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Thirty-four years ago today (April 8, 1989), Keith Whitley earned his third consecutive No. 1 hit with his single "I'm No Stranger to the Rain," from his Don't Close Your Eyes album. The song followed both the title track of the album and Whitley's big hit "When You Say Nothing at All" in reaching the top of the charts.Unfortunately, while Whitley's career was soaring, "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" would be the last single he saw claim the No. 1 spot. As the 34-year-old could be heard over the airwaves singing "If I don't keep...

A teacher suing Kanye West and his private school, Donda Academy, claims that students are “at least two years” behind and that they should “get out now.” Cecilia Hailey and her daughter, Chekarey Byers, the two defendants in the lawsuit, allege that they were unfairly fired in March from Donda Academy in retaliation for reporting code violations.  The suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, offers a rare look into the tuition-based Christian prep school headquartered in Simi Valley, California. While much of its inner workings have been shrouded in mystery, a...

George Strait won't have to travel far to see fans this fall. The King of Country Music will perform back-to-back shows at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas — in his home state — on Nov. 17 and 18, 2023.The "Ace in the Hole" singer will be joined by Caitlyn Smith, who will be opening for him on both nights.Dickies Arena spent a few days teasing a "big announcement" before finally letting the cat out of the bag on Friday (April 7).The announcement feels like deja vu, as Strait carried...

Last year, Asheville, North Carolina’s Wednesday put out a collection of cover songs called Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ‘em Up. Not only was it the best lawn-care referencing release by a North Carolina band since Superchunk’s classic 1992 single “Mower,” it also served as a killer distillation of Wednesday’s own unique strain of downhome ndie-rock. The tracklist had Nineties shoegaze (Medicine), new shoegaze (Hotline TNT), tragic sad-guy legends (Vic Chesnutt, Chris Bell), a punk-guitar hero (Greg Sage), touchy-feely alt-rock (Smashing Pumpkins), alcoholic alt-country (“Drive-By Truckers’ “Women Without Whiskey”),...

Multi-award-winning country duo Brothers Osborne are back with three brand-new songs. Out now, the three-pack Nobody’s Nobody Sampler includes the title track, tender “Rollercoaster (Forever and a Day),” and the electrifying “Might As Well Be Me.”“Might As Well Be Me” is a scorching, hard-hitting anthem that celebrates positive changemakers and those willing to go against the grain to do what’s good, right and sometimes, never done before. John and TJ Osborne wrote the song alongside Corey Crowder and Julian Bunetta.“Somebody gotta shake things up / Somebody gotta shut things down...

Nineties Are Back "Baby Don't Hurt Me" reimagines the 1993 club staple David Guetta is continuing his streak of giving new life to EDM songs of the Nineties. On Friday, the French DJ released “Baby Don’t Hurt Me,” a modern reimagining of Haddaway’s “What Is Love” featuring vocals from Anne-Marie and a rap feature from Coi Leray. The new track was co-written by Ed Sheeran, who hinted at the collaboration with Guetta in an interview with Rolling Stone. “I want you for the dirty and clean/When you’re wakin’ in your...

In the 27 years that have passed since Jo Dee Messina's bold and infectious debut single "Heads Carolina, Tails California" first made its mark on the genre, the country star has traveled through many chapters of life. Although she's never fully stepped away from country music, Messina's everyday life looks much different than during the early years of her career. When Cole Swindell released his playful track "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" last summer, the song became a massive hit, spurring a wave of nostalgia and excitement around Messina's...

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show, the tenth anniversary celebration that the pop-rock band hosted at the close of 2021, was part career-spanning concert film and part Saturday Night Live skit poking fun at their decade-long evolution. It featured a recreation of the video for one of their earliest releases — 2012’s “Gotta Get Out” — alongside their biggest hits, like “Youngblood” and “She Looks So Perfect,” and a funeral for their faded black skinny jeans. But the one thing that has never changed about 5SOS is their commitment to...

Tammy Wynette, also known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and the "Heroine of Heartbreak," was an icon, a trailblazer and a hitmaker. Throughout her illustrious career, she scored 20 No. 1 hits and recorded dozens of studio albums.Wynette's most beloved songs include iconic solo tunes, classic duets with longtime musical partner George Jones (also her husband for a few years) ... and even one surprise appearance on a British house remix. Read on for The Boot's Top 10 picks:10"The Ceremony"From 'Me and the First Lady' (1972)“The Ceremony” shows Wynette and...

Indie Season The artist will be heading to Brussels in May to celebrate the 100th birthday of American folk pioneer Harry Smith Phil Elverum announced a Mount Eerie tour on Wednesday that kicks off May 5 in Philadelphia. In his post, the artist wrote that he is also working on new songs for an upcoming album. “It’s exciting. Tons of new songs from an in-progress album,” wrote Elverum. He added that for the U.S. shows in early May, he’ll be performing with different musicians. “I’m growing concerned that we may...

Evan Paul is the host of Taste of Country Nights, a syndicated radio show heard on more than 100 country radio stations nationwide, every night from 7PM to midnight. He plays the best new country music and interviews today's top stars, like Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Dan + Shay, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Lady A, Morgan Wallen, + more! American Idol is currently in its 21st season of television. Even though the show has switched networks and judges in the past, one thing that stands the test of time is the talent...

It’s been decades since Christina Aguilera was a young child trying to understand the fear she felt while growing up in an abusive household, but even now, she carries the experience with her closely. During a recent appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the singer opened up to host Alex Cooper about her healing journey — and how her childhood informs her own approach to parenthood. “You have to listen to your body. Fear is something that you innately feel, so, right then and there you know something doesn’t...

It's been a big week for Tanya Tucker: Just days after being announced as a Country Music Hall of Fame class of 2023 inductee, the Texas native is ready to share more new music with fans.Sweet Western Sound, due out on June 2 via Fantasy Records, will serve as Tucker's twenty-sixth studio album. The 64-year-old country talent recruited Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, who served as co-producers on her acclaimed 2019 comeback record While I'm Livin', to help bring her latest project to life.The 10-track LP includes "Breakfast In Birmingham,"...

This is Canada Donald Glover began the song as a joke, intending to diss Drake, before deciding he should take it a little more seriously Everyone’s favorite Canadian rapper was originally meant to be the subject of Childish Gambino’s Grammy Award-winning single “This is America.” In a recent interview with GQ, Donald Glover revealed that the song first began as a Drake diss track, built around the song’s beat and simple hook, “This is America.” “I had that idea three years before,” Glover said of the record, which was released...