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New Year, New Me "It reminds you of how content you are by yourself and finding that cheerful spirit during a tough time,” the R&B group said British girl group FLO are heading into the new year with a clean slate. On their latest single “Losing You” the three-piece R&B ensemble – made up of Renée, Jorja, and Stella – shed their emotional baggage with an out with the old, in with the new mentality leading them into 2023. “It’s fitting that ‘Losing You’ is being released this time of...

Keith Urban is spreading holiday spirit around Music City this year, and he's doing it all in the name of charity. Before departing for the Australian leg of his Speed of Now World Tour earlier this month, Urban visited multiple charities to thank them for their work and give donations.The "Brown Eyes Baby" singer donated $50,000 to both the Nashville Food Project and Thistle Farms. Both organizations work to improve the lives of local residents, with the Nashville Food Project providing food to the community and Thistle Farms offering "healing...

Happy anniversary to Alan Jackson! Forty-two years ago today (Dec. 15, 1979), Jackson wed his wife Denise (nee Jackson -- no name change for her!), his high school sweetheart, at the Newnan Baptist Church in their hometown of Newnan, Ga.The Jacksons moved to Nashville after six years of marriage so that Alan Jackson could pursue a career in country music. In fact, it was his wife who ultimately helped Jackson land his first recording contract: While working as a flight attendant, she ran into Glen Campbell and told him about her...

Osheaga 2023 The Montreal festival announced its heavy hitters for the 16th edition The 16th edition of Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival announced its heavy hitters for the 2023 event from August 4 to 6. Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, and Rüfüs Du Sol will headline the festival that will take place at Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène, an island in the Saint Lawrence River. Both Rüfüs Du Sol and Eilish performed at Osheaga in 2019 and 2018, respectively, while Lamar headlined the festival in 2015. For this year’s event,...

Colorado's WinterWonderGrass Festival will celebrate its tenth year in 2023. To mark this special occasion, the three-day event will feature headlining performances from Greensky Bluegrass and the Infamous Stringdusters — the same two talented acts who topped the bill during the festival's inaugural year.Set for March 3-5, 2023, in Steamboat Springs, Colo, WinterWonderGrass 2023 will also feature live sets from Leftover Salmon, Paul Cauthen, Kitchen Dwellers, The Lil Smokies, The Lone Bellow, Neal Francis, Trout Steak Revival, Lindsay Lou, Kyle Tuttle, John Mailander, Big Richard, Tenth Mountain Division, Daniel Rodriguez,...

Surviving R. Kelly, the Lifetime documentary series, premiered in 2019 with its first set of episodes detailing decades of alleged sexual assault, abuse, and misconduct at the hands of one of R&B’s biggest stars. With the second set of episodes, released in 2020, the creators put a spotlight on the cultural impact of his downfall. Now, three years after the last installation of the series, the network will share Surviving R. Kelly Part III: The Final Chapter, capturing the lasting repercussions as the disgraced singer faces criminal charges and is...

Emerging singer-songwriter Myron Elkins has shared "Wrong Side of the River," a new track from his upcoming album Factories, Farms & Amphetamines, set for release on Jan. 13.You may have heard this toe-tapping, banjo-picking tale of small town life on the Dec. 11 episode of Yellowstone. The rollicking tune was inspired by the 21-year-old's sleepy hometown of Otsego, Mich., where he learned how to play guitar and tell his own stories through songwriting."'Wrong Side of the River' is a song that I wrote about growing up in my hometown," Elkins says. "Most of the stuff in town...

Drinking Buddies Chaos, confessions and laughter ensues Lizzo joined Seth Meyers on the latest edition of “Day Drinking” on the Late Night show. The host’s past drinking buddies have included Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Lorde, Post Malone, and Seth’s mother. The pair met up at Valerie in New York and the day started off with tequila shots strapped to a flute, naturally. The inaugural shots were followed by a guessing game involving images of the singer’s fashion moments. Every time she correctly guessed where the photo was taken, Meyers took a...

Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, Sierra Ferrell and Amythyst Kiah are just a few of the talented singer-songwriters tapped for an all-star benefit concert next month.Hello From the Hills, the first-annual collaborative fundraising event benefiting the Prine Family's The Hello in There Foundation and Tyler Childers' Hope in the Hills, will be held at Nashville's City Winery on Saturday, Jan. 7. The all-star concert will also include performances from Arlo McKinley, Kelsey Waldon, Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle, William Matheny, Tommy Prine, Tré Burt and Darrin Hacquard.The evening will be a celebration of...

As Swifties already knew: Taylor Swift dived into her deep, personal heartbreak on “All Too Well,” making the Red song an all-time favorite. The pop star recently sat down with director Martin McDonagh for Variety to discuss directing her All Too Well: The Short Film. “Emotionally, I was going through exactly what the short film depicts, and I think that time is such an incredible asset to use when we have these stories that are hard to tell,” she told the Banshees of Inisherin director. “Because it’s good if a...

Scotty McCreery has just revealed his 2023 winter and spring tour plans. The Damn Strait Tour will take him through 22 cities across America, beginning next month in Oklahoma and ending next April in Maryland.The tour is named after McCreery's hit song "Damn Strait," the fourth most-played song on country radio in 2022. The new father has a lineup of Friday and Saturday night shows on tap, with a break scheduled in early April. He says he's loving all the at-home time with his family, but is excited to hit...

Tory Lanez’s felony assault trial opened in Los Angeles Monday with prosecutors revealing for the first time that key witness Kelsey Harris will testify she saw Lanez fire the semiautomatic 9mm handgun that wounded Megan Thee Stallion in both feet in the predawn hours of July 12, 2020. Harris was Megan’s best friend and assistant at the time, and her first-person account is considered crucial considering Lanez’s insistence he’s not the triggerman. Harris was considered a wildcard leading up to trial, staying mysteriously mum over the last two and a...

Tanya Tucker, Maren Morris, Miko Marks and Marcus King are among the top-tier acts set to perform at MerleFest 2023.The festival, which will be held April 27-30 in Wilkesboro, N.C., recently announced a new wave of artists added to their impressive lineup, including legendary rock band Little Feat, Tommy Prine, Dom Flemons, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Alison Brown, Andy Cohen, Anna Lynch, Bee Taylor, Brothers Comatose, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, Cole Chaney, Compton & Newberry, I Draw Slow, Lightnin' Wells, The Local Honeys, Nigel Wearne, Stillhouse Junkies, Taylor Rae, Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive,...

Sabrina Carpenter is just circling back, following up, and checking in! On Monday, the singer surprised fans by announcing a second North American leg to her successful Emails I Can’t Send tour. “i said i was done but i was just confused,” Carpenter wrote on Instagram, quoting a lyric in her song “Already Over” and referring to her brief tour earlier this year. “So excited to announce the second leg of the emails i can’t send tour in North America.”  Carpenter will begin her tour in Fort Lauderdale on Mar....