to Cole Swindell's hit song "She Had Me at Heads Carolina."When she visited the Taste of Country Nights studio, I wanted to know who she was friends with back in the day, when she debuted with "Heads Carolina, Tails California" in 1996. At first, she admits, she didn't have many friends."My circle was really small, I didn't know anybody," she reveals. "I was new to Nashville, I met Tim and I met Byron (producer Byron Gallimore) and I...

Taylor Swift is reliving 1989 all over again. Her latest entry in the “Taylor’s Version” re-recording series is her 2014 album, which includes three Number One singles — “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” and “Bad Blood” — and fan favorites like “Out of the Woods,” and “Clean.” Swift announced that she would be releasing 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on Oct. 27 — exactly nine years after the original came out on Oct. 27, 2014 — on Wednesday during the year’s last U.S. leg of the Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in...

After months of legal battles, a settlement has been reached between Riley Keough and Priscilla Presley regarding Lisa Marie Presley's estate, Elvis Presley's Graceland. Amid rumors about any contention between the two women, Keough is setting the record straight about her relationship with her grandmother.“Things with Grandma will be happy,” Keough tells Vanity Fair.“They’ve never not been happy. I’m trying to think of a way to answer it that’s not a 20-minute conversation," she continues. "There was a bit of upheaval, but now everything’s going to be how it was.""She’s a beautiful...

After wrapping up the main show with an all-star rendition of "I Shall Be Released," the five members of the Band returned alone for a sweaty cover of Marvin Gaye's "Don't Do It" The life of Robbie Robertson — who died Wednesday morning after a long illness — can neatly be divided into everything that happened before The Last Waltz and everything that happened afterward. The 1976 all-star concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom marked the end of his career with the Band, the end of his years as a...

Elvis Presley was an avid gun owner — when he died in 1977, the rock 'n' roll icon was reported to have owned 37 firearms, including one machine gun. He even had his own target practice range at his Graceland home.If you take the tour at Presley's Graceland, you can see some of his most prized guns on display.And now, you can own one of those guns: Presley's Smith & Wesson Model 53 double-action revolver — which was gifted to him in November 1976, just 9 months before he died —...

The singer appears in her own music video for the first time since 1988 Lucinda Williams has shared a music video for her recent single, “Rock N Roll Heart.” The black and white clip marks the first time in over three decades that Williams has starred in one of her videos, following 1988’s “Passionate Kisses.” Directed by Neilson Hubbard and Joshua Britt, the video sees Williams singing the poignant lyrics as two young kids play along on instruments, dance around a loft space, and graffiti a nearby street. “Rock n...

Kelly Clarkson is obsessed with Lainey Wilson, so — for the second time in recent weeks — she went out of her way to direct her fans to the country newcomer's catalog.During Saturday night's (Aug. 5) show at the Bakkt Theater in Las Vegas, Clarkson covered Wilson's No. 1 song "Heart Like a Truck." The show was part of her ongoing Las Vegas residency, and to introduce this song, she spoke in some detail about how she's normally an '80s and '90s country kind of gal, but Wilson gets it...

True or false: Blake Shelton is a member of the Grand Ole Opry. What about Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts and George Strait? Are they members, and if not, why?Two of these four artists are among the 70-plus members of the Grand Ole Opry, and two are not. The Opry explains how it chooses new members and what someone needs to do to earn membership, but explanations for why an icon like Hank Williams Jr. isn't a member can only be offered by the man himself.Keep scrolling. We asked Hank this question, and his...

Riley Keough insisted there is both clarity and happiness within the Presley family after the sudden death of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, briefly pitted Keough against her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, over control of the Elvis estate. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Keough diplomatically summed up the conflict that emerged after Lisa Marie’s death. “When my mom passed, there was a lot of chaos in every aspect of our lives,” she said. “Everything felt like the carpet had been ripped out, and the floor had melted from under...

Lonely Boy Activities Singer was inspired after listening to "old Disney songs" and reflecting on Banksy's "Dismaland" Saint Harison is lonely. On Tuesday, the singer released the poignant video for his song “More Weed, Less Friends,” which follows him coming to terms with the solitude that’s taken over his life. “This song is my absolute baby, I wrote and produced this one all by myself and it just means the fucking world to me,” he wrote on Instagram. The Teeeezy C-directed video sees Harison — with his bright pink hair...

Darius Rucker's first album in six years will drop this fall. The previously announced Carolyn's Boy pays tribute to his mother, Carolyn. She died in 1992, before his success with Hootie and the Blowfish.On Friday (Aug. 4), the "Fires Don't Start Themselves" singer shared more details of Carolyn's Boy. It will be released on Oct. 6 and feature 15 songs, including his current radio single, the No. 1 hit "Beers and Sunshine" and "Ol' Church Hymn," a collaboration with Chapel Hart that dropped in 2022.Rucker first revealed that he planned to...

The third day of Lollapalooza 2023 highlighted the big presence of several South Korean acts this year, including Tomorrow x Together headlining for the first time on Saturday (they performed earlier in the day in 2022) and the fest also featured its first-ever K-pop girl group NewJeans on Thursday, marking the group’s first-ever U.S. performance. It also featured great hip-hop sets, including headliner Pusha T. The day also featured a steady course of rain, which muddied the fields and likely contributed to it feeling  not as crowded throughout the day...

Jelly Roll is on a roll at country radio. The rapper-turned-country singer has scored his second No. 1 country hit with his current single, "Need a Favor."Jelly Roll tops Billboard's Country Airplay chart for the coming week dated Aug. 12 with "Need a Favor," from his debut country album, Whitsitt Chapel. The singer-songwriter — whose real name is Jason DeFord — scored his first No. 1 country hit in January of 2023 with "Son of a Sinner." His chart-topping success with "Need a Favor" breaks a three-month deadlock on the No. 1...

Full Circle "I have never heard that many people scream in my fucking life hahaha Billie Eilish has an army!!," rapper tweets after performing viral hit with the singer its named after in Montreal Last summer, rapper Armani White scored a viral hit with “Billie Eilish,” his semi-ode to the big t-shirt-wearing singer. Eilish herself headlined Montreal’s Osheaga Festival Saturday and, with White also on the fest’s lineup, she brought out the rapper to deliver the track during her set. During the latter half of Eilish’s set, she asked the...